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An accomplished geneticist, known for trailblazing work with a gene editing technology known as CRISPR, is found dead at his desk in his South Florida home by apparent suicide. His jugular vein punctured with a foot-long T-rex claw. However, the claw is not a fossilized one. A simple note signed by the scientist reads, “I’m sorry.”
A team of researchers and park rangers is hastily and quietly assembled to find out what it is he’s apologized for, suspecting he has unleashed a genetically altered animal atrocity into the wild. Unsure of exactly what to look for, the expedition sets out into the Everglades in a desperate search of what they fear might be a living predator not seen on Earth for millions of years.
What they find is even worse—The entire Everglades has been transformed into an illicit breeding ground for the living, breathing results of unauthorized genetic tampering with extinct predators.
Will the harried band of park rangers and scientists be able to contain the most outlandish bio-threat the world has ever seen? Or will the terrifying genetic EDITs made by the rogue scientist prove too ferocious to contain?
A team of researchers and park rangers is hastily and quietly assembled to find out what it is he’s apologized for, suspecting he has unleashed a genetically altered animal atrocity into the wild. Unsure of exactly what to look for, the expedition sets out into the Everglades in a desperate search of what they fear might be a living predator not seen on Earth for millions of years.
What they find is even worse—The entire Everglades has been transformed into an illicit breeding ground for the living, breathing results of unauthorized genetic tampering with extinct predators.
Will the harried band of park rangers and scientists be able to contain the most outlandish bio-threat the world has ever seen? Or will the terrifying genetic EDITs made by the rogue scientist prove too ferocious to contain?
193 pages, Paperback
Published February 6, 2020
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Rick Chesler
60 books281 followersAuthor of over 30 novels, Rick Chesler holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and can often be found diving, boating or traveling to research his next thriller idea. A former contractor for the U.S. Deptartment of Commerce and the State of Hawaii, he now lives in South Florida with his family, at the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. Visit him online at twitter.com/rickchesler, facebook.com/rickchesler, or rickchesler.com.
SERIES:
ATLANTIS GOLD: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 1)
ARK FOUND: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 2)
GOLDEN ONE An Omega Files Adventure (Book 3)
CROSS FOUND: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 4)
JURASSIC DEAD (co-authored):
Jurassic Dead
Jurassic Dead 2: Z-Volution
Jurassic Dead 3: Ctrl-Z
OUTCAST Ops:
Game of Drones (co-authored)
The Poseidon Initiative
African Firestorm (co-authored)
Red Ice (co-authored)
Watchlist (co-authored)
Shadow Gov (co-authored)
TARA SHORES THRILLERS
Wired Kingdom
kiDNApped
Solar Island
DANE MADDOCK ORIGINS (co-authored)
Splashdown
Electra
Amber
Treasure of the Dead
Dane Maddock: The Tomb
OGMIOS TEAM ORIGINS (co-authored)
Lucifer's Machine
STANDALONE NOVELS:
Edit: A Prehistoric Thriller
Manuscript 512 (releasing Fall 2018)
Hawaiian Punch (co-authored)
Uncontacted
DMZ: A Dinosaur Thriller
The Tank
The Flat: A Novel of Supernatural Horror (co-authored)
The Yeti (co-authored)
Landing Party
Sawfish
Luna
Hotel Megalodon
Blood Harbor: A Novel of Suspense
SERIES:
ATLANTIS GOLD: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 1)
ARK FOUND: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 2)
GOLDEN ONE An Omega Files Adventure (Book 3)
CROSS FOUND: An Omega Files Adventure (Book 4)
JURASSIC DEAD (co-authored):
Jurassic Dead
Jurassic Dead 2: Z-Volution
Jurassic Dead 3: Ctrl-Z
OUTCAST Ops:
Game of Drones (co-authored)
The Poseidon Initiative
African Firestorm (co-authored)
Red Ice (co-authored)
Watchlist (co-authored)
Shadow Gov (co-authored)
TARA SHORES THRILLERS
Wired Kingdom
kiDNApped
Solar Island
DANE MADDOCK ORIGINS (co-authored)
Splashdown
Electra
Amber
Treasure of the Dead
Dane Maddock: The Tomb
OGMIOS TEAM ORIGINS (co-authored)
Lucifer's Machine
STANDALONE NOVELS:
Edit: A Prehistoric Thriller
Manuscript 512 (releasing Fall 2018)
Hawaiian Punch (co-authored)
Uncontacted
DMZ: A Dinosaur Thriller
The Tank
The Flat: A Novel of Supernatural Horror (co-authored)
The Yeti (co-authored)
Landing Party
Sawfish
Luna
Hotel Megalodon
Blood Harbor: A Novel of Suspense
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April 23, 2020
The first 18% of this book is interesting and well written. You start to get to know Sarah, and her thought processes seem realistic for a rookie who got the job of her dreams.
