Natural Selection

By Freedman, Dave
Natural Selection
"Jurassic Park" meets "Jaws" in this thriller about an enormous manta ray that becomes a threat to the scientists pursuing it--an utterly gripping debut novel by Dave Freeman.

Details

Authors: Freedman, Dave
Copyright: 2006
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9781401302092
ISBN10: 1401302092
Page Count: 432
Dimensions: 6.42x1.36x9.3
Publisher: Hyperion - Acquired Assets

Strand Notes

A team of marine scientist are on the verge of making the most stunning discovery in the history of man when reports of a previously unknown species is reported. Dispatched by millionaire Harry Ackerman to capture the monster, this adventure seeking group will traverse the globe and risk being devoured to hunt down the animal. They will travel to the bottom of the ocean, unknown complex caves, all culminating in a showdown in the California redwood forests. Loaded with outrageous action and a blend of science and reality, this is a heart-pumping debut that reads at a tornados pace.

Description

A shocking biological discovery. A previously unknown predatory species. Evolving just like the dinosaurs. Now. Today. Being forced out of its world and into man's for a violent first encounter.

Weaving science and thriller in a way not seen since Jurassic Park, Natural Selection introduces a phenomenally dangerous new species that is rapidly adapting in a way never before seen.

A mystery. A chase. A vast expansive puzzle. A team of marine scientists is on the verge of making the most stunning discovery in the history of man. In their quest for answers, they engage a host of fascinating characters. The world's premier neurology expert. A specialist on animal teeth. Flight simulation wizards, evolution historians, deep sea geologists, and so many more.

Along the way, the team of six men and women experience love, friendship, loyalty and betrayal. Together, they set off to exotic locales. Literally to the bottom of the ocean. To a vast and mysterious redwood forest. To an unknown complex of massive caves. When people start dying, the stakes are upped even further. Then the real hunt begins. . . .

Loaded with astonishing action sequences, Natural Selection is that rare breed of thriller, filled with intricately layered research, real three-dimensional characters, and tornado pacing.
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