Review: Very good genre piece.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
Of the last 100 or so books that I have read, after Shane Brown's book PLAZA, this was the best of the monster/thriller genre. Good read, multiple story lines kept up in the air, and a hint of neat monsters to follow.We do know that Archeopteryx is not the 'first bird' as older feathered theropods have been discovered. I have looked at six of the eleven known Archeopteryx fossils over the years, and none were the size of a turkey (all were much smaller) as described in the beginning of the book at the dinner feast, but perhaps that is dealt with in Book 2? Or perhaps just the time in isolation...anyway, not to be picky...I almost marked it down a 1/2 star, but you can't do that, so 5***** it is. The reason for the markdown is I don't like the 'to be continued...' format, and this was just too short/quick a read.I will definitely buy the other 2 episodes in Aug 2013 when the combined 3 segments are available in one edition so maybe the author did the right thing (from an earnings standpoint anyway)to hook this reader like he did.I will mention, this was an Amazon freebie and maybe that's not such a bad way to showcase new talent.