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EXTINCTION - DOUGLAS PRESTON KARTONIERT (TB)

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 WeeklyA 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'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'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

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