Extinction
A Novel
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Extinction
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Narrated by:
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David Aaron Baker
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Written by:
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Douglas Preston
With Extinction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals.
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.
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As for the narrator, his male narration was spot on, but his female narration was often flat and boneless. I have no idea why a male narrator was chosen for a book with a female protagonist. Bizarre.
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Extinction
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It's not Jurassic Park, it is most definitely it's own thing, there are occasional similarities (especially with some of the later movies), but Extinction takes you down a different road, and sets up a new and exciting world.
This is more in the vein of a Pendergast or Wyaman Ford story than you might think, I thought we were going to get something along the lines of Relic, but it is more like Still Life with Crows.
I didn't guess where this was heading, I had my ideas as it went along but the final act was an fun shock.
I had some minor issues, Agent Cash took some getting used to, I kept forgetting she was a newer agent, as she seems to be very brash and audacious, but it ended up working great when her and Colcort teamed up, as their differences evened eachother out.
My issues with Cash may also have to do with the narrator, seemed like a missed opportunity to have a woman do this book. Listening to a man try and imitate a girl for the majority of the novel is a bit like nails on a chalkboard, although his work with Colcort and Maximillius was great.
My biggest issue is that the book ends without any hint as to the future of Erebus
(*spoilers)
We get absolutely know indication whether the park is continuing after almost all of its staff were killed, Including CEO, lead scientists and other essential staff. Are the animals ok?
Also, if you listen closely, early on there is what I think to be a subtle reference to the Alec Baldwin movie set shooting. Lol.
Also, there is a mistake in the audio recording at
02:53:07 - 02:53:37
Preston Delivers a thrilling, unpredictable ride
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