Fever Dream

By: Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston

Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois

Yesterday, Special Agent Pendergast still mourned the loss of his beloved wife, Helen, who died in a tragic accident in Africa twelve years ago.

Today, he discovers she was murdered.

Tomorrow, he will learn her most guarded secrets, leaving him to wonder: Who was the woman I married? Why was she murdered? And, above all . . . Who murdered her?

FEVER DREAM

Revenge is not sweet: It is essential.

Critic reviews

"René Auberjonois...lends the proper air of gravitas to his performance. With the underlying story featuring zombies and the undead, it takes the sober Auberjonois to help maintain the credibility of the plot. His sincere delivery is perfect for a strange story that is more than a little creepy."—AudioFile Magazine on CEMETERY DANCE

"[A] suspenseful tale of urban terror...this taut page-turner can only add to the authors' growing fan base."—Publishers Weekly on CEMETERY DANCE

"Narrator As Pendergast discovers that his beloved wife kept a myriad of secrets, Auberjonois's characterization dramatizes the special agent's confusion over his wife's loyalty."—AudioFile

Loose ends

I did not know this was the first in a series when I started it, but when it left a loose end to be continued, I was not too disappointed. I'm ok with sequels. I do think it could have been a stand-alone story if it wrapped up everything and I'd have been satisfied with that. I thought it was fun for Pendergast to team up with Laura for a while - maybe she'll appreciate his unique attributes a little better now. Not sure how necessary the side story of his ward is - I expect we'll learn more about that in the next installment, but it seemed somewhat out of place in this context. Will defer judgement on the series until the next episode.

Another winner

Agent Pendergast is back again in another great adventure with spies, corruption, murder & mayhem. A little more background is revealed about the Pendergast family which just adds to the mystery! I wasn't able to turn this one off once I started listening to it. Rene Auberjonois is an excellent narrator & does a great job with all the characters. I recommend this one to everyone who loves Thrillers, Murders, Mysteries & Pendergast!

Thriller

Child and Preston do not fail to live up the their reputation. As will all their books this was exciting and thrilling.

Not in Africa!

I tried the Pendergast series for the first time, as Fever Dream was on sale. For the price, it was good value as a fun and entertaining read. The preamble and sample were rather misleading, as there was very little besides this which played out in Africa. I’d hoped for more. However, the Pendergast style is both intriguing and enjoyable, and keeps you listening to the end, without any boring sections.

As mentioned by other reviewers, there are huge gaps in the rationale, of course. For instance, lions can be, and often are, tamed and trained. But training a lion to be a man-eater? What, did they feed it a menu of small children as a cub? The listener needs to suspend belief over many unlikely occurrences in the book. But it is light reading after all, and the story line is good. One wonders how many criminalities and atrocities are in reality committed in the fields of biochemistry and medicine.

Many loose ends are not tied up at the end, for which one presumably should buy the next book in the series. Commercialism? I would not spend a full credit on more Pendergast books, but would possibly buy them on sale. The ending is also very sudden and abrupt, as if the authors had suddenly decided they’d had enough. You’re still in the story, and suddenly its “Epilogue”. Huh?

Good narration.

I’d say 2,5 stars but be generous and make it 3.

"Fever" How Befitting!

Fever Dream, the most recent in a long list of Preston and Child books featuring "hypocrite lecture" Special Agent Pendergast doesnt' disappoint! The story unveils at a "feverish" pace with all of the expected twists and turns, peak and valleys! BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE....Preston and Child delve finally into the pysche of Special Agent Pendergast peeling off layer by layer the hurt and the tragedy that is himself, Agent Pendergast....revealing more RELEVANCE on what fuels the agents "motos operandi" since the Diogonese series. Fever Dream is a must read, however, to truly appreciate its significance on must read the previous Pendergast books. Readers who choose to ignore the suggestions will not be let down, though. Preston and Child season the story with enough background info the make sure the reader is not lost.