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Gravity
by Tess Gerritsen
A spore sample infecting a group of people, isolated from the rest of the world not just by distance but by the vacuum of space. A race to save anyone as each crew member of the ISS gets exposed. And a fear of how they could be rescued when dealing with something so dangerous.
Comparisons to Michael Crichton's work- in particular The Andromeda Strain- are inevitable here, due to the topic and especially the tone of Gravity, but Tess Gerritsen crafts a story more compelling, more interesting, and infinitely more satisfying. I picked this up outside of my normal reading times because I could not keep away from it for too long. I sacrificed sleep to continue reading. This is a thriller that stands out for me in its genre.
I'm a fan of science fiction. This isn't news to anyone. Medical thrillers aren't usually my bag because of how much of a paranoid germophobe I am. Gravity blends these together in a way that feels plausible in both: a day-after-tomorrow future dealing with the obscure and unprecedented disease threatening the human race. I don't think that this will make me too much more likely to venture into that genre, but I'm not ruling it out, and willing to consider it where I never was before.
It gets gruesome- a few stomach-turning moments in surgeries and after deaths- so beware of that. This is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.
But if you're a fan of Crichton, and want more in the same vein, this book will be right up your alley. You might even prefer it.
Comparisons to Michael Crichton's work- in particular The Andromeda Strain- are inevitable here, due to the topic and especially the tone of Gravity, but Tess Gerritsen crafts a story more compelling, more interesting, and infinitely more satisfying. I picked this up outside of my normal reading times because I could not keep away from it for too long. I sacrificed sleep to continue reading. This is a thriller that stands out for me in its genre.
I'm a fan of science fiction. This isn't news to anyone. Medical thrillers aren't usually my bag because of how much of a paranoid germophobe I am. Gravity blends these together in a way that feels plausible in both: a day-after-tomorrow future dealing with the obscure and unprecedented disease threatening the human race. I don't think that this will make me too much more likely to venture into that genre, but I'm not ruling it out, and willing to consider it where I never was before.
It gets gruesome- a few stomach-turning moments in surgeries and after deaths- so beware of that. This is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach.
But if you're a fan of Crichton, and want more in the same vein, this book will be right up your alley. You might even prefer it.