Extinction Crisis is the third and final book in the Extinction series!With the doomsday ship only days away from impacting the Earth, humanity's demise seems all but assured. In every corner of the world, news of the impending destruction has led to chaos, looting and the collapse of the rule of law.As the foundations of civilization crumble around them, Jack and Mia must race to find answers to perhaps the most important questions of all time. Why have the Ateans repeatedly eradicated life on our planet? And could the key to ending the cycle of extinctions be locked somewhere within the Salzburg Chromosome?Unraveling the mystery will mean journeying deep into the heart of a perilous alien world and facing off against the very beings who created us.
Endings are hard. So many have failed...this one did not. James D. Prescott avoided silly plot twists, unneeded romance or melodramatic boringness *fist pump*. I could not stop reading until I understood where we were going and how we were going to survive. The pacing was so on point I kept looking up shocked how much time had past and I knew reading. Double nod to the female characters, good, bad, strong, slick, brave we got the full gambit and that was refreshing. Color me satisfied!
Hmmm...... this was not how i expected it to end... its a little underwhelming.... 😕 I mean, it was an interesting first contact story. And lots of interesting theories. But...I don’t know...I suppose I expected an earth shattering crescendo. And came away with just a tiny splash 🤷🏻♀️
Prescott's extinction series was a fun read, a sci/fi and government spy thriller. With elements readers of the pulp fiction (not A. Canticle for Leibowitz) of Walter M. Miller would recognize, such as lost civilizations buried by time. For TNG fans, there is a DATA character who evolves in the three books. Overall the books were well done and clever.
I'm confused how this book got better reviews then book two and did well against book one.
Honestly this one became harder to follow, more convoluted, and the technical explanations went overboard on this book. There were sections I sped read because I was not entertained anymore but wanted to learn about the ending. Ending was... Better then expected by that point. I actually started to suspect the ending would suck and I would've granted 2 stars. Only the ending saved this book being 2 stars But that said the ending was ok, not amazing.
I can't say the author was lazy or the action wasn't good, there's just something about the series that doesn't feel rewarding when you're done.
I'll be honest: I'm a sucker for mystery pseudo sci-fi pulp books. It's my guilty pleasure. Imagine if Lost and The Davinci Code had a baby. Think Atlantis, Ancient Aliens, that sort of thing. I know it's pulp, but I enjoy it all the same.
This book was not a satisfying ending to a series that started out okay. It wasn't horrible. The characters weren't super over the top and didn't engage in poor relationships like for example in The Atlantis Plague. But the dialogue was often nonsensical, such that characters would pull facts into their discussions or mention things that were totally not relevant to the situation.
Another problem was the sheer amount of pseudo-science that was brought into the story. These kinds of books really ask a lot of your ability to suspend disbelief and what helps in such cases is if the author takes one or two outlandish pseudo-scientific concepts and sticks with that. Not this book. James D. Prescott basically watched all questionable documentaries he could find on Discovery Channel, combined it with a hint of real science and tried to bring it all together in one book: ancient aliens, extinction events, genetics, quantum physics, viruses and the list goes on. It made the book series quite incoherent.
And despite being so unhinged, somehow the ending was predictable.
If you want to read a pseudo-scientific mystery thriller about human extinction that manages to sound convincing, I recommend Decipher
Nothing builds suspense like a countdown.Extinction Crisis starts with a 72hr countdown to doomsday. The alien ship is bearing down on Earth and the protagonists Mia and Jack are thrust into the crisis beneath the ice in Greenland. There is a portal to an alien ship where they encounter strange and deadly creatures and another mystery to solve before the planet meets its next extinction event. The main conflict is with the big bad guy (Alan Salzburg) and the evil Sentinel organisation which has now taken over the presidency. The journalist Kay Mahoro is still on the case trying to stop them, with the help of Ollie who has his own agenda.
The genetics in this story is still slightly wide of the mark with its accuracy ("A third of the population had 24 chromosomes while the rest have 23" [more accurately, they have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46)]. But having got to the end of the third book I'm less bothered by this now.
Entertaining read all the way to the end, and it seems like the human race is just at the beginning of reaching for the stars. Will be on the lookout for more from James D Prescott in the future.
One final note on formatting. I wouldn't normally comment on formatting, but the lack of indents in this book made it quite difficult to read. If any revision of this manuscript was to take place, most readers would appreciate a few indents.
