Bizarre Crichton wanna-be, with typos, constant action, and a protag that gets out of things that would kill james Bond. The science is good, but Robinson gives it overkill and it becomes over the top. This would have been a better book if the master himself (Crichton) had written it. ( )

I'm not sure why this book is rated so much lower (3.76) than the others in the series (4.00 ) . I loved it, and it's my favorite so far (I read 1 & 2 already ).

Here's a freaky thing that happened to me - I got to the part where Brady is explaining about Unit 730 and how WWII Japan was so horrible, including human experimentation and cannibalism. I was curious, so I looked it up on the internet, and that was all true. I was horrified - I'd never heard of Japanese cannibalism. Less than an hour later I saw an article about a podcast where they planned on discussing WWII Japanese cannibalism. What a crazy page o' shrimp (ref: Repo Man)

Audiobook notes : another great read from R. C. Bray, who'd really made The Martian come alive previously. ( )

Yet again, Robinson - already one of the greatest authors currently writing - outdoes even himself.

We open in WWII, where we get a sense of what is to transpire throughout the book. After the opener, we find ourselves in the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch aboard the Magellan... about to be eaten by a shark!

It never really lets up from there, though when the crew of the Magellan finds a pillbox inscribed with "731", anyone who has heard of the real-life Unit 731 of the Empire of Japan during WWII automatically has a skin-crawl moment.

Robinson has written of chimeras before, but never before has he based a story around such an atrocious real world event - and he even gives a real world history lesson during the course of the book.

Just when you think the book is winding down and all the monsters are revealed, you get a plot twist you never see coming. Then the surprises are over, right? Not at all. Indeed, Robinson keeps them coming right until the very last word of this masterpiece.

If you've never read Jeremy before, pick this up - you won't be disappointed. ( )

A research vessel, studying the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (i.e., thirty miles of refuse) is marooned on an unchartered island, when the crew members start dying or disappearing. A former Park ranger (Hawkins) launches a rescue mission and finds himself and his team members facing various genetically hybrid chimeras. Neither the characters nor the story were interesting. 1.5 stars, rounded up just for the creativity of the various hybrid species. Skip this one. ( )

If you're looking for beautiful prose and a touching tale, find another book, but if you want a crazy story that will take you on a wild ride, keep reading. If you like Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" or James Rollins "Amazonia" then chances are you're going to love this book. Monsters, madness and mayhem combine to make a quick-paced thriller that will make you race through the pages. ( )