Since my first review was a book to read, this review is a book not to read.  I found A River In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters to be boring and I did not have any affinity for the characters.  I actually did not care if any of the good people in the story survived their journey or not.  In fact, I disliked it so much I didn't bother to continue to read after the middle of the second chapter.  I just couldn't force myself to continue to reading.  The writing was okay, but I just did not like the people in the story.