This review addresses three novels. Extinction Code, Extinction Countdown, Extinction Crisis. Read them in that order, or listen to the audiobook box set. Plot. A research crew investigates the crater near the Yucatan peninsula that extinguished 75% of all life on earth. Surprise find? It isn't a meteor beneath the sea, but a space ship. We're off on a journey across the world in a race to prevent another apocalypse when we learn of another ship beneath the ice of Greenland, and yet another - earth-bound now!
Liked. It's a fascinating "what if" story, if only from the standpoint of what if we are not alone in the cosmos...thought provoking. Stretch your mind and enjoy some wild concepts. Very listenable, easy to follow, many likable characters, good guys, bad guys, and aliens!
Not so hot. Way over the head of anyone without an understanding of genetics - gets pretty deep into science that might make the nerds among us happy, but others will stare across the room and mutter, "Huh?"
Extinction Series is a good story, well worth a credit for SciFi fans. No sex, no objectionable language, no issues with narration or production.
Written by James D. Prescott, narrated by Gary Tiedemann, about 25 hours of listening, released in June 2019 - self-published.
I’ve whizzed through all three books in a few days. I only stopped reading for, well … you know … sleeping, making sure dear hubby didn’t get left out … even so, these characters and world stayed with me during those times of enforced ‘not reading’.
Plot, pacing, world building, and characterisation all written excellently. Despite the drama and plenty of dark, tense, and world-ending moments, the most wonderful humour and camaraderie threads throughout the narrative.
This author is now one of my go-to reads. The whole Extinction series gets a resounding 5 stars from me.
Read these books!
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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended. 4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book. 3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. 2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines. 1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
I read all three books one after the other, and I'd give the trilogy as a whole 3.5 stars.
The story is gripping, the suspense is fantastic, and the ideas presented are a lot of fun. My main issues come with the writing and type of storytelling.
First off, the characters aren't super old, but they use a lot of cliche and old-timey sayings. That made me laugh every time, it was very out of place. Second, the unreal tangents some of them go off on were hilarious. Sorry, what do your feelings about your mother and your dead father have to do with the alien ship you're investigating (on a time crunch!)? The characters would inject exposition into conversations that absolutely did not flow naturally, and they would bring up totally irrelevant personal facts or histories that didn't add anything to what was going on.
The globetrotting had no real sense of time or space, as I believe the entire trilogy happened in...a month? Maybe? Characters died for no reason, characters backstabbed for no reason, and none of this was foreshadowed or hinted at in a way that would make it seem remotely plausible.
Despite all of that, the story was very exciting, the science was a fun thought experiment, and the characters were likable - even if they didn't act like any humans I've met. It's a very fun popcorn read.
What a thrill this book was. I could not put it down. I hung on to every word as I awaited the next suspenseful thrilling surprise. The characters are brilliant and so believable. The good guys win in the end and alien life continues to exist and earth grows a little smarter. The government gets exposed and the best part is that evil greed kills the villain. There were several characters that were sacrifice in the end as they worked to stop the bad guys. The story really grabs your heart as a robot becomes closer to becoming more humanized. The science is brilliant and exciting as the crew gets closer to solving the mystery. I wish there was another book to this series now that we know that half of humanity has the gene that will aid them in space travel.
I highly recommend this to all Scifi mystery thriller seekers. This book definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Character background development is limited through the entire series. Most characters have a familial mention but for the most part their background is interacts with each other throughout the course of the books.
The story itself is limited and is mostly reactions that we'd expect to theoretical situations. All situations in the book are unoriginal and taken from other science fiction and science theory. At the end of each book the author assumes the reader is ignorant and explains each of those words or theories related to the story; in my opinion is an effort to extend the length of the book.
Despite the books shortcomings, The lacking story, and the shallow character depth it was just interesting enough to continue. I would still check out the author's other books. By far the first was the most interesting, book two was the least interesting.
The real story would be anything after these three!
While I did enjoy this book, there are some things that bothered me about it. There is something I can't quite put my finger on just yet. However, the biggest thing may just be in my own expectations. I kept expecting a big reveal. Something solid that said "this is what humanity has to do in order to save itself." After getting through all 3 books, I'm still not quite sure what that was. The book was written well, though the pacing was slow in places, it wasn't enough to stop me from finishing it. I guess I was just expecting some solid answers and was left still wondering about so many things. I also wish there had been more of an explanation about the process of seeding in the book and I truly wanted to know what happened to "Caretaker's" people. Overall, I would still recommend the trilogy to science fiction fans.
