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Fragment

By: Warren Fahy
Narrated by: Robin Atkin Downes
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Publisher's summary

In this powerhouse of suspense - as brilliantly imagined as Jurassic Park and The Ruins - scientists have made a startling discovery: A fragment of a lost continent, an island with an ecosystem unlike any they’ve seen before...an ecosystem that could topple ours like a house of cards. The time is now. The place is the Trident, a long-range research vessel hired by the reality TV show Sealife. Aboard is a cast of ambitious young scientists. With a director dying for drama, tiny Henders Island might be just what the show needs. Until the first scientist sets foot on Henders - and the ultimate test of survival begins...

For when they reach the island’s shores, scientists are utterly unprepared for what they find - creatures unlike any ever recorded in natural history. This is not a lost world frozen in time, an island of mutants, or a lab where science has gone mad: This is the Earth as it might have looked after evolving on a separate path for half a billion years.

Soon the scientists will stumble on something more shocking than anything humanity has ever encountered: Because among the terrors of Henders Island, one life form defies any scientific theory - and must be saved at any cost.

©2009 Warren Fahy (P)2009 Random House

Critic reviews

"Fahy's imaginative debut puts a fresh spin on the survival-of-prehistoric-beasts theme popularized by Jurassic Park." ( Publishers Weekly)

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A must for "Science" Science-Fiction lovers

Great story, from beginning to end. I was dissapointed that it seemed to end with little possibility of a sequel. Then I just found out there is a sequel that was just released in March, although not in Audible yet. : (

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Great story

this one and Pandemonium are my favorite 2 books. I hope a third book will be written.

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Great book.

This was a great book. Lots of science, action, and likeable characters. The narrator did a great job, as well, nailing several different accents. Definitely recommend it for those who like desrted island/science horror.

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I'd love to see a movie based on this!

It's like a fusion of The Abyss and Jurassic Park with creatures by Jim Henson.

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Yup yup

I love the story. I’ve read the book and also just finished the audiobook. Would love for this to be made into a movie someday, but I guess we’ll be stuck with more Spiderman redos.

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Truly wonderful! plausible plot & great writing

Just....wOw!
Truly wonderful! *Fairly* plausible plot & great science fiction writing - gripping adventure and survival with just the right measure of sci-horror.

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Good Theory: Tough Story

What did you like best about Fragment? What did you like least?

This book covers a lot of the eccentric areas of science and history. I found this quite interesting. But the story reads like a soap opera or a made for TV movie. Most irritating is the total lack of knowledge as to how a military operation is conducted. This portion had holes big enough for a semi to drive through.

If you’ve listened to books by Warren Fahy before, how does this one compare?

Does not apply.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Narrator did good in different voice inflections. But the plodding pace made me put the listen on 3X so I could just get through the debris.

Was Fragment worth the listening time?

Worth the time. But not worth the second listen.

Any additional comments?

Due to my poor opinion of the book I would not want to read another book by the author.

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The science.....!

This guy lays down a scientific based sci-fi story that feels like it could work. There are always a few points that make you squint when reading sci-fi as to say, really? But the moments are minor and the rest makes up for them. Awesome 'what-if' about evolution gone rogue. If you are into a scientific look at a sci-fi story, this is it.

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Solid little read 

Overall solid little story with great world building few parts of the plot line could’ve been better not a great fan of the ending but overall a fun read . 

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Hender

The thought of a friendly intelligent species right under our noses is something we could all only dream of! love this book!!!

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