Genome

The Extinction Files, Book 2

By: A. G. Riddle

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 13 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

The thrilling conclusion to The Extinction Files is finally here!

A code hidden in the human genome...will reveal the ultimate secret of human existence.

And could hold humanity's only hope of survival.

In 2003, the first human genome was sequenced. But the secrets it held were never revealed.

The truth was discovered 30 years ago, almost by accident. Dr. Paul Kraus had spent his entire career searching for what he called humanity's lost tribes - human ancestors who had gone extinct. When Kraus compared the DNA samples of the lost tribes with our own, he found a pattern of changes: a code. At the time, the technology didn't exist to unravel what it meant. To protect the secret, Kraus hid his work and disappeared. Now the technology exists to finally understand the mysterious code buried in the human genome, but finding the pieces of Kraus' research is more dangerous than anyone imagined.

Dr. Peyton Shaw and her mother have obtained part of Kraus' research - and a cryptic message that could lead to the remaining pieces. They believe his work is the key to stopping a global conspiracy - and an event that will change humanity forever.

The ultimate secret, buried in the human genome, will change our very understanding of what it means to be human. For Peyton, finding it may come at an incredible price. She must weigh the lives of strangers against those she loves: Desmond Hughes and her mother. With time running out, Peyton makes a fateful choice - one that can never be undone.

©2017 A. G. Riddle (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Could not put it down…

And so the story continues. .. A. G. Riddle does it again! so many questions are answered.... but so many questions more to go. Eduardo Bsllerini is a puppet master, bringing all the characters to life, their emotions , personalities, ...you can almost hear what each one is thinking. Whose side is,Lynn on, what is Rendition, who is Uri and what ais he really after, what is The Rabbit Hole, and what does Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland have to do with all of th is. Then there's The Looking Glass...or is it Glasses? Very intriguing, thought- provoking and entertaining!

Classic Sci Fi

This is a good follow up to the first installment of the Extinction Files book 1. It offers imaginative and satisfying answers to big questions like why is mankind here, what is our purpose, what is our distiny, why did the aborigines stagnate after being the most advanced people of their time by being maybe the 1st seafaring people? Another answered question is why have we not seen probes from millions of others worlds that preceded earth by billions of years. These and others provocative questions are covered while telling an excellent story with interesting character with solid prose and a unique plot. I was intertained and my mind was expanded.

Just as good as part 1

I pre-ordered Genome and am an hour into the book. It’s just SO good!!!

Rushed ending

Felt like the ending was rushed, like the author HAD to end the book. *spoilers, sort of*

All the revelations about Avery in this book made me feel like she deserved more than what she got in the book. Actually, we don't even find out how it played out with the romance part.
Lastly, this book started to remind me a little too much of the Atlantis series.

Painful

This was a hard listen. I finished it because the first one was really good...but this one was very hard to get into. The story line was schizophrenic and all over the place.

The best part of the book was the narrator.

I'm not even done yet about an hour to go...tick tock.

Cop-out, hurried ending

Spoiler alert. I loved Pandemic, but it leaves a lot of loose ends that aren't tied up in the sequel. For example, Desmond's father and uncle lived contemporaneously in the same orphanage as Peyton's father. Desmond's nurse fell in love with Peyton's brother before Peyton and Desmond met, too. How did they happen to meet at a Halloween party decades later? Did Peyton's mom know these two coincidences? Desmond accepts these coincidences too easily. With all the redemptive work Desmond did on Connor, why did Connor think the deaths of millions didn't matter? They weren't all uploaded--they were all really dead-- and, while Connor's a wounded soul, he wasn't supposed to be a sociopath. The end didn't justify the means, and Connor knew that. Also, simulated parents can't be as good as real parents for Desmond and Connor because they didn't really know them. They knew that. I can't see that getting to live with virtual parents would be a strong motive for Connor to be homicidal. I think simulation theory--that our whole universe is a computer program-- could have been used to explain these problems, but the groundwork wasn't laid. Connor, Yuri, and Desmond thought they were the first to start the simulation--not that they were already in a simulated universe. If they did believe it was a simulation, that explains Connor's attitude, but not Desmond's. They would have had to have a difference of opinion about simulation theory, and that wasn't fleshed out. Also, with all the information about human evolution supplied in this book, simulation theory could've been explained to readers. I suspect Riddle wanted to hurry and finish this book so he could start his new Winter World series.

Interesting Read

Besides being entertaining, this book gives you a lot to think about. Disregarding science that may be illogical, I was challenged by the intriguing philosophies and futuristic possibilities.

Genome

I really enjoyed listening to and reading "Pandemic" and I've let a lot of things that needed to be done slide to the side while I thoroughly enjoyed "Genome". I'm ready to move on to the next level, but I think it's better catch up with my chores first.

99% good

they didnt really get into the GENOME till the last 5 mins of the book..

pandemic part 2

A thrilling ride to the conclusion of the first book. I kinda figured the moving pieces before they were revealed. but that ok. I still liked the journey!!