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The andromeda evolution : a novel / by Daniel H. Wilson.
"In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. Accidental exposure to the particle--designated The Andromeda Strain--killed every resident of the town of Piedmont, Arizona, save for an elderly man and an infant boy. Over the next five days, a team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the moments before a catastrophic nuclear detonation, they succeeded. In the ensuing decades, research on the microparticle continued. And the world thought it was safe... Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. On the verge of being shut down, the project has registered no activity--until now. A Brazilian terrain-mapping drone has detected a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter in the middle of the jungle, and, worse yet, the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle. With this shocking discovery, the next-generation Project Wildfire is activated, and a diverse team of experts hailing from all over the world is dispatched to investigate the potentially apocalyptic threat. But the microbe is growing--evolving. And if the Wildfire team can't reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and figure out how to stop it, this new Andromeda Evolution will annihilate all life as we know it."--Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062956668
- Physical Description: xiv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, [2019]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | At head of title: Michael Crichton. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Granisle Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Granisle Public Library | AHC WIL (Text) | 35190000221281 | Adult Hardcover Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 October #1
*Starred Review* The late Michael Crichton's technothriller The Andromeda Strain turns 50 in 2019. To mark that anniversary, a sequel, something long hoped-for by Crichton's fans, is being published, and who better to write it than a modern-day master of the technothriller, author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson (Robogenesis, 2014)? Wilson takes one of Crichton's most durable story structuresâa group of specialists ventures into the unknownâand works numerous variations, some small, some devastatingly large, on the theme. The story's premise (the justification for the existence of this sequel) is rigorously developed, and the story deftly blends science, suspense, and character interaction in a way that will be familiar to Crichton's fans. Fifty years after the events of The Andromeda Strain, something never before seen, something somehow alien, has appeared deep in the Amazon rain forest. A team of scientists is hastily assembled, based on secret protocols established decades ago, to determine what it is. As the story progresses, Wilson reveals the hidden history of the past 50 years and the truth about the international space program. Oh, and the glorious final-sentence cliff-hanger is just beautiful. In every way, this is a wonderful sequel to a classic novel, written in the spirit of Crichton but in Wilson's own powerful voice. Terrific. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2019 December #2
Over 50 years after an extraterrestrial microbe wiped out a small Arizona town, something very strange has appeared in the Amazon jungle in Wilson's follow-up to Crichton's The Andromeda Strain. The microparticle's introduction to Earth in 1967 was the disastrous result of an American weapons research program. Before it could be contained, Andromeda killed all but two people in tiny Piedmont, Arizona; during testing after the disaster, AS-1 evolved and escaped into the atmosphere. Project Eternal Vigilance was quickly set up to scan for any possible new outbreaks of Andromeda. Now, an anomaly with "signature peaks" closely resembling the original Andromeda Strain has been spotted in the heart of the Amazon, and a Wildfire Alert is issued. A diverse team is assembled: Nidhi Vedala, an MIT nanotechnology expert born in a Mumbai slum; Harold Odhiambo, a Kenyan xenogeologist; Peng Wu, a Chinese doctor and taikonaut; Sophie Kline, a paraplegic astronaut and nanorobotics expert based on the International Space Station; and, a last-minute addition, roboticist James Stone, son of Dr. Jeremy Stone from The Andromeda Strain. They must journey into the deepest part of the jungl e to study and hopefully contain the dire threat that the anomaly seemingly poses to humanity. But the jungle has its own dangers, and it's not long before distrust and suspicion grip the team. They'll need to come together to take on what waits for them inside a mysterious structure that may not be of this world. Setting the story over the course of five days, Wilson (Robopocalypse, 2011, etc.) combines the best elements of hard SF novels and techno-thrillers, using recovered video, audio, and interview transcripts to shape the narrative, with his own robotics expertise adding flavor and heft. Despite a bit of acronym overload, this is an atmospheric and often terrifying roller-coaster ride with (literally) sky-high stakes that pays plenty of homage to The Andromeda Strain while also echoing the spirit and mood of Crichton's other works, such as Jurassic Park and Congo. Add more than a few twists and exciting set pieces (especially in the finale) to the mix, and you've got a winner. A thrilling and satisfying sequel to the 1969 classic. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 June
It's been 50 years since Michael Crichton remade our sf expectations with
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.The Andromeda Strain. Now Wilson, theNew York Times best-selling author ofRobopocalypse andRobogenesis , offers a sequel. With a 750,000-copy first printing. - PW Annex Reviews : Publishers Weekly Annex Reviews
Wilson confidently captures the voice of the late Crichton (1942â2008) in this chilling sequel to the 1969 blockbuster
Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly Annex.The Andromeda Strain . Over 50 years ago, the deadly, alien Andromeda Strain nearly wiped out a small Arizona town. When Project Eternal Vigilance, put in place in the wake of the first breakout, detects an anomaly in the Amazon, a team of five scientists is sent to investigate. The scientistsâamong them astronaut Sophie Kline, who has paraplegia, and roboticist James Stone, whose famous father was involved in the first Andromeda incidentâtrek into the Brazilian jungle to study the outbreak and contain it as quickly as possible, only to discover that the Andromeda Strain has evolved into something even more deadly. The investigation, told partially via reconstructed transcripts, interviews, and descriptions of video footage, unfurls over the course of five action-packed days. Wilson, a roboticist himself, employs his expertise to add depth and credibility to the advanced technology the scientists use, trusting the reader to keep up with his technical terminology. Fans of the original techno-thriller won't be disappointed.Agent: Jay Mandel and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, WME. (Nov.)
