{"product_id":"9781035908783","title":"Extinction","description":"Author: Preston, Douglas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035908783\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic thriller from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Douglas Preston, perfect for fans of Michael Crichton. \u003ci\u003eExtinction\u003c\/i\u003e explores the very real effort to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other extinct megafauna from the Pleistocene Age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErebus 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. \u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for \u003ci\u003eExtinction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A creepy and creative variation on \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park...\u003c\/i\u003e as smart and spine-chilling as the best of Michael Crichton.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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!' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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!' \u003cb\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Preston is a master storyteller. I'm still thinking about \u003ci\u003eExtinction\u003c\/i\u003e which is both entertaining and frightening, every page like a tasty treat. You have to read this!' \u003cb\u003eSteve Berry\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643221987486,"sku":"UBD-9781035908783","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035908783.jpg?v=1774484550","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035908783","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}