Then, it suddenly becomes ludicrous.
And it needs some editing badly.
Sara and Rebecca rescue three kids. Then the kids disappear from the book completely. All 4 adults escape to the roof. Then the adults jump back into the fray.
One woman even says shes the only one in the room.
A couple of pages later, the 3 kids burst from the same room.
Then the ranger has a gun! Hmmm musta forgot about that for the part where she needed it.
Then, when she needs it again, no gun, use a rock.
Then, it gets worse.
Then, it suddenly becomes ludicrous.
And it needs some editing badly.
Sara and Rebecca rescue three kids. Then the kids disappear from the book completely. All 4 adults escape to the roof. Then the adults jump back into the fray.
One woman even says shes the only one in the room.
A couple of pages later, the 3 kids burst from the same room.
Then the ranger has a gun! Hmmm musta forgot about that for the part where she needed it.
Then, when she needs it again, no gun, use a rock.
Then, it gets worse.
May 12, 2020
Fantastic fun! A truly great sci-fi creature thriller. I listened to the audio version. Fantastic narration and hours of spine-tingling fun. The only problem is, with genetic manipulation becoming more practical every year, the events of this story are becoming just a little too plausible.
April 6, 2025
Pretty good creature feature. On the first day of the job, a young park ranger becomes stranded in a forest full of dinosaur-like mutants with a small group of people and must survive. Meanwhile, some government agents and scientists are trying to discover the origin of these monsters and mount a rescue. It's a monster action B-movie, but it has something going for it. It's clearly written. I always had a good vision of the monsters and the action, and that's rarer than you'd think. The characters are established with motivations, and it plays to an exciting third act. It's not good so much as a pulp monster thing, but it works pretty well as a corny action movie.
May 18, 2020
Crispr This! You Genetic Abombination.
When I started this book I thought it was going to be a five star read and the first few chapters bore this out in tense, visceral action scenes and an interesting freshfaced main character in newly minted park ranger Sarah. But my heart sank fast when a supporting character named Sam Gumshoe appeared. Gumshoe!?! The ridiculous confrontation with evil corporate scumbags laughing off a possible apocalypse caused by careless creation of deadly dinosaur hybrids is also hard to swallow.
When I started this book I thought it was going to be a five star read and the first few chapters bore this out in tense, visceral action scenes and an interesting freshfaced main character in newly minted park ranger Sarah. But my heart sank fast when a supporting character named Sam Gumshoe appeared. Gumshoe!?! The ridiculous confrontation with evil corporate scumbags laughing off a possible apocalypse caused by careless creation of deadly dinosaur hybrids is also hard to swallow.
May 13, 2020
SPOILER WARNING: This review does contain spoilers, because there’s a lot to talk about.
Rick Chesler’s EDIT takes place in modern-day Florida. Detective Rene Bravia and his partner do a wellness check and find a scientist, Dr. Archie Landis, dead in his home; his throat was apparently slit, and his “I’m Sorry” note makes it look like a suicide. Bravia has never seen anything like the weapon that was used, though–it looks like a giant claw. When he takes it to Dr. Rebecca Trout, a zoologist, for identification, she realizes it looks just like a T-Rex claw, only it isn’t fossilized! Soon after, Dr. Trout is called to the scene of two deaths in a national park; it appears that two people were killed by some sort of dinosaur/bird creature. Park Ranger Sara Cliff found the bodies on her first day patrolling. Soon Rebecca and Sara are on the run, trying to protect a family from what appear to be marauding dinosaurs!
I almost immediately soured on this book when very, very early on we run into the traditional, wouldn’t-happen-in-real-life, “Tell me again…?” If the response had been overly complicated that sort of thing might make sense, but there’s no way the character had forgotten the answer.