I read the series due to the many good reviews. But I was very disappointed. Although the idea is interesting I find the story not up to the idea. In particular it seems the goal of the author was to put as many technology ideas in the books as possible. Gen technology, alien technology, dark energy, telepathy, nanotechnology, general artificial intelligence and advanced robotics, faster than light travel, super humans due to genes, alien killer monsters, portals. Did it need all of it in one book, especially most of it not necessary for the series (like the nano bots). Also a bit unplausible how some scenes are resolved, being the good guys which with hardly any effort stop missle launches nor how the bad guys create black holes with alien technology in a minimum time span (only to be blown up by the small group of good guys).
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.—Shakespeare
This finale—Book 3; of the Extinction series culminates into a whirlwind of events with fast paced excitement, new discoveries, and for those action thrill state-of-the-art weaponry ...
“This episode is loaded for bear!”
James Prescott, does not disappoint. Fast paced easy reading soon becomes a gliding glance as you hungrily scan through to the end, only to be rewarded with a most entertaining roller coaster ride ...
Oh ... And, for you techies—a lot of technicalities to maul over to your hearts content; i.e., if you’re into that sort ...
If there's one thing to be said about this, its that I've only been able to finish a handful of books in my life and I found myself coordinating my days and my sleep to keep reading this series. I not only finished one, I finished them all in a couple weeks.. And, while I had my doubts on the author's ability to end books well... The series ending made me tear up.
This author has written these books so well that in my 36 years on this earth, I haven't held equal focus to anything else.. and I finished these 3 books ready to find another written by him.
Just completed the third and final book of the extinction series. I loved every bit of James Prescott’s writing the story had a little of everything aliens, human evolution, planet seeding theory, hard science, theoretical science, genetics, romance, intrigue, and topped off with clandestine organization held bent on world, domination, and control. In the end, the good guys win through share hard work, determination, and grit. There truly is a little bit of everything here, and the story ties it all together very well. I highly recommend this book to all.
There are just a few days left until the so-called doomsday ship arrives and ploughs into Earth, wiping out almost every living thing on the planet. Dr Jack Greer and his team are doing all they can at the Greenland site to find a way to prevent the demise. Another group is trying to stop the Sentinal-owned government's plans to send nuclear warheads into space, to try to destroy the oncoming ship. What both teams discover changes everything, and time is running out, the clock is counting down to the end of life as we know it.
A JDP. SYFY. Novel/The Panic of Earth/A Space Ship That is Closer
JDP. has. penned the third novel in the Extinction Series, in which the space comes closer the more out of control the people of Earth become. The stories scientist are attempting to utilize the data collected in the first two novels to determine if someone in Earth is in league with the Aliens or not. During their research they open Pandora's Box and find life does exist throughout the galaxies. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHs
Great research into developing an exciting survival plot worth 5 stars. Very good character development. Well worth the read. Sadly there is a downside. Part of the story let the author's feelings stand out. Trying to prop up a cable news network that has trouble spreading anything opposed to government control of the population and a news rag that no longer employs reporters. Turning America's allies into the enemy while promoting ties with others.
After reading the first two parts of this trilogy, I really enjoyed watching the characters develop and the twists and turns. While it was a trilling story, I felt the ending of this and the two others were a bit anticlimactic. Despite the endings I thoroughly enjoyed this series. The research, explanations and comparisons to actual events that have taken place in our world, made this a compelling series.
I would love to see this trilogy come out as a movie. Although I read all books and simultaneously see them as a movie, like we all do. It really would be a fascinating Sci Fi. Yet again this author blends Science Fiction with actual research some theoretical into an exciting adventure novel. I've grown to respect such a mind capable of encouraging thought in mine.
I really enjoyed this trilogy, and the only reason I'm giving 3 stars, is because I absolutely disliked the narrator.
The science, possibility of an alien race being responsible for an extinction event, and AI being able to grow without programming, all messed together to make this a fast paced, action packed audiobook.
I'd highly recommend listening to this, if you can stand the narrator that is.
I listened to this three part series on Audible. My adult son highly recommended it. I cannot pass on that recommendation. Honestly, in three books, not much happened. Because a million year old spaceship buried in the ocean was unearthed, genetics were altered for many. The premise is curing individuals who are sick and dying, fights to stop further study into extraterrestrial activity, and the looming end of the world. Sprinkle in a couple of robots.
Very good series. I liked the pace and the character development throughout the series. It mirrors life, as you tend to lose good folks when pursuing change for all humanity. On the other hand, villains are a dime a dozen, (Alan) no mourning when they bite the dust. Thanks for the GoodRead.
Good read although I believe it could have used some editorial tweaking a bit more as it was distracting somewhat. It seemed choppy and lacked flow in some areas that seemed quizzical to my mind at times. I would read this author again though and have recommended it to my son.