TCCDM Dig and Flip: "The 6th Extinction" - James Rollins (2014)

The 6th Extinction
by James Rollins
(2014 )
Paperback, 567 pages


NO SPOILERS:
James Rollins is a beast when it comes to doing his research.  He collects the facts and joins them with plausible ideas and unlikely scenarios to create stories with uncomfortably believable plots.  And when I need some fast-paced, page-turning asskickery...I'll take all the Rollins you got.

This time he dives into DNA and a newer subject...XNA and the strange concept of survival by extinction.  Scientists and biologists.  You can't take them anywhere.  Am I right?  There are three storylines, all connected, with various degrees of adrenaline kick that weave from one to the other.  And there are a handful of characters to latch on to.  The strongest one being a young female ranger who finds herself in the right place at the wrong time.   

Rollins does get a little science-jonesy at times breaking the reading spell.  He does his thing, and it's always good, but here the payoff was just a wee bit of a letdown.  "The 6th Extinction" may not have been my favorite, but I was still burning pages every chance I got.  Regular readers know exactly what they're in for and buckle up for the ride.  A James Rollins novel is what I reach for when I just want to lose myself for a weekend.  Go get you some.


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