There are a lot of little inconsistencies in this book. Sara’s been on the job for a month, but this is her first day on the job (I think it’s really meant to be that this is her first day on patrol, but the idea that it’s her first day on the job gets repeated multiple times). The company that turns out to be working on genetic engineering projects starts out with one name (probably a placeholder from a former draft) and then changes into something else. Some characters hear “the first words” they’ve ever heard out of a character’s mouth, except that he said something on the previous page. There are kids in the RV that’s being attacked, but when the adult characters get up onto the roof, the kids seem to disappear, then reappear when the adults come back down. Sara seems to cross a body of water both first and last out of her group. Rebecca was hiding in the RV at one point, but then she’s magically back with the main group of people. Rebecca left her Prius near the scene of the first attack, but when the rangers drive past looking for Sara, there are no vehicles there. Nor do the rangers seem to notice Sara’s smashed-up vehicle, which should still be on the road. Sara does a little shooting, then later she tells someone she hasn’t yet used her gun and has a full clip of ammo in it. Despite all the running the characters do–and it’s a LOT of running–no one ever seems to run out of breath or energy or be seriously impacted by the exertion in any way. If there were only a couple of these I’d question my remembering of it or figure eh, everyone makes mistakes, but this is a lot of inconsistencies.
There are a number of things about the presence of all of these dinosaurs and related events that don’t make much sense. Such as, the initial death of Dr. Landis that seems to set all of this off. Did he kill himself? If so, cutting your own throat with a claw seems unlikely. Did a beast that he took home with him (and why did BioGen allow that?) kill him? Well, nothing else in the home seemed torn up, so I’m going to go with a no. Did the company have him killed? Doesn’t really seem like their style, and even if it was, it would be a boneheaded move to leave the claw behind as evidence. Note that this is never resolved.
How is BioGen making money off of setting dinosaurs loose? I guarantee you, the CEO we meet should have been thinking of how to monetize the whole thing rather than just wreaking havoc on the Everglades. Also, why engineer entire flocks of bird/reptiles? Wouldn’t they just engineer a few? There are multiple flocks of these things out there.
At the end, the rangers claim that the threat has been “contained.” Now obviously there’s sequel bait and it hasn’t been contained, but it also makes no sense that they think it’s contained. I mean, they spotted whole colonies of giant worms. There are the aforementioned flocks of bird/reptiles, which aren’t exactly going to be contained by any fences. It doesn’t make any sense that anyone would accept this.
I also wish the author had used the thesaurus a little bit less, or paid a little more attention to the connotations of the words he used. There are some really awkward phrasings (“…the odorous revulsion characterizing the room…”) and some that just don’t make sense (“‘Slow down!’ Sara trilled”). I also wish the author would stop referring to women as “females,” especially in places where it makes no sense (“‘Come on in,’ came the female reply”).
There’s one really cool idea that comes up toward the very end and doesn’t have time to get addressed–a bit of an Easter egg tucked into the creatures’ genetic code. I found that much more interesting than the rest of the book.
Please note that this book is genuinely tense! There are plenty of escape scenes, fight scenes of one type or another, etc., and if the adrenaline is all that you’re looking for, I think you’ll enjoy it. If you’re looking for consistency, meaningful plot, and so on, then you might want to keep looking.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/05/r...
Rick Chesler’s EDIT takes place in modern-day Florida. Detective Rene Bravia and his partner do a wellness check and find a scientist, Dr. Archie Landis, dead in his home; his throat was apparently slit, and his “I’m Sorry” note makes it look like a suicide. Bravia has never seen anything like the weapon that was used, though–it looks like a giant claw. When he takes it to Dr. Rebecca Trout, a zoologist, for identification, she realizes it looks just like a T-Rex claw, only it isn’t fossilized! Soon after, Dr. Trout is called to the scene of two deaths in a national park; it appears that two people were killed by some sort of dinosaur/bird creature. Park Ranger Sara Cliff found the bodies on her first day patrolling. Soon Rebecca and Sara are on the run, trying to protect a family from what appear to be marauding dinosaurs!
I almost immediately soured on this book when very, very early on we run into the traditional, wouldn’t-happen-in-real-life, “Tell me again…?” If the response had been overly complicated that sort of thing might make sense, but there’s no way the character had forgotten the answer.
