![]() It’s not that the author leaves hard science behind, but he makes the situations quite complex, thus requiring him to pepper in more explanations and exposition. I dig the small-scale, realistic threat of “Strain,” and Wilson leaves that in the dust starting with a major event midway through this six-day adventure. “Evolution” – like the anomaly itself – grows to be bigger than “Strain,” something that’s expected for a sequel, but readers’ mileage will vary. Another awesome yet appropriate revelation comes later. Physically disabled genius Sophie Kline advises from the International Space Station.Īs you can tell from Stone’s name, that’s one connection to the original novel, where Jeremy Stone was among the scientists. Indian Nidhi Vedala leads the team, joined by American James Stone, Chinese Peng Wu and Kenyan Harold Odhiambo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of the dry, task-oriented, all-white-male quartet of “Strain,” Wilson sends a diverse group of scientists into the jungle, and focuses more on personality traits than Crichton did. He writes in a “postmortem” reportage style, with some foreboding foreshadowing, and he includes charts and graphics and a (partially) fake bibliography, all in the tradition of the first book. As various military men and scientists experience or move each stage of the plot, Wilson cuts away for a paragraph here and there to deliver scientific and speculative background. ![]()
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