Altar of Eden
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Paula Christensen
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James Rollins
About this listen
A master at combining heart-stopping suspense and scientific intrigue, New York Times best-selling author James Rollins returns with a thrilling adventure like no other--a shocking story of cruel genetic experiments done in the name of national security and, most disturbing of all, tied to a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
Following the fall of Baghdad, two Iraqi boys stumble upon armed men looting the city zoo, opening the floodgates for the smuggling of hundreds of exotic birds, mammals, and reptiles to Western nations. But this crime hides a deeper secret. Amid a hail of bullets, an underground secret weapons lab is ransacked--and something even more horrific is set free. Seven years later, Louisiana state veterinarian Lorna Polk stumbles upon a fishing trawler shipwrecked on a barrier island. The crew is missing or dead, but the boat holds a frightening cargo: a caged group of exotic animals, clearly part of a black market smuggling ring. Yet, something is wrong with these beasts, disturbing deformities that make no sense: a parrot with no feathers, a pair of Capuchin monkeys conjoined at the hip, a jaguar cub with the dentition of a saber-tooth tiger. They also all share one uncanny trait--a disturbingly heightened intelligence.
To uncover the truth about the origin of this strange cargo and the terrorist threat it poses, Lorna must team up with a man who shares a dark and bloody past with her, now an agent of the U.S. Border Patrol, Jack Menard. Together, the two must hunt for a beast that escaped the shipwreck while uncovering a mystery tied to fractal science and genetic engineering, all to expose a horrifying secret that traces back to mankind's earliest roots. But can Lorna stop what is about to be born upon the altar of Eden before it threatens not only the world, but also the very foundation of what it means to be human?
©2010 Jim Czajkowski (P)2009 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about Altar of Eden
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- Debbie Keating
- 25-12-22
Fab story!!
Brillient story it's Rollins to a T!!! Only one little niggle I felt uncomfortable sometimes with the sexist pervy bits which has never happened before with any other Rollins books...but there again I've only ever read his other books not listened to them maybe it was the narrators voice that made it sound creepy?
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- Angie
- 17-08-10
A different kind of James Rollins
As an avid reader/listener of James Rollins I was excited by this new novel. However I nearly abandoned it at the start. It took a few chapters to get into but after that I was hooked. Prefer his Sigma series but still a good author
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- Andy Barton
- 04-06-13
Top Quality Story - Gripping & Interesting
Brilliant Book - Interesting & Gripping Story. The background & plot is pushing the boundaries of believability - but all the better for it. Likeable & interesting characters. Definitely recommend this book.
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