There are a lot of little inconsistencies in this book. Sara’s been on the job for a month, but this is her first day on the job (I think it’s really meant to be that this is her first day on patrol, but the idea that it’s her first day on the job gets repeated multiple times). The company that turns out to be working on genetic engineering projects starts out with one name (probably a placeholder from a former draft) and then changes into something else. Some characters hear “the first words” they’ve ever heard out of a character’s mouth, except that he said something on the previous page. There are kids in the RV that’s being attacked, but when the adult characters get up onto the roof, the kids seem to disappear, then reappear when the adults come back down. Sara seems to cross a body of water both first and last out of her group. Rebecca was hiding in the RV at one point, but then she’s magically back with the main group of people. Rebecca left her Prius near the scene of the first attack, but when the rangers drive past looking for Sara, there are no vehicles there. Nor do the rangers seem to notice Sara’s smashed-up vehicle, which should still be on the road. Sara does a little shooting, then later she tells someone she hasn’t yet used her gun and has a full clip of ammo in it. Despite all the running the characters do–and it’s a LOT of running–no one ever seems to run out of breath or energy or be seriously impacted by the exertion in any way. If there were only a couple of these I’d question my remembering of it or figure eh, everyone makes mistakes, but this is a lot of inconsistencies.
There are a number of things about the presence of all of these dinosaurs and related events that don’t make much sense. Such as, the initial death of Dr. Landis that seems to set all of this off. Did he kill himself? If so, cutting your own throat with a claw seems unlikely. Did a beast that he took home with him (and why did BioGen allow that?) kill him? Well, nothing else in the home seemed torn up, so I’m going to go with a no. Did the company have him killed? Doesn’t really seem like their style, and even if it was, it would be a boneheaded move to leave the claw behind as evidence. Note that this is never resolved.
How is BioGen making money off of setting dinosaurs loose? I guarantee you, the CEO we meet should have been thinking of how to monetize the whole thing rather than just wreaking havoc on the Everglades. Also, why engineer entire flocks of bird/reptiles? Wouldn’t they just engineer a few? There are multiple flocks of these things out there.
At the end, the rangers claim that the threat has been “contained.” Now obviously there’s sequel bait and it hasn’t been contained, but it also makes no sense that they think it’s contained. I mean, they spotted whole colonies of giant worms. There are the aforementioned flocks of bird/reptiles, which aren’t exactly going to be contained by any fences. It doesn’t make any sense that anyone would accept this.
I also wish the author had used the thesaurus a little bit less, or paid a little more attention to the connotations of the words he used. There are some really awkward phrasings (“…the odorous revulsion characterizing the room…”) and some that just don’t make sense (“‘Slow down!’ Sara trilled”). I also wish the author would stop referring to women as “females,” especially in places where it makes no sense (“‘Come on in,’ came the female reply”).
There’s one really cool idea that comes up toward the very end and doesn’t have time to get addressed–a bit of an Easter egg tucked into the creatures’ genetic code. I found that much more interesting than the rest of the book.
Please note that this book is genuinely tense! There are plenty of escape scenes, fight scenes of one type or another, etc., and if the adrenaline is all that you’re looking for, I think you’ll enjoy it. If you’re looking for consistency, meaningful plot, and so on, then you might want to keep looking.
Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/05/r...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 8, 2020
Scary
Scientists have finally gone crazy. Creating weird creatures from DNA. Think jurassic park in the Everglades. Scary.
I loved this book. Full of adventure and heros.
Scientists have finally gone crazy. Creating weird creatures from DNA. Think jurassic park in the Everglades. Scary.
I loved this book. Full of adventure and heros.
March 31, 2020
What a wild ride! I loved the hybrid animal creations in the story, and having our heroes stranded in the Everglades made it even more frightening. The story was fast-paced and highly entertaining.
June 5, 2021
Poor storyboard.
Many errors made the book look stupid. The door had no handle on the outside then it had one. The door swung inward, then outward. Sara sprained her ankle twice and hiked and ran for miles. She shot the croc-rex, then said she had a full clip later. Poor editing is an understatement
Many errors made the book look stupid. The door had no handle on the outside then it had one. The door swung inward, then outward. Sara sprained her ankle twice and hiked and ran for miles. She shot the croc-rex, then said she had a full clip later. Poor editing is an understatement
June 4, 2021
Did not finish.
Plot was just too outlandish and there was no lead-up or suspense to the action. It was described as similar to Michael Crichton, but it wasn't as well written and didn't have near the intelligence or scientific knowledge.
Plot was just too outlandish and there was no lead-up or suspense to the action. It was described as similar to Michael Crichton, but it wasn't as well written and didn't have near the intelligence or scientific knowledge.
October 17, 2020
Book started out good but then author lost track of who was who had same character in two places at once. Then young Game Warden seemed to forget she had a gun when she could have shot the bird things. Some of the authors words for her thoughts were way too immature she would never been made a game Warden in real life at least I hope not. They are the same as policemen with even more training when it comes to wild life. I suggest more research by Author and a lot more editing before publishing. Was not scary I was too busy laughing at the mistakes. I am in my 80's and love sci-fi and this kind of book so keep trying and I will keep reading.
