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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"What could possibly go wrong?"

I recently read the latest book by Doug Preston. He and Lincoln Child have written books together for years with different characters they've developed. The main one is Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. Preston's recent book is titled "Extinction." It takes place at a resort in a private valley. The resort features Wooly Mammoths, Irish Elk and Giant Sloths that have been de-extincted and brought back. To make a long story short, unknown to the people who stay at the resort, scientists have also de-extincted Neanderthals, and a group of them have broken out of their quarters deep within a cave system, make their way to the valley the resort sits on, and begin to cause havoc. This book is the first in a series featuring a female detective sent to investigate the deaths that have occurred on resort property.

22 posted on 04/07/2025 10:52:52 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th
scientists have also de-extincted Neanderthals...

Frankenstein lives!

I mean Frawnkenschteen lives.

24 posted on 04/07/2025 10:55:16 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: mass55th
"I recently read the latest book by Doug Preston."

I was about to post the same thing.

It is supposedly the first book in a series featuring the female CBI agent AND the older, white, sheriff closing in on retirement age. I loathed her, he was okay, but not fleshed out enough.

It was SOOO structured like Jurassic Park that they even made the "not like Jurassic Park" joke in the novel! It was basically Jurassic Park with more do-able science.

96 posted on 04/07/2025 2:10:28 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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