More of a murder mystery. SciFi element almost irrelevant. Also, much unnecessary build-up to main plot. Do yourself a favor and skip to chapter 14.

Note to self: don't buy anymore titles containing the word Tyrannosaur.

I really liked this book; though, I predicted the ending. That is okay.

I actually enjoyed the characters and disagree with a previous reviewer who thought they were two dimensional. There are certainly some events that were too coincidental but I really enjoyed listening to the story and all of the different threads going on. The mystery kept me listening and I never felt bored.

I also enjoyed the scientific explorations and explanations.

The main characters ( Hero, protagonists, villains and bystanders) are all flat 2 dimensional, uninteresting and ultimately boring.. The story line drags on and on and on and on after a fairly fast start. I gave up on this after about 2 hours because I couldn't find ANYONE to root for in the book or any reaon to slog through more boring build-up to who knows what. Don't bother...

It would almost have been better to listen to the author interview, which is at the end of the book, at the beginning to get a better sense of what the story was really about. There is a plot thread sown at the beginning of the book, which makes no sense until about three quarters of the way into the book, when you think its almost over. Then, there's the introduction of a new villainous character (as a result of which, he is nothing more than a shallow cariacature). One of the most interesting characters is not the main character at all, but a side character - a monk - which the author admits kind of emerged from the page and took control of the story in a Tom Clancy-ish way.

Since the author has worked in the museum in the past, some of his writings are perhaps even scientifically plausible, but unless you are a part of that scene, the climax seems almost pointless - "the whole plot was about THAT?"