January 16, 2021
Meh. I really wanted to like this. Before I read it, I had put it somewhere between Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and James Rollin's Amazonia. That may have been my mistake. What a letdown. This was like a non-funny Carl Hiassen novel. Primarily focused on the Everglades in Florida and mostly just one singular event, it was a whole book that would have been a chapter in anyone else's novel. Big disappointment.
July 23, 2022
If you enjoyed the Jurassic World trilogy, you'll almost certainly like Rick Chesler's novel Edit, a suspenseful horror thriller that critics have described as a meeting between Michael Crichton and Matthew Reilly.
When a famous scientist slits his own throat with a frighteningly good replica of a tyrannosaurus claw, the police are concerned. However, this is only the beginning of their worries after a couple is also killed in the Everglades Nature Park by mysterious chicken-like animals. At the same time, a family on a caravan holiday is attacked by huge centipedes, and a young ranger on her first day of work and a PhD in biology trying to figure out what exactly is going on find themselves in a prehistoric nightmare that has invaded the present day …
Chesler is a very good author who knows how to keep you in suspense, and that's the most important thing for me. His style is reminiscent of Scott Mariani in the way he draws you into the action, and his imagination runs wild as the book's monsters aren't just dinosaurs, but genetically engineered freaks. This makes their threat unknown and therefore more frightening. Some readers have noted with displeasure some errors in the book's editing, but to be honest, I didn't notice them while I was reading, which indicates that I was interested enough not to pay attention to such stuff.
I was very pleased with Rick Chesler's Edit and hope to read more books by this author!
Read this review in Bulgarian here:
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When a famous scientist slits his own throat with a frighteningly good replica of a tyrannosaurus claw, the police are concerned. However, this is only the beginning of their worries after a couple is also killed in the Everglades Nature Park by mysterious chicken-like animals. At the same time, a family on a caravan holiday is attacked by huge centipedes, and a young ranger on her first day of work and a PhD in biology trying to figure out what exactly is going on find themselves in a prehistoric nightmare that has invaded the present day …
Chesler is a very good author who knows how to keep you in suspense, and that's the most important thing for me. His style is reminiscent of Scott Mariani in the way he draws you into the action, and his imagination runs wild as the book's monsters aren't just dinosaurs, but genetically engineered freaks. This makes their threat unknown and therefore more frightening. Some readers have noted with displeasure some errors in the book's editing, but to be honest, I didn't notice them while I was reading, which indicates that I was interested enough not to pay attention to such stuff.
I was very pleased with Rick Chesler's Edit and hope to read more books by this author!
Read this review in Bulgarian here:
https://citadelata.com/edit/
July 10, 2022
Ouch! Where to begin?? Author David Wood compared this book to Michael Crichton and Matthew Reilly. Cough cough cough. Don’t make me laugh. If you are a big fan of Jurassic Park, do not waste your time with this book.
This novel has two very big problems. One, Chesler just isn’t a good writer. Clearly he didn’t hire an editor, and he sorely needed one. He should have at least had a thesaurus handy to find better words to describe his creatures. Reading the story itself, it just seems like a very dumbed-down version of Crichton. Maybe it’s aimed at young readers….at least that would make partial sense.
Two, if you’re going to write a book about killer prehistoric creatures, you should at least make them genuinely scary. Crichton knew full well that his animals had to carry an aura of menace and predatory intelligence to give them extra oomph to help make the tale plausible. Instead, what we have here are genetically altered animals with ridiculous body features that do very little to excite the reader (a sailback dinosaur with a snake neck and head that can change colors like a chameleon, as an example). And so these monstrosities run, swim and fly around chasing the main characters around, sometimes actually killing and eating them if they get things right.
One star is all, and even that is generous.
This novel has two very big problems. One, Chesler just isn’t a good writer. Clearly he didn’t hire an editor, and he sorely needed one. He should have at least had a thesaurus handy to find better words to describe his creatures. Reading the story itself, it just seems like a very dumbed-down version of Crichton. Maybe it’s aimed at young readers….at least that would make partial sense.
