- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) (1 Feb 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553409409
- ISBN-13: 978-0553409406
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 102,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"What might happen if a creature from Jurassic Park came to New York City." -"The Chicago Tribune"
"Wildly cool...Thrill hounds couldn't ask for a creepier environment...a thriller staged in the world's scariest building, with no room for the squeamish." -"Kirkus Reviews"
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
"Wildly cool...Thrill hounds couldn't ask for a creepier environment...a thriller staged in the world's scariest building, with no room for the squeamish." -"Kirkus Reviews"
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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A team of archaeologists, who are savagely murdered in the Amazon Basin, leave nothing behind except some boxes of relics and plant specimens. When the relics find their way into a New York museum there are strange repercussions. People begin to turn up savagely murdered.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
I read this book before I saw the film version and like usual the book was much better! I was quite dissapointed with the film as one of my favorite characters wasn't in the film and the ending was totally different.
The Relic is about a creature that lives in the underground basements of the New York Natural History Museum. It creeps around at night time and kills and feeds on its unsuspecting victims brains, eating only the parts that contain hormones. As the story goes on you discover more about the ill fated trip that brought the creature back and the true identity of what it is.
This book is full of suspense and extremely hard to put down.
The Relic is about a creature that lives in the underground basements of the New York Natural History Museum. It creeps around at night time and kills and feeds on its unsuspecting victims brains, eating only the parts that contain hormones. As the story goes on you discover more about the ill fated trip that brought the creature back and the true identity of what it is.
This book is full of suspense and extremely hard to put down.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
First book of the Pendergast series. A typical man-eater suspense thriller which happen in a big museum settings. We have FBI agent teaming up with a Lt. NYPD officer D'Agosta along with museum researcher Margo Green leading the search for the ultimate creature feeding on Fibers and human brains.
The day of a big exhibition launch - is where the action and suspense begins. There are segments where some characters are put in situation they need to fight for survivor and to find a way to destroy the big beast.
There will be a sequel to this when later researcher try to re-develop what is not suppose to be. Good read towards the end but I hope main character Pendergast has more role play in the next book which i find lacking in this one. 4 Star read for Relic.
The day of a big exhibition launch - is where the action and suspense begins. There are segments where some characters are put in situation they need to fight for survivor and to find a way to destroy the big beast.
There will be a sequel to this when later researcher try to re-develop what is not suppose to be. Good read towards the end but I hope main character Pendergast has more role play in the next book which i find lacking in this one. 4 Star read for Relic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i read this book in the summer of '97. i wish i had read it more slowly, as i finished it in a month! Linocln and preston have produced a most brilliant story, the characters are so real, you can see them. the action and scares are like that of a movie;you can't see it yet, then you can! it is a ride that any reader interesed in horror should take. the chracter of Pendergast was beautifully potrayed. Whilst reading it , Pendergast was visualised as Donald Sutherland, jeez, it was becoming a movie in my head that i did not want to stop watching! When the ride was over, so was the summer and the shear volociety of the read was unmatched to this day. maximun respect to Lincoln and to Preston, i want to see more!!!!
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relic
Well. what can I say... This is the type of book that we all desperately want to find. Thes two authors are in my opinion are the guys you read if you want the real deal. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. H. Ford
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I enjoyed reading this book a lot. It kept me on the edge and on two occasions whilst reading it in bed, I couldn't put it down, so much so, that I woke up in the mornings to find... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rebecca Pearson
Great
Really enjoyed this book - not an expeced ending so that was a nice surprise. Love all the books by these authors and as usual a great pace making this book a real page turner.
Published 21 months ago by BooBoo
Horror/Thriller at its best
Enjoyed every minute of this book. Found it unputdownale. Thoroughly enjoyed it. First class thriller with lots of horror and gore.
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by G. Johnson
A Thrilling Rollercoaster Read
I bought this book on the recommendation of a fellow James Rollins fan. Anyone who enjoys James Rollins, Daniel Silva and Steve Berry will, I'm sure, enjoy the Lincoln Preston... Read more
Published on 27 July 2009 by Michele Rickitt
Good film, great book.
Having already seen the film I wasn't sure if it was worth reading the book - I'm glad I did though as the book improves on the film in a number of ways. Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by M. Marshall
A good start
Ignore the film, which is only the same as in as much as there is a murderous creature in it, most of the characters have the same names and its set in a museum. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2006 by C. Quinney
Well worth a read
Not having seen the film I cant comment on whether the book is better or not. However, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by Suvvie
Now don't get me wrong!
I'm a great fan of the movie which is the reason I read the book in the first place. The same plot lines are there but I just didn't feel the warmth for a better word... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2005 by Fenix Orion
creepily enjoyable
this is a great book, i have read it now several times - it is especially good when you are confined to bed through illness. Read more
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