Jurassic Dead


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An Antarctic research team hoping to study microbial organisms in an underground lake discovers something far more amazing: perfectly preserved dinosaur corpses. After one thaws and wakes ravenously hungry, it becomes apparent that death, like life, will find a way. Environmental activist Alex Ramirez, son of the expedition's paleontologist, came to Antarctica to defend the organisms from extinction, but soon learns that it is the human race that needs protecting.




Jurassic Park


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Dig up the past and jump into action with this captivating prequel to Jurassic Park. Do you have what it takes to unlock the secrets of the Five Deaths? Summer of 1984. Australian forensic Kenneth Turner and his 10 year-old daughter Aileen are flying back home when something terrible happens. After a nightmarish time lost at sea, they are eventually rescued by fishermen off the coast of Central America. Turner and all other survivors are then taken to an island shrouded in mystery. There, they are placed under quarantine. But why are they kept under lock and key in the medical center? And what are those electrified fences for? The crash survivors are going to learn the hard way that a paramilitary group is occupying the premises. The soldiers all work for an enigmatic company called inGen. What is going on in this facility? What are they really up to on site C? Why is the archipelago marked as "maximum security prison" on the maps? Something out of this world is happening on Isla Matanceros, something beautiful and dangerous. Turner and his daughter are going to find themselves at the heart of a hazardous operation involving more than just politics and science. Groundbreaking medical treatments, futuristic food-processing solutions, mass rearing and technology patents are just the tip of the iceberg. What if inGen was hiding a far more spectacular discovery? A discovery that could change the world of genetics forever. But things will not go as planned and the survivors will have to face hardship as South American arms traffickers decide to visit the island. The threat is real.Go back to where it all began, 8 years before the events of Jurassic Park! Find out who the scientists, rangers and inGen workers involved in the creation of the iconic park were. The path is littered with pitfalls and, although the islands look magical, they also turn out to be deadly. Jurassic Park: Dead Islands introduces brand new characters encountering new dinosaur species in hostile territory. How will they tackle these terrifying situations? InGen creatures may be young, but they are definitely lethal... Yet the real monsters may not be the ones roaming the forest. Will Kenneth and Aileen manage to escape safe and sound? Sign the non-disclosure agreement and enter the world of Jurassic Park. The legend unfolds before your very eyes and, like all legends, it's made of blood, sweat and tears. Will you survive the