Two, if you’re going to write a book about killer prehistoric creatures, you should at least make them genuinely scary. Crichton knew full well that his animals had to carry an aura of menace and predatory intelligence to give them extra oomph to help make the tale plausible. Instead, what we have here are genetically altered animals with ridiculous body features that do very little to excite the reader (a sailback dinosaur with a snake neck and head that can change colors like a chameleon, as an example). And so these monstrosities run, swim and fly around chasing the main characters around, sometimes actually killing and eating them if they get things right.
One star is all, and even that is generous.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 3, 2022
This is my third book by Rick Chesler. I love the first two creature features I read by him THE TANK and SAWFISH! I was really looking forward to reading this book but surprisingly I was actually disappointed. Don't get me wrong the story was action-packed from the beginning. But in my opinion there seem to be too much going on.
There was sudden unavoidable danger everywhere. There were chases. There were creatures of all manner of shapes and sizes. There was a bunch of scientific jargon that while important especially at the end slowed the story down. Unless you were a geneticist it was difficult to understand. I believe what I found most disappointing was that even for a Creature Feature book the story was too improbable. I really enjoyed the author's style in the past and I will try future Creature Feature books but for me this one missed the mark. But don't let my opinion discourage you - you may love it.
There was sudden unavoidable danger everywhere. There were chases. There were creatures of all manner of shapes and sizes. There was a bunch of scientific jargon that while important especially at the end slowed the story down. Unless you were a geneticist it was difficult to understand. I believe what I found most disappointing was that even for a Creature Feature book the story was too improbable. I really enjoyed the author's style in the past and I will try future Creature Feature books but for me this one missed the mark. But don't let my opinion discourage you - you may love it.
July 28, 2021
Finally got around to reading this book - feels good to be able to delete another one from my "to read" list.
Well, what to say about it? First it was a "dinosaur" book which isn't something I really read. However, it was also set in the Everglades which happen to be a bit dear to my heart.
The many different dinosaurs made it interesting - though at some point you just have to say "enough is enough". I felt like the ending wrapped up too conveniently - if it was real life, it would have been a disaster of mega-proportions. No way they get the area under control in a matter of days.
Decent read - lots of action. I liked the main characters and was disappointed when some of them didn't make it back safely. However, you can't have a monster story without main characters dying.
Well, what to say about it? First it was a "dinosaur" book which isn't something I really read. However, it was also set in the Everglades which happen to be a bit dear to my heart.
The many different dinosaurs made it interesting - though at some point you just have to say "enough is enough". I felt like the ending wrapped up too conveniently - if it was real life, it would have been a disaster of mega-proportions. No way they get the area under control in a matter of days.
Decent read - lots of action. I liked the main characters and was disappointed when some of them didn't make it back safely. However, you can't have a monster story without main characters dying.
July 5, 2021
Poor story, characters, writing and editing
What starts off promising - a scientist is found dead with a dinosaur claw - ends up being a rambling story without a plot and multiple errors.
Characters with guns don’t use them against attacking creatures, then do, then say they haven’t fired their weapons.
Child characters change in number, sex and age every time they are mentioned.
Characters sustain injuries and are fine the next second.
Multiple times characters do something only to magically be somewhere else in the next sentence.
Creatures change size every time they are mentioned.
There is no explanation for why any of this is happening, no resolution to the story, no believable dialogue or action. The creatures are boring and make no sense.
What starts off promising - a scientist is found dead with a dinosaur claw - ends up being a rambling story without a plot and multiple errors.
Characters with guns don’t use them against attacking creatures, then do, then say they haven’t fired their weapons.
Child characters change in number, sex and age every time they are mentioned.
Characters sustain injuries and are fine the next second.
Multiple times characters do something only to magically be somewhere else in the next sentence.
Creatures change size every time they are mentioned.
There is no explanation for why any of this is happening, no resolution to the story, no believable dialogue or action. The creatures are boring and make no sense.
December 22, 2021
the inciting incident isn't ever explained... just completely dropped. over all, there's a lot of unconnected or uneplained story elements.
it's a shame because some of the monsters have some interesting designs but how they got there or why anyone would even engineer them is never explained. At one point they mention splicing the venom of a blue ringed octopus into a bumble bee but never explain WHY they would want to do that. None of the creatures seem to have any explaination as to why they were created other than some vague statement about how they might evolve at some point anyway, so why wait?
Overall this book has an interesting start but just sort of loses the threat at some point and left me with more questions than answers... and not in a good "I want a sequel" way.
it's a shame because some of the monsters have some interesting designs but how they got there or why anyone would even engineer them is never explained. At one point they mention splicing the venom of a blue ringed octopus into a bumble bee but never explain WHY they would want to do that. None of the creatures seem to have any explaination as to why they were created other than some vague statement about how they might evolve at some point anyway, so why wait?
