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Extinction
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
An epic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston, perfect for fans of Michael Crichton. Extinction explores the very real effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct megafauna from the Pleistocene Age.
Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent hundred-thousand acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation.
When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators.
As killings mount and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord must confront an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent presence at Erebus, bent not on resurrection... but extinction.
Reviews for Extinction
'A creepy and creative variation on Jurassic Park... as smart and spine-chilling as the best of Michael Crichton.' Publishers Weekly
'A thriller as breathlessly riveting as you would expect from a genre master like Douglas Preston, but much more too: it's meaty and thought-provoking, and tells us a lot about our distant past - and our immediate future. Spectacular!' Lee Child
Critic reviews
'Preston is a master storyteller. I’m still thinking about Extinction which is both entertaining and frightening, every page like a tasty treat. You have to read this!' Steve Berry
'One of the most heart-stopping, terrifying climaxes of any novel I've read in recent years. Preston ingeniously combines real-life science and technology into his novels, and Extinction brings it all together in a thriller that's truly thrilling!' Tess Gerritsen
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- paulwgilbert
- 06-05-24
Flew through this one!
Another winner from Douglas Preston - a techno thriller in the vein of Jurassic Park, but only in set-up. The story went at a break neck pace, hooking me from the first chapter with likeable protagonists I could root for and enough questions to keep me gripped and guessing. I loved the descriptions of the Erebus resort and its inhabitants. The story strands were expertly weaved, with many side characters to learn about and root for too - a special mention to Doyle, whose character arc I found really fun. Extinction offered suspense and thrills from start to finish, and I'll be ready and waiting for the hinted sequel.
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