Interrupt, Jeff Carlson
Interrupt, Jeff Carlson
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Interrupt

Author: Jeff Carlson

Narrator: Hunter Davis

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/23/2013

Synopsis

In the distant past, the leader of a Neanderthal tribe confronts the end of his kind.Today, a computational biologist, a Navy pilot, and an autistic boy are drawn together by the ancient mystery that gave rise to Homo sapiens.Planes are falling from the sky. Global communications have ceased. America stands on the brink of war with China—but war is the least of humankind’s concerns. As solar storms destroy Earth’s electronics and plunge the world into another Ice Age, our civilization finds itself overrun by a powerful new species of man…This brilliant thriller takes readers to an all-too-plausible tomorrow that’s as scientifically rigorous as it is wildly imaginative.Jeff Carlson is the internationally bestselling author of Plague Year and The Frozen Sky. With Interrupt, he brings his forward-thinking fiction to a contemporary setting with this edge-of-your-seat thriller.

About Jeff Carlson

Jeff Carlson was born on the day of the first manned moon landing and narrowly escaped being named Apollo, Armstrong, or Rocket. His father worked for NASA-Ames at the time. His granddad on his mother’s side was a sci fi fan whose library included autographed copies of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. Both men were strong, early influences—and in the high tech 21st Century, it’s easy to stand with one foot in reality and the other in thriller novels.Jeff is the internationally bestselling author of Interrupt, Plague Year, and The Frozen Sky, hailed by Publishers Weekly as “Pulse pounding.” To date, his writing has appeared in fifteen languages worldwide. Readers can find free fiction, videos, contests, and more on his web site at www.jverse.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacqui

I am an armchair paleoanthropologist, so any novel that even hints at early man gets my attention. What a rich time in human history, when nature ruled and man--without the ferocious mammalian tools of claws, ripping teeth, and thick skin--survived thanks only to that most ethereal of body parts: th......more

Goodreads review by Ed

Very exciting story, full of action and interesting characters. My favourite was Marcus for his calculated mind (I feel identify with him ha ha!).......more

Goodreads review by Gendou

This is an ugly book. It depicts people with autism spectrum disorders as non-human. It depicts race-based violence as innate human behavior. It depicts sexual abuse of a minor. Worst of all, it gets basic science facts wrong. Okay. Here's the thing. It's got good pacing and action. The first half of......more

Goodreads review by David

This book is audacious. So much so, that I was a little scared that it just wouldn't work at all. Most readers will have to make a huge suspension of disbelief to go along with the main concept. Once you get over that hurdle, it's a fun premise and makes for some very effective enemies. The danger is......more

Goodreads review by Eero

Interrup is a well written apocalyptic thriller based on a premise that requires rather a lot from the reader's willing suspension of disbelief. The idea has some similarities to Poul Anderson's Brain Wave, where a change in the cosmic environment suddenly increases the intellignece of Earth species......more

Quotes

“Riveting.” —Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic

“Edgy and exciting. Carlson writes like a knife at your throat.” —Bob Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of the Green Berets and Area 51 series

“A killer thriller.” —John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Hunter

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