Tyrannosaur Canyon

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/>

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.

For those who love adventure, suspense, drama and dinosaurs, Douglas Preston's Tyrannosaur Canyon is a riveting read. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.