Mount Dragon

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Guy Carson is a brilliant scientist at GeneDyne, one of the world's foremost biochemical companies. When he is transferred to Mount Dragon, GeneDyne's high-security genetic engineering lab, his good fortune seems too good to be true.

Carson soon finds that it is. He learns that GeneDyne geneticists are tinkering with a common virus with an eye on the enormous profit to be had from a cure for the flu. Their cure involves permanently altering DNA in humans, and Carson's job is to stabilize the virus. But Carson starts to wonder if this is justifiable, even for the most noble medical cause. Altering genes is a risky job, and the possibility of creating another killer virus is very real. What's more, Mount Dragon harbors another secret that puts the world at horrifying risk.

©2008 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2008 B00FO6WK0S

Another win

Love these authors and the stories. Highly recommend this novel. Action packed and very thought provoking with the usual mix of science and archaeology. I hope there are more Carson novels.

Excellent listen

Loved this intrigue. Interesting topic as it could actually happen. Twist to the end.
The Preston books never disappoint me.

Great book. So so narration.

I loved the personalities and the plot, although straight forward, was interesting. The only thing I wasn't too keen on was the narration. While his voice quality and tone are great, the narrators change in volume made it difficult for me to catch it all. If I turned it up, then the next section was too loud. I'm sure there are many mature fans of these authors out there who's ears may not be as sharp!

Loved it!

Loved the story and the attention to details. This is the second time I listened to it and it still was a pleasure.

A 5 star book until the last few chapters

This book has it all... great plot, intriguing storyline, well developed characters until the last couple of hours. Salacious events thrown in felt out of place with this smart sci fi thriller. I also didn't care for the improbable hallmark story-like resolution between two characters who had been bitter enemies (also forgetting to easily resove a great wrong one of the characters had done to the other.) This book just kind of lost its "smartness" almost as if some else finished the writing.My enthusiasm was replaced with disappointment. This is the first book by these authors I have been disappointed in. Before this one, I thought they wrote dependably great books. I will approach their works with much more caution in the future.

Scary reading for our current times

Thoroughly enjoyed this feasible storyline that kept me at the edge of my seat for hours

Great story

All of the stories are so good that I’m hooked on them all keep them coming .

Excellent Technical Contentfor 1996 Book

This book really kept my attention and also made me wonder what these companies are doing to us!!

Worthy Listen if a bit hitchy

Mount Dragon is a nice little Summer listen if you want something light, yet somewhat compelling. The story is fairly straightforward, although many plotlines are forced on the reader at times. The character development is largely based on common life role stereotypes (Western Cowboy, etc), which is simple for the listener, but leaves a bit to be desired in the end.

While some story details are rushed and many technical details wildly unrealistic, the authors are surprisingly able to maintain a stable suspension of disbelief through the book. The flow of the story can be hitchy at times, though, so be prepared for a few starts and stops across the storylines.

The narrator's performance is solid, but was largely limited by the simplicity of the characters.

It's a nice little listen.

Fun Read, but predictable

Good book, well written. However, in the end, it is very predictable and much like every other "killer virus" sci-fi thriller.