Tyrannosaur Canyon

Douglas Preston

Apr 2007 · Wyman Ford Series Book 1 · Sold by Forge Books

About this ebook

A stunning archaeological thriller from Douglas Preston, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Brimstone and Relic.

A moon rock missing for thirty years...
Five buckets of blood-soaked sand found in a New Mexico canyon...
A scientist with ambition enough to kill...
A monk who will redeem the world...
A dark agency with a deadly mission...
The greatest scientific discovery of all time...
What fire bolt from the galactic dark shattered the Earth eons ago, and now hides in that remote cleft in the southwest U.S. known as Tyrannosaur Canyon?

A fascinating novel from acclaimed bestselling author, hailed by Publishers Weekly as "better than Crichton."

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

Always a good time (other than obviously wondering how much the Apple product placement was worth), Douglas Preston is an author not afraid of big ideas - no surprise if you've read the Pendergast books he's written w/ Lincoln Child. A story that starts out like a paleontologist's No Country For Old Men turns into a page turner firing off plotlines in seemingly random directions until all those strands connect and pull taut. At one point I thought I could see the shape things were taking, and checked how close to the end I was - the fact that I found I was barely more than halfway through told me that rather than expecting a coast to the finish, maybe it was actually time to buckle up. The story did not disappoint and did not give us some deus ex machina return to the status quo with the wrap-up. Preston gave us a world changing premise and then had not only the guts to deliver on it, but then to continue this world for further books. Well done. But also, dinosaurs aren't land mammals.

A book by Douglas Preston which follows after The Codex (a wonderful book!). We follow Thomas Broadbent thru another exciting and surprising adventure. It all starts out with a crazy old treasure hunter in the lost valleys of New Mexico. Of course there is a treasure map which falls into Thomas' hands when the crazy old guy dies. OK, by now you are saying, sounds stupid. Well, let's just say that the CIA becomes part of the story and there is a Sci-Fi twist in the plot. Sound better? <br/><br/>Just finished listening to all 10 CDs of this unbridged book. Preston is now on my list of authors to keep an eye open for new materials. Great story, moves well, great descriptions and characters you really get to like. Highly recommended.<br/>

Good intro to sure be favorite characters. Lacks a bit of the easy flow of Preston's books with Lincoln Child.

About the author

DOUGLAS PRESTON has worked for the American Museum of Natural History. With his frequent collaborator Lincoln Child, he has authored such bestselling thrillers as Brimstone, The Cabinet of Curiosities, and Relic. His solo novels include The Codex and the Wyman Ford series.