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"On every level, Cold Storage is pure, unadulterated entertainment." —Douglas Preston, The New York Times Book ReviewFor fans of The Martian, Dark Matter, and Before the Fall comes an astonishing debut thriller by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park: a wild and terrifying bioterrorism adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism that could destroy all of humanity.They thought it was contained. They were wrong.When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository.Now, after decades of festering in a forgotten sub-basement, the specimen has found its way out and is on a lethal feeding frenzy. Only Diaz knows how to stop it.He races across the country to help two unwitting security guards—one an ex-con, the other a single mother. Over one harrowing night, the unlikely trio must figure out how to quarantine this horror again. All they have is luck, fearlessness, and a mordant sense of humor. Will that be enough to save all of humanity?
First of all... five BIG stars for this book. I absolutely loved it. I'm sure this will be made into a film and I personally can't wait to see it. As mentioned by many others, the author David Koepp writes screenplays for action movies and yes that shows in this story. I find that to be a good thing. Koepp knows how to build great characters as well as tension and well-crafted plot devices that are thrilling to read. Sure there are some "convenient" plot developments and some of the characters aren't the most complex ever put to paper. So what? This is a fast-moving, fun story that also includes one of the creepiest and most believable monsters in recent memory.When I first watched the BBC documentary Planet Earth, I was fascinated by not only the beauty of nature but by its sometimes absolutely horrific and alien aspects as well. The best example of this was the segment on Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which as the internet tells us, is "an insect-pathogenic fungus" which takes over the body of an ant, causing it to transform into a zombie-like state and seek the highest vantage point possible, locking its mandibles onto a stalk of grass or other plant, then after it dies, the fungus grows inside the ant, eventually rupturing out of the body in the form of a slender stalk... finally bursting and spreading fungal spores which reproduce Ophiocordyceps unilateralis by infecting any other ants in the general area. *cough* Terrifying, right? Well it would be if this fungus infected humans instead of ants. Ergo, this book.I won't go into the details of how this comes about but it's just as believable as a radioactive spider biting Peter Parker and transforming him into Spider Man, or extracting dinosaur DNA from a mosquito in amber and producing T-Rex in a laboratory. In other words... repeat to yourself it's just a book, you should really just relax. #MST3K. The story also really evokes a 50's and/or 60's era Sci-Fi genre vibe, a'la The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly, etc...I really have nothing bad to say about this book. I did want a lot more of one particular character that just kind of disappeared about 3/4 of the way through. But in several places where Koepp could have knocked a trope over the right field fence, instead he bunted and stole first while I was looking the other way. I really liked that and appreciated his effort.The only real reason I can give you to not read this book is if over the top gore and/or violence is a trigger for you. If so, move along... this is not the book you're looking for. But, if you enjoy Sci-Fi leaning horror-type books with plenty of wit and snark, along with a dash of "one last rodeo" heroism, Cold Storage is a five all day. Just willingly suspend your disbelief, relax and have some fun.
