My rating system: 5 stars are reserved for books that totally blow me away. I don’t give too many of these out, since it is almost like giving the book a 100%. It is nearly impossible to write a truly perfect book. 4 stars for books that I would recommend to just about anyone, or, at least, to someone who doesn’t dislike the genre. 3 stars for books that I would only recommend to someone with a strong interest in the particular genre. 2 stars for books that I would be hesitant to recommend to anyone at all, but the book was not a total disaster. 1 star for books that were so terrible or ridiculous for me that I wish I had not wasted time on reading it to begin with.

Exciting throughout. Great characters, involved plot but very easy to follow. Interesting side info. Perfect read for me!

I have only read a few James Rollins books, I'm not even threw with this one. Having a hard time putting it down, this is an amazing read.

Over all, a pretty decent read. It was pretty similar to Amazonia which was annoying anddd... Albino tarantulas...? Really...?

This really is a great book. The only problem is I read it ten years ago. James Rollins writes stuff I really like to read. I'll buy anything he publishes. So when I saw this book with cover art I had never seen before and a publish date of October, 2009 I hit the buy button. Once I opened the book I realized it was a ten year old book that I had read already. Now I don't mind the seven bucks so much and I don't really mind throwing James a little extra cash. I do mind how publishers are playing with publish dates on iBooks to confuse readers as to how new or current the book is. Granted, I should have looked a little deeper and at the end of the day it is my fault, but I've read more than 500 books and it's easy to forget a title from a decade ago. Publishers, please post the original publication date to make things clear for your readers. That being said, this is a solid book and a great place to get started with James Rollins. Buy it.