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Curt Rowlett, December 3, 2006 (view all comments by Curt Rowlett)
As a huge fan of the paranormal and any sort of "Fortean" subject matter, and as a former professional seaman, I have always been fascinated by the whole Bermuda Triangle mystery. (My career as a sailor led to my traveling extensively throughout the areas of the Bermuda Triangle while serving in the United States Coast Guard. I also worked as an employee at the "secret naval base" at AUTEC on Andros, Island in the Bahamas for an 18 month period from late 1984 to 1986. During my years at sea, I had two personal encounters with strange, unexplained phenomena while transiting through the Bermuda Triangle, both quite similar to events described by the author in this book).

"Into the Bermuda Triangle" is very well researched; in fact, one might even accuse author Quasar of overkill in that area to some degree! But while meticulous research is a commendable and necessary thing considering the nature of the subject matter, my only real objection here lies in the fact that the author tends to bore the reader in places with extremely dry recitations from the data he has uncovered, choosing to stick to the plain facts and not stopping to include dialog that is necessary purely for entertainment value. (In a real sense the book, at times, lacks the right amount of ?juiciness? that will hold a reader?s interest).

That criticism aside, the rest of the writing is excellent, the editing and layout very professionally done and the author has included a great photo section and lists of his source materials. (The latter is important to researchers and to the book?s credibility: one need only enter Quasar?s data into an Internet search engine or online government data base to check the reliability of a report).

The prime importance of Quasar?s work lies in the fact that he has been able to prove that the Bermuda Triangle mystery is an ongoing one and that it has yet to be ?solved? by anyone. He covers old cases, but more importantly, picks up where other authors left off in the late 70s and proves through modern research that ships and planes are still continuing to disappear under highly mysterious circumstances, many of them in broad daylight and under perfect flying/sailing conditions.

Quasar explores many theories to explain the disappearances, a few that are highly thought-provoking (such as the discussions of witness-observed space-time phenomena and weird magnetic anomalies) while other ideas, though interesting to consider (and even possible) are highly debatable as to their true viability (in particular, the tired old "lost Atlantis" theories are revisited and the discussion of anomalous electromagnetic phenomena observed in the Triangle area is equated to the so-called ?Hutchison Effect,? a term coined to describe similar phenomena allegedly recreated by controversial electronic experimenter John Hutchison).

Final analysis: This book is among the best written on the subject of the Bermuda Triangle and certainly, the most objective in its approach to one of the more enduring and unexplained nautical mysteries of our times.

I recommend reading it to those persons who are seeking the latest information about the Bermuda Triangle and who want to learn whether or not the mystery is still ongoing. (It is).

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780071452175

Subtitle:

Pursuing the Truth Behind the World's Greatest Mystery

Author:

Quasar, Gian

Author:

Quasar, Gian J.

Author:

Quasar Gian

Publisher:

International Marine Publishing

Subject:

Sailing

Subject:

Sailing - General

Copyright:

2005

Edition Number:

1

Publication Date:

February 2005

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

320

Dimensions:

9.05x6.10x.82 in. .96 lbs.