Mount Dragon

De: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrado por: David Colacci

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

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.

Pretty technical at times

Overall, I thought this was a good story and definitely glad I downloaded it; however, it really got technical at times and seemed "pitchy" with storylines flailing in directions that took away from the the main plot. For example, the entire trip into the desert just didn't seem needed. You know the authors did quite a bit of research. Maybe it was the authors' intention, but the narrator also made everyone seem so angry and sarcastic.

yah dah yah dah yah dah

THERE IS A LOT OF TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY Then a real story about people. Then kaboom.

Had a hard time connecting

I have never had a bad experience with these authors before, so it was a little odd. I don’t think the performance or overall book is bad it did not grab my attention enough to follow along closely enough and i found that I kept losing my place. I did re-listen to a lot of different parts. And I don’t know if I fully understand what the book was about. It’s a book you’re going to have to pay closer attention to, maybe. I will say I kept thinking I was listening to Pentecost narrating and my expectations were confused. However, I enjoy these authors, and it will not stop me from picking up another one of their many many books or trying new series. Thanks!