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Fossil River - Kirkus Reviews -
Fossil River by Jock Miller is FREE this week on Amazon!
This
pedal-to-the-metal speculative thriller revolves around the discovery of a
highly territorial colony of predatory dinosaurs in Alaska that has survived
undetected for millions of years.
The story begins in an
America on the verge of collapse: The nation’s oil reserve is almost gone, and,
within a matter of weeks, the country’s entire infrastructure could crumble.
However, scientists have discovered the largest fossil fuel deposit in the
world, within Alaska’s Noatak National Preserve, which could save the nation
from imminent disaster. But there’s one major drawback: a large colony of
vicious birdlike dinosaurs (classified as Deinonychus) that have lived
in the secluded area for millennia. Zoologist Scott Chandler and his
ex-girlfriend Kimberly Fulton, a pre-eminent paleontologist, are tasked by the
president of the United States himself to help identify and somehow suppress
the mysterious predators—– but an overzealous military presence turns the
volatile situation into an all-out blood bath, as dozens of Marines enter the
“lost world,” and none return alive. When Fulton’s wayward son and his
girlfriend venture into the area, Chandler and Fulton are forced to attempt a
desperate rescue.
The narrative features
well-developed characters, a plausible and well-researched premise, vivid
description and brisk pacing throughout. The only two significant criticisms
are that the conclusion is somewhat predictable, and the overall concept isn’t
particularly original; James Robert Smith’s The Flock (2006), for
example, features a very similar setup. That said, readers who like intelligently
written thrillers, à la Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1990) and
Frank Schätzing’s The Swarm (2006), will likely enjoy this
pulse-pounding trip into the Alaskan wilderness.
An undeniably readable
thriller with breakneck pacing and jaw-dropping action sequences.
LISTEN ... Fossil River Sample Chapter
Fossil River
by Jock Miller
Prehistoric predators threaten the U.S. economy.
Between The Pages Book Review - FOSSIL RIVER by Jock Miller
Author: Jock Miller
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Genre: SciFi-Thriller
Page Length: 298 pages
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About The Book:
The perfect energy storm is sweeping over the United States: Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown has paralyzed nuclear expansion globally, BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill has stalled deep water drilling, Arab oil countries are in turmoil causing doubt about access to future oil, the intensity of hurricanes hitting the Gulf’s oil rigs and refineries has intensified due to global warming, and the nation’s Strategic Oil Supply is riding on empty.
As the energy storm intensifies, the nation’s access to Arab oil, once supplying over sixty percent of our fossil fuel, is being threatened causing people to panic for lack of gas at the pumps, stranding cars across the country and inciting riots.
The U.S. Military is forced to cut back air, land, and sea operations sucking up 58% of every barrel of oil to protect the nation; U.S. commercial airlines are forced to limit flights for lack of jet fuel; and businesses are challenged to power up their factories, and offices as the U.S. Department of Energy desperately tries to provide a balance of electric power from the network of aged power plants and transmission lines that power up the nation.The United States must find new sources of domestic fossil fuel urgently or face an energy crisis that will plunge the nation into a deep depression worse than 1929.
The energy storm is very real and happening this very moment. But, at the last moment of desperation, the United States discovers the world’s largest fossil fuel deposit found in a remote inaccessible mountain range within Alaska’s Noatak National Preserve surrounding six and a half million acres.Preventing access to the oil is a colony of living fossil dinosaurs that will protect its territory to the death.
Nobody gets out alive; nobody can identify the predator--until Dr. Kimberly Fulton, Curator of Paleontology at New York’s Museum of Natural History, is flown into the inaccessible area by Scott Chandler, the Marine veteran helicopter pilot who’s the Park’s Manager of Wildlife. All hell breaks loose when Fulton’s teenage son and his girlfriend vanish into the Park.
Will the nation’s military be paralyzed for lack of mobility fuel, and will people across America run out of gas and be stranded, or will the U.S. Military succeed in penetrating this remote mountain range in northwestern Alaska to restore fossil fuel supplies in time to save the nation from the worst energy driven catastrophe in recorded history?
Lynda's Review:
~"They won't charge us, Scott. They're going to watch us first. Feel us out. They'll surround us, alright, but they'll stay at the edge of the clearing, waiting studying us. I know their habits, especially hunting and tracking."~ Page 164
I'm always ready to suspend reality in favor of a good story, especially one that keeps me on the razor-edge of terror. This
is a science fiction/adventure story. I'm sure not all the science
premise is bulletproof, but then, If I wanted science facts, I'd take a
college course. There was just enough plausibility to tickle my curiosity and
that's all it took to keep me reading. Nothing in this story went
according to good reason but that actually made the suspense part better
for me. The crazy characters didn't act or react in the most logical
way, and well, aren't people somewhat like that in real life?
Reposted from Between The Pages
Reposted from Between The Pages
Larry Thompson's Thriller Thursday Interviews Jock Miller About His New Thriller!
Fossil River — A new novel from Jock Miller
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A perfect energy storm that pits predatory dinosaurs against US Marines
Larry Thompson welcomes Jock Miller to Thriller Thursday to talk about his latest novel, Fossil River , an exciting combination of science fiction (and fact) in a riveting story story centered on an energy shortage that has it’s solution in the Alaskan Wilderness. Jock Tells us how the story and novel came about, as well as bit about his personal journey as a thriller writer.
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