Overall this book has an interesting start but just sort of loses the threat at some point and left me with more questions than answers... and not in a good "I want a sequel" way.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 23, 2023
*Beware of the genetically engineered abominations!*
What an adrenaline-pumping ride! I think Edit is the most action-laden novel I've ever read. It presents a well-crafted storyline that reminds me of Jurassic Park, but is unique in its own way.
Aside from the author's skillful use of language to captivate readers, what I like about his works is that they offer valuable insights into real life. For example, in Edit you can learn lessons about death investigation and God & atheism.
It is true that there are inconsistency issues in this book, but, in my opinion, it doesn't really detract from its appeal.
What would happen if genetically modified creatures ran amok? Read Edit, a fast-moving, sci-fi novel by Rick Chesler.
What an adrenaline-pumping ride! I think Edit is the most action-laden novel I've ever read. It presents a well-crafted storyline that reminds me of Jurassic Park, but is unique in its own way.
Aside from the author's skillful use of language to captivate readers, what I like about his works is that they offer valuable insights into real life. For example, in Edit you can learn lessons about death investigation and God & atheism.
It is true that there are inconsistency issues in this book, but, in my opinion, it doesn't really detract from its appeal.
What would happen if genetically modified creatures ran amok? Read Edit, a fast-moving, sci-fi novel by Rick Chesler.
March 14, 2021
Dinosaurs?
I started reading this book without really thinking about what the story was. I was just looking for something to read and the synopsis caught my eye. I enjoyed the story but, and this is unusual for me, it scared me. I mean it feel down in my brain scared me. Not the story so much as the idea.
Someone has created dinosaurs. But not really dinosaurs so much as dinosaur DNA mixed with other creatures DNA. And they have released them into the Everglades.
There was lots of action and suspense in this book. It is edge of your seat suspense. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a book that draws you in and keeps you there until the end.
I started reading this book without really thinking about what the story was. I was just looking for something to read and the synopsis caught my eye. I enjoyed the story but, and this is unusual for me, it scared me. I mean it feel down in my brain scared me. Not the story so much as the idea.
Someone has created dinosaurs. But not really dinosaurs so much as dinosaur DNA mixed with other creatures DNA. And they have released them into the Everglades.
There was lots of action and suspense in this book. It is edge of your seat suspense. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a book that draws you in and keeps you there until the end.
July 22, 2021
I couldn't wait to finish this book, but not for the usual reasons. I was anxious to write a review and warn everyone to save their time and money and look elsewhere for an entertaining read. I found it incredibly ironic that the title is "Edit", because that is one of the many things this book needed, a good editing job. Inconsistencies throughout the book, continuity issues, etc. The plot was so thin that within the first 3 pages you knew exactly how the book would end. Character development was non-existent, there was complete lack of emotional reality and the book just felt pieced together from scraps of a working draft.
April 24, 2022
this book needed an editor
I’ve been contemplating this book for a while now, based on other customers reviews. They were right. There’s just so many inconsistencies with what’s going on. This book had promise, and it wasn’t completely terrible, however it was confusing when character names were switched back and forth, or they were in scenes then it was like they were completely gone, only to be back in the next paragraph. Like they were there the whole time. This book was just a filler book for me anyways. Would I recommend it? Based on reviews….beware of the EDIT or lack there of.
I’ve been contemplating this book for a while now, based on other customers reviews. They were right. There’s just so many inconsistencies with what’s going on. This book had promise, and it wasn’t completely terrible, however it was confusing when character names were switched back and forth, or they were in scenes then it was like they were completely gone, only to be back in the next paragraph. Like they were there the whole time. This book was just a filler book for me anyways. Would I recommend it? Based on reviews….beware of the EDIT or lack there of.
July 3, 2020
This started off rather weak - the writing was sloppy, there were couple of continuity mistakes - I’d slotted it as a 2* read. But about a third of the book in, it really switched gears. Suddenly the writing was taut, our protagonists made some smart moves to evade the jaws (or fins, beaks, mandibles) of death, and the action hummed along at a nice pace. For a creature feature book, it was a decent short read. This is like a straight to video Van Damme flick - no pretensions to greatness but fun while it lasts.
