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de Lincoln J Child (Author), Douglas J Preston (Author) "Guy Carson, stuck at yet another traffic light, glanced at the clock on his dashboard ..." En savoir plus
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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. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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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. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 another winning thriller from the Preston-Child engine, Mai 21 2004
Par Terrence H. Seamon (New Brunswick, New Jersey USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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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.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Really good read, Avril 15 2004
Par M. R Turner "zenresistance" (Edgemoor, SC United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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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.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Somebody's been playing in the gene pool again!, Sep 5 2003
Par K. L Sadler (Freedom, Pa. USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Oh boy, I just love it when the scientists play around with things
they 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,
is usually up to no good. It's bad enough that anyone living downwind
of the atomic testing in Nevada during the 50s and 60s, have either gotten
cancer or hypothyroidism. You would think by now, that anything
being done so secretly would ring a bell, wave a red flag, draw some
type of regulation, right? Those of us who work in bioethics know better...
Internal Review Boards are just that, people internally (of the
business are regulating themselves). Doesn't happen very well...

In this novel which is more along the line of a Tom Clancy novel, one of the
newer scientists starts to notice irrational behavior on the part of other
scientists who were more or less forced into using the vaccine on themselves.
They get very paranoid for one thing, and scientists are paranoid
anyway, that someone is out to steal 'their' idea. It's apparent that this idea
of scientists working on morally-wrong projects is not new...I am seeing
it more and more in the books I read for enjoyment. Unfortunately, all
too often the public is willing to remain ignorant and allow the few to
control the technological businesses, such as gene cloning, etc. What
you don't know CAN all to often kill you.

A pretty good story and plot line...

Karen Sadler

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4.0étoiles sur 5 exciting technothriller from this dependable pair
This is the second novel by the talented team of Preston and Child, and it is quite exciting. Following the initial success of Relic, they've brought forth a new cast of... Read more
Publié le Aoû 11 2003 par audrey

3.0étoiles sur 5 Bad science, average story.
Preston/Child have fallen into a rut with mad scientists. As in Cabinet of Curiosities we are confronted with brilliant evil scientists who may cause the total extinction of... Read more
Publié le Juil 4 2003 par K. Crawford

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good page-turner.
The biggest problem facing readers of popular fiction is that they can read faster than Clancy, Crichton, et al, can write. Read more
Publié le Jui 22 2003

5.0étoiles sur 5 Evil as Gray
I was given MOUNT DRAGON as a gift. I read it because I thought CABINET OF CURIOSITIES (another novel by Preston and Child) was such a great reading experience. Read more
Publié le Mars 23 2003 par S. M Marson

5.0étoiles sur 5 From an average reader
I am a man with few words and all I have to say about this book is that it is very good. You WILL enjoy it very much.
Publié le Janv. 6 2003 par Danielle Sirgant

5.0étoiles sur 5 Techno-kickass
Short and sweet - Great book. Interesting start to finish without any slow spots. And the ending was not a letdown as so many books seem to be anymore. Read more
Publié le Janv. 2 2003 par Lance Davis

3.0étoiles sur 5 Great Start, Side Tracked Ending...
Mount Dragon is the first book I have read by Preston & Child. And the first 2/3 of the book is excellent. It has great mystery and plot that builds to a climax. Read more
Publié le Nov. 18 2002 par Jack Wolverton

5.0étoiles sur 5 I couldn't put it down
I just finished this book in record time, staying up until 2am to get to the end. I usually only read Sci-Fi or Fantasy, with some humor thrown in. Read more
Publié le Sep 10 2002 par D. Hull

5.0étoiles sur 5 Electrifying biomedical thriller
Mount Dragon is the moniker given to the GeneDyne Remote Testing facilty located within the unforgiving desert near the White Sand missile range in New Mexico. Read more
Publié le Aoû 20 2002 par Cory D. Slipman

3.0étoiles sur 5 An average novel
Of all the works published by the Preston and Child team, "Mount Dragon" is my least favorite. The premise of the novel is very similar to The Andromeda Strain, as mentioned by... Read more
Publié le Avril 25 2002 par D. A. Dodd

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