- Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; 1 edition (Nov 27 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0765359960
- ISBN-13: 978-0765359964
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #281,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
The writing team that scared the willies out of readers with Relic returns with a second, equally gripping novel of techno-terror. A genetically engineered mutation of DNA holds the promise of eradicating influenza forever. But there's a devastating catch: every living creature who comes in contact with the flu-killing virus dies horribly. In the eponymous research facility located deep in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico, young geneticist Guy Carson and his colleagues try to solve the problem, working in an atmosphere of increasing paranoia while the future of their employer, GeneDyne, rests on the actions of brilliant scientists driven by opposing motives. The authors weave together so many topical threads here (virtual reality, lost Spanish treasure, ethnic pride, scientific ethics) that only their tight control prevents this rousing scientific adventure from spinning away into hyperspace. It's a grand and scary story, with just enough grisly detail to stimulate real-life fears and characters full enough to engage the attention. The bleak desert provides another fearsome challenge to the novel's characters, as well as a metaphor for humanity's previous attempts to control nature. With science, outdoor adventure, sympathetic players and a catchy dusting of computer lore, there's something here to attract-and satisfy-a diverse range of readers. Author tour. (Feb.) ~ FYI: A teaser chapter from Mount Dragon will be included in the mass market edition of Relic, due out this month.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Guy Carson feels honored to be one of the few genetic scientists selected to work at Mount Dragon, Gene Dyne's heavily guarded compound in the New Mexican desert. The task: to defeat the influenza virus through permanent alteration of the DNA of the human race. The problem: previous attempts have resulted in the creation of an absolutely deadly form of the virus rather than immunity. Guy's job is to solve this problem. He willingly endures the stress and other discomforts of working in a biohazard unit, until he realizes that Gene Dyne's motives are less than altruistic and that the company will stop at nothing to turn a profit. Reading like a fictionalized rock-'em, sock-'em version of Richard Preston's The Hot Zone (LJ 8/94), this thriller from the coauthors of Relic (LJ 1/95) is sure to satisfy. Highly recommended for popular fiction collections.
- ?Rebecca House Stankowski, Purdue Univ. Calumet Lib., Hammond, Ind.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- ?Rebecca House Stankowski, Purdue Univ. Calumet Lib., Hammond, Ind.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
another winning thriller from the Preston-Child engine,
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This review is from: Mount Dragon (Hardcover)
Just finished Mount Dragon (now into Thunderhead) and could not put it down. These guys are good, I mean really good. They know how to create fully realized characters, in a believable setting, and then let all hell break loose. Ever since I read Relic, I have been devouring their other stuff.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really good read,
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This review is from: Mount Dragon (Mass Market Paperback)
It's not there best work, but even so, it's better than probably 95% of what's out in the genre and in general. Preston and Child do a great job with plot and character. I thought the "bad guy" was great, and I thought the climax was very, very good.These guys write damn good novels.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Somebody's been playing in the gene pool again!,
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Oh boy, I just love it when the scientists play around with thingsthey do not know enough about. Someone always gets hurt when this happens, not always the supposed 'bad guys'. In this case, a genome outfit is playing with a 'super flu' (sounds like SARS), and most of the people working on it think it is for a good cause. Of course, the boss is willing to sell it to the military and to the highest bidder. He lost his moral code a long time ago, and he's out to make as much money of off his work as he can. Actually, he isn't the person working on this, so he doesn't realize there seem to be a few problems with even working with this flu type. Isn't it obvious that anyone working in the boondocks, i.e. Nevada, In this novel which is more along the line of a Tom Clancy novel, one of the A pretty good story and plot line... Karen Sadler
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