Altar of Eden: A Novel

by mrbooks on February 19, 2010

  • ISBN13: 9780061231421
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product looted after the fall of Baghdad, two Iraqi boys were armed to the zoo. The valves were opened for the smuggling of hundreds of exotic birds, mammals and reptiles Western nations, but this figure hides a deeper secret crime. Hidden from the middle of a hail of bullets, a weapons lab in the world was plundered, and something even more terrible is released. Seven years later, is the state of Louisiana Veterinary Lorna Polk on a trawler stranded on a barrier island. The crew is reported missing or dead, but the boat has a terrible cargo: a group of exotic animals kept in cages, apparently part of a ring of black market smuggling. Nevertheless, something is wrong with these animals, disturbing deformities that make no sense: a parrot with no feathers, a pair of Capuchin monkeys in the hip joint, a Jaguar with the teeth of a saber-toothed tiger. Also, all shares a strange characteristic, a worrying increase intelligence. How to find the trut. . . More>>

Altar of Eden: A Novel

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Denise Cortelyou February 19, 2010 at 6:06 am

This is the first book I tried to read by James Rollins. The book was interesting, but slowly began to come to “not very credible.” When I arrived in the middle, I simply could not go with him a lot. I would be very happy if I could be completely removed from my Kindle. Rating: 2 / 5

love2know February 19, 2010 at 8:42 am

I was very disappointed impressed by this book. I read everything which was written by James Rollins, and usually enjoy, I recommend it to friends. My husband and I have a copy of this book, mine in print and audio in. It was just bad. The text of this book at times borders stupid. Some sentences are so distracted about them yourself from the action itself, I could not finish, and I can not read manuals until the conclusion. The audio version has deteriorated further, because the reader could correctly pronounce French names. If you laugh at this word stop cut off, losing what had been said (and you do not have enough) to go back to. Rating: 1 / 5

P. Legerski February 19, 2010 at 8:50 am

This is my first James Rollins book and I do not think it did to his hype as a writer, Top Notch thriller.AUTEL OF EDEN been before and by better authors. . . The topics are didn similar to those of Jurassic Park and acabit.Just, t like the characters, plot, or how it was compiled. . . not really tell much. . . Buy at your own risk. Rating: 2 / 5

Paladin08 February 19, 2010 at 11:00 am

After about six pounds of Rollins’ I was happy to get their hands on this last histoire.Ce that moves me to be happy is excited to see that the script Rollins Sigma Force leaves and gives us a creature / Science Film recalls Preston & ; Child autres.Comme and shouting other critics, there’s not much to comment on the fly, without having parts of the story là.Donc in general: 1) Likable characters long and détestable2) No one is safe. . . People die. Yeah! Keeps you guessing who will survive this chaos.3) For this kind of writing that we have read these books on the history and character of our action and not profonds.Ainsi not enough to feel the characters are flat, but we are not stuck with pages and pages of back story because it happened on the events to the characters. I love this store and deeper characterization for when I can in the mood for some “classic” 4) Great action and suspense5) This happen in real life? Yes, it is more intéressante6) As in his other books, it will not be at the libels, without value or other tangents, but keeps the reader turning the page to write what we besoin7) interesting and unexpected twists and tourneGÉNÉRAL: I am pleased that my group to add a product to this list, if the bag pounds cheaper on the market or local libraries to obtain more copies of the cardboard. I know that everyone will enjoy it thoroughly. Another winner! Rating: 5 / 5

D. Whiteman February 19, 2010 at 1:39 pm

I’m halfway through this book and I really appreciate it. One of those books that you can not put down. Until I Chapter 26 of the Kindle edition and have noticed that the formatting was inconsistent. Contacted Amazon, who detected a problem that was solved after I downloaded the book are. Then they went and I bought and all seems well now. So, if you should go buy this book now. Can not wait to go back to it now! Rating: 4 / 5

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