July 25, 2020
Potential with a Capital P
Was well written but, the author tried to jam too much into a single story without providing a thorough background of the antagonists. I would have loved a little more explanation of the creatures maybe a slight look into their being released into the Everglades and their development within that Ecosystem before the initial encounter with humans. Maybe it could have been a trilogy with each book focusing on the introduction of the three hybrid ancient life forms. It was still a good read and I will read other works by this author.
Was well written but, the author tried to jam too much into a single story without providing a thorough background of the antagonists. I would have loved a little more explanation of the creatures maybe a slight look into their being released into the Everglades and their development within that Ecosystem before the initial encounter with humans. Maybe it could have been a trilogy with each book focusing on the introduction of the three hybrid ancient life forms. It was still a good read and I will read other works by this author.
July 15, 2021
It was a DNF at chapter 9 for me. I might pick it back up later, we'll see.
The concept seemed very interesting. I wanted to like it, and there were some parts tiptoeing along the line of excellent prose - and I did like the characters, but for the most part I couldn't get into the story.
I found the writing fell into over explaining every single action, but missed out things I thought would have made more sense to include. The monsters also seemed a little lacklustre; I was hoping for something a little scarier.
I think overall it needed (ahem) an edit.
The concept seemed very interesting. I wanted to like it, and there were some parts tiptoeing along the line of excellent prose - and I did like the characters, but for the most part I couldn't get into the story.
I found the writing fell into over explaining every single action, but missed out things I thought would have made more sense to include. The monsters also seemed a little lacklustre; I was hoping for something a little scarier.
I think overall it needed (ahem) an edit.
May 18, 2021
This is vile. I want my TIME back, let alone my money.
I *tried* to read it, I really did. I got about a third of the way through before I realized I simply could not stand to read another line. Plot holes, disappearing children, grammatical and spelling words, logic and physical laws of the universe FUBAR - life's too short. Don't waste another second considering this book, or this author.
Mic drop.
I *tried* to read it, I really did. I got about a third of the way through before I realized I simply could not stand to read another line. Plot holes, disappearing children, grammatical and spelling words, logic and physical laws of the universe FUBAR - life's too short. Don't waste another second considering this book, or this author.
Mic drop.
May 4, 2020
Is DNA manipulation going too far
In the Everglades of Florida new and terrifying hybrids are showing up. Animals with mixed ancient DNA with DNA of current DNA. The creatures cause death and destruction and a group of park rangers, along with civilians must try to stop them. Has science gone too far this time.
In the Everglades of Florida new and terrifying hybrids are showing up. Animals with mixed ancient DNA with DNA of current DNA. The creatures cause death and destruction and a group of park rangers, along with civilians must try to stop them. Has science gone too far this time.
May 6, 2020
DNA manipulation going too far?
In the Everglades of Florida new and terrifying hybrids are showing up. Animals with mixed ancient DNA with DNA of current DNA. The creatures cause death and destruction and a group of park rangers, along with civilians must try to stop them. Has science gone too far this time.
In the Everglades of Florida new and terrifying hybrids are showing up. Animals with mixed ancient DNA with DNA of current DNA. The creatures cause death and destruction and a group of park rangers, along with civilians must try to stop them. Has science gone too far this time.
May 22, 2020
Liked but had issues.
Multiple discrepancies throughout book. Door has no handle on outside so have to break in through roof. Yet afterwards has handle on outside and easy to open? Things like that.
Otherwise was a fun read. Though not a book I would buy (read through kindle unlimited) if there was a following book I would definitely read it.
Multiple discrepancies throughout book. Door has no handle on outside so have to break in through roof. Yet afterwards has handle on outside and easy to open? Things like that.
Otherwise was a fun read. Though not a book I would buy (read through kindle unlimited) if there was a following book I would definitely read it.
October 13, 2020
There were a lot of plot jumps but very little follow up on them. The main story line was easy to follow, but little too rushed. Like the author just had to finish in under a certain amount of pages. The other story lines did not flow evenly or have a conclusive end. I don't know if the author was reaching for a sequel or not. I will not waste my time on a sequel if there ever is one.
October 20, 2020
Quite entertaining and thought provoking
Overall a fantastic thrill ride that grabs you & pulls you directly into the chaos & mayhem. Along the way some very interesting philosophical and biological questions are raised that will get you thinking. My only complaint is that I think the story really need an epilogue to wrap it all together at the end.
Overall a fantastic thrill ride that grabs you & pulls you directly into the chaos & mayhem. Along the way some very interesting philosophical and biological questions are raised that will get you thinking. My only complaint is that I think the story really need an epilogue to wrap it all together at the end.
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