Not Jurassic Park, But Just as Wild.
Extinction lands squarely in Douglas Preston’s wheelhouse: fast-paced, addictive, and crackling with suspense. It grabbed me from chapter one, and I HAD to keep reading and keep reading. The entire plot is one of my favorites with the revival of extinct animals and mysterious deaths. What is eating the people?
The characters kept saying, “This is not Jurassic Park,” and I’ll admit, I was kind of hoping it would be. The setup flirts with that familiar science-run-amok vibe, but Extinction takes a different and unexpected path. While it didn’t deliver exactly what I thought it might, it still paid off with a twist I didn’t see coming. And that’s part of what Preston does best. He lures the reader in with familiar ground, then shifts the landscape.
Relic is one of my all-time favorite reads, and Extinction definitely echoes that in flavor. It blends science, mystery, and tension with that creeping unease Preston builds so well. There’s always something just out of reach, just out of sight, and the more the characters try to uncover it, the higher the stakes become.
The suspense is top-notch, the science fascinating, and the pace relentless. Preston knows how to keep readers hooked.
If you enjoy thrillers that blend cutting-edge science with high-stakes mystery and sharp turns, Extinction is up your alley. Are you a Preston fan?
