The 6th Extinction: A Sigma Force Novel: Sigma Force Novels, cartea 9
Autor James Rollinsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 aug 2014
Proza lui James Rollins este un mecanism de precizie chirurgicală, unde terminologia științifică se ciocnește violent de ritmul alert al unui thriller de supraviețuire. Subliniem urgența unei premise terifiante: o bază de cercetare din Antarctica emite un ultim ordin disperat — „Urează-ne moartea tuturor!”. Ceea ce urmează nu este doar un masacru, ci o anihilare biologică totală pe o rază de cincizeci de mile. Totul este steril. Nimic nu mai respiră. Notăm cu interes cum autorul împletește misterul istoric cu biotehnologia de ultimă oră, purtându-ne de la ruinele Bibliotecii din Alexandria până în adâncurile înghețate ale trecutului planetei. În tradiția lui Michael Crichton, acest roman, The 6th Extinction, reimaginează dezastrul ecologic nu ca pe un eveniment gradual, ci ca pe o armă biologică ce se răspândește incontrolabil. Remarcăm o evoluție clară față de debutul său în Subterranean; dacă acolo explorarea era motorul principal, aici miza este supraviețuirea speciei umane. Comandantul Gray Pierce și echipa Sigma Force se confruntă cu o forță care sfidează legile evoluției, o temă recurentă pe care Rollins a rafinat-o și în The Bone Labyrinth sau The Demon Crown. Structura este fragmentată, cu capitole scurte care amplifică tensiunea, forțând cititorul să navigheze printr-un labirint de conspirații guvernamentale și secrete milenare. Este un techno-thriller unde timpul nu doar se scurge, ci explodează.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0062336983
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Harper Collins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow
Seria Sigma Force Novels
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De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii care caută o adrenalină intelectuală ce combină istoria pierdută cu scenarii științifice plauzibile. Câștigi o perspectivă fascinantă asupra trecutului geologic al Antarcticii, totul împachetat într-o cursă contracronometru pentru salvarea umanității. Dacă apreciezi amestecul de acțiune militară și mister arheologic, Sigma Force rămâne standardul de aur al genului.
Despre autor
James Rollins, pe numele său real James Paul Czajkowski, este un fost medic veterinar american care și-a transformat expertiza științifică într-o carieră de succes în literatura de suspans. Pasionat de speologie și scufundări, Rollins folosește adesea decoruri subterane sau subacvatice autentice în romanele sale. Este cunoscut la nivel mondial pentru seria Sigma Force, unde îmbină tehnologia de vârf cu enigme istorice. Sub pseudonimul James Clemens, acesta a explorat și genul fantasy, demonstrând o versatilitate narativă remarcabilă în construcția de lumi complexe.
Descriere scurtă
The land is entirely sterile-and the blight is spreading.
To halt the inevitable, Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma must unravel a threat that rises out of the distant past, to a time when Antarctica was green and all life on Earth balanced upon the blade of a knife. Following clues from an ancient map rescued from the lost Library of Alexandria, Sigma will discover the truth about an ancient continent, about a new form of death buried under miles of ice.
From millennia-old secrets out of the frozen past to mysteries buried deep in the darkest jungles of today, Sigma will face its greatest challenge to date: stopping the coming extinction of mankind.
But is it already too late?
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Life always finds a way. . . .
A military research station buried in the remote Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California broadcasts a frantic distress call that ends with a chilling order:
"This is sierra, victor, whiskey. There's been a breach. Failsafe initiated. No matter the outcome: Kill us . . . kill us all."
The site is part of TECOMM, the U.S. Army Test Command. When help arrives to investigate, they discover that everyone in the lab is dead—not just the scientists, but every living thing for fifty square miles is annihilated: every animal, plant, and insect, even bacteria. The land is completely sterile—and the blight is spreading.
Only one team on earth has the scientific knowledge and military precision to handle this mission: Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma. The dead scientists were working on a secret project, researching radically different forms of life on Earth, life that could change our understanding of biology and humanity itself. But something set off an explosion in the lab, and now Sigma must contend with the apocalyptic aftermath.
To prevent the inevitable, they must decipher a futuristic threat that rises out of the distant past—a time when Antarctica was green and life on Earth was balanced on a knife's edge. Following a fascinating trail of clues buried in an ancient map rescued from the lost Library of Alexandria, Sigma will make a shocking discovery involving a prehistoric continent and a new form of life and death buried under miles of ice. Gray Pierce and his dedicated team must race through eons of time and across distant continents to decipher millennia-old secrets out of the frozen past and untangle mysteries buried deep in the darkest jungles of today, as they face their greatest challenge yet: stopping the sixth extinction—the end of humankind.
But is it already too late?
The 6th Extinction combines pulsating adventure, intriguing history, and cutting-edge advances in science and technology in a thrilling white-knuckle ride that delivers as only James Rollins can.
Recenzii
” . . . this is your summer beach read writ large.”
“Rollins has done it again. Real history and science play a key role in all of the action, which never wanes. Amid all of the chaos are some terrific characters who get a chance to shine. Definitely keep an eye out for this one.”
“The book has everything the genre demands: Nazis, ancient maps, alien life forms, a ticking nuclear clock, and exotic, deadly beasts. Rollins makes it all believable, and ties everything together in a satisfying climax that hints at more adventures to come.”
“This is another fast-paced mixture of real science, real history, and wild speculation. For speed freaks (narrative speed, that is), Rollins always delivers the goods. Readers, start your engines.”
“Adventure, history, science, and technology-sheer perfection from an author who is used to giving exactly that every time he tells a tale!”
“Best-selling author Rollins has again crafted an excellent nail-biting thriller that all action adventure readers will love. Rollins always provides author notes with the science and historical facts behind his stories, and the creatures the team encounter are frighteningly possible!”
“...[I]mmediately brought to mind the works of Michael Crichton at his best. With the constant action supported by more than a helping of science, Rollins constructs a rare story of the fantastic that feels real.”
“[This] is everything-but-the-kitchen-sink storytelling at its most unpredictable.”
“Another winner. Rollins takes truth and stretches it to create an intense and believable plot, combining pulsating adventure, intriguing history, and cutting-edge advances in science and technology.”
“The 6th Extinction is a thrilling novel that not only entertains, but makes the reader think a great deal.”
“Rollins’ smart writing gives us the adventure, the humor, the humanity, and the adventure- nothing is wasted, and nothing is sacrificed.”
“If you’re a fan of science-themed or techno-thrillers but you don’t know author James Rollins and the Sigma Force series, it’s past time to join the party.”
“The action is of course nonstop and over the top, as readers have come to expect and enjoy from Rollins, while the science is startling and fascinating.”
“This is an exciting -- and scary -- legitimate page turner.”
“The epitome of suspense. The 6th Extinction is relentlessly exciting and thought provoking.”