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Extinction Countdown (Extinction Series) Paperback – June 12, 2018

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Dr. Jack Greer’s startling discovery beneath the Gulf of Mexico proved to the world we were not alone in the universe. But when images from the Voyager One space probe reveal an alien doomsday ship hurtling toward the earth, the human race seems marked for extinction. As news of the approaching ship spreads panic around the globe, signs of a sinister plot begin to emerge—one that threatens to unravel the already fragile fabric of society and everything Jack and Dr. Mia Ward have fought for.But could a mysterious signal emanating from inside Greenland’s ice sheet unlock the secrets hidden within our genome and prevent humanity’s destruction?From the frozen fields of Greenland to the bustling Indian subcontinent and the cobbled streets of Rome, the race is on to stop the deadliest countdown to extinction the human race has ever known.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prescott Publishing (June 12, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1926456289
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1926456287
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.89 x 8 inches

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A lover of science and archaeology, James D. Prescott has always enjoyed challenging conventional wisdom and has yet to find a theory or myth he can't turn on its head. Hailing from the world of academia, James has recently resettled in the Northeast where he lives with his lovely wife and a cranky stray cat named Shermer.

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Rajat B

2 stars for potential but that's about it.

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2018

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Not sure where to start with this book. It hit all the major themes that would make you want to buy a book in this genre. Atlantis, origins of humanity, secret powers through genetics, aliens, precursor civilization, secret organizations, etc. Hence the potential.

What we got instead was an extremely haphazard book that was laughably predictable, and extremely 2d characters.

One of the scenes has a bucnh of scientists taking on Israeli special forces. This is scientists with zero combat experience vs one of the top tier special forces in the world. Guess who wins....and some how the writer expects to reader to actually believe that could happen.

Apparenlty all American military characters only care about things going boom and don't care about more intellectual pursuits and get annoyed when people with zero combat experience try to lead combat. Okay then.

The pace of the book is all over the place. One moment you are going from one scene to the next with a barely a time to develop the storyline and the next you have some sad little back story for each of the main characters that is pretty forced. Ollie's backstory is the dumbest.

I don't know if these books were meant for a younger age group but for someone in their thirties this was just a terrible series.

I wish the writer good luck with the rest of series and journey . I will not be joining him on it.

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Peggy

Well worth the book hangover I had from staying up too late finishing it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

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Was looking forward to reading the 2nd book in the series and was not disappointed. The pace moves fairly quickly. Some reviews state they thought the story was predictable, that's definitely not how I read it.

And this isn't one of those series' where characters you love never die and are instead saved right before coming too close to death. There were a few times that I was upset to find a character I really liked was killed off. But I suppose knowing characters can die because of they or someone else's actions keeps the story interesting.

In my review of book 1 my only complaint concerned the extensive details about DNA, genetics and Salzburg itself. I have the same issue with book 2. I wanted to read the science but there were many times in the story that it became overkill and almost felt like filler. Really boring, medical terminology type filler. Perhaps if you have a degree in biology you may enjoy these parts of the story but for me? I began skipping over them.

I know this was a good book when I had my book hangover this morning. You know, up until 2 a.m. because I just had to know the ending? Now on to the final book!

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Clabe

The race is on to save mankind. From what? Aliens or themselves?

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018

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After a near fatal expedition in the Gulf of Mexico where alien influences on the human genome affecting human evolution are discovered, Dr. Jack Greer is now faced with two things: one, an alien space ship has been photographed in space approximately thirteen days out from Earth; and two, a pyramid-like shape believed to be a similar ship has been located under a glacier on Greenland. The race is on…against the aliens, against human fear, against political conspiracies, and against competitive militaries…and once again, Jack Greer is in the middle of it.

Although Extinction Countdown contains elements of genetics and alien contact that are clearly in the realm of science-fiction, it much more about political intrigue, human panic and limited military action at a remote location in Iceland than about genome manipulation per se. While genome manipulation provided the motive for the action, there was practically no science related action in this book; it was mostly military and terrorist activity. There characters largely remained the same as in Extinction Code with the addition of a young female reporter that is easily manipulated by Sentinel agents into achieving their agenda for them.

Although I felt this book was more military than sci-fi, it was entertaining and a worthwhile addition to the series. It should appeal to all fans of action adventures regardless of genre.

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Daniel J. K.

It’s all in the ice

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021

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Picking up where we left off. Dr Greer and Dr ward and their team left off, so to speak. With the revelation of extraterrestrial life confirmed, it not only is causing great panic through out the world along with those convinced it’s a plot by the government for control. This time we are beginning our introduction to the Sentinel through the eyes of an unsuspecting journalist.

Book 2 was much more fast paced taking us from the US to Greenland to India and Italy. With conspiracies and conspirators coming out of the wood work. There’s literally no one you can trust. But it’s Jack and his teams gripping expedition a mile below a glacier in Greenland that is giving off the same blinding white light that the original discovery was emitting. It isn’t until they arrive that they discover there’s is more danger than just being trapped beneath a glacier. What they learn about the past leads them to believe there will only be one outcome when it’s all said and done.

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

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I am loving this story! Read the first one and had to buy this one ASAP. If you are fairly easily entertained and believe that fiction is just that I think you will also enjoy this! I mean that in the best way possible. I see reviews for other books complaining that things are not accurate and such. I read for pure enjoyment not to analyze and pick apart errors if there are any. Just wanted to state that about myself. This story is fun, the characters are enjoyable and I can’t wait to find out what happens to them all!

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Mr. D. A. Pettett

It gets a bit complicated in places

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2021

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I read the whole series and thought that it was ok. Some bits about the DNA structure got me a bit lost but all in all is was ok but not up to the standard of my favourite Author (Allistair Reynolds)

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John E.

Disappointment

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2018

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I agree with 'Monopoly'. The first book had a lot of promise but the second was a disappointment and is tedious. The parallel streams barely hold together and the violence lacks realism. The magical AI Anna is over-used as a plot rescue device. I will need to see a lot of positive reviews before buying a third book in this series.

K. Deakin

Gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2019

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Have never read books as fast as the 7 in this series. Great plot line, amazing characters. Felt so many emotions as I followed the heroes on their journey to save the world

Pat Buttimer

not my type of read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2019

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for someone who enjoys this subject it would be well worth reading

Big Bri

Good Adventure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2019

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Well worth a read, good action, good plot and looking forward to the next one.