The Andromeda Evolution
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4.0 • 53 Ratings
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name—and spawned a new genre, the technothriller—the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant.
The Evolution is Coming.
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this long-awaited sequel to The Andromeda Strain, Daniel H. Wilson channels the late master of techno-thrillers, Michael Crichton. Set 50 years after Crichton’s mega-bestseller, the book follows the distinguished scientists of Project Wildfire as they track a mutating descendant of the lethal microbe in the Amazonian rainforest. How did it escape its high-tech prison, and why is it evolving? Wilson’s own STEM background gives him the tools to explore (and explain) the fascinating science behind this compelling thriller. He also captures the spirit of wonder that Crichton brought to his tense tales—critiquing technology even while he marvels at its inventiveness. Sure, the evolving Andromeda Strain has the power to end life as we know it, but we’re betting on Wilson’s brilliant and adventurous heroes to guide us through the crisis.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wilson confidently captures the voice of the late Crichton (1942 2008) in this chilling sequel to the 1969 blockbuster 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 scientists among them astronaut Sophie Kline, who has paraplegia, and roboticist James Stone, whose famous father was involved in the first Andromeda incident trek 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.
Customer Reviews
Full Throttle Read
This is an outstanding fine read. I’ve read the majority of Michael’s book, and this one by roboticist Daniel Wilson measures right up with them.
I dare you to read just one chapter then put it down. You won’t manage it., you’ll have to keep reading it, meal time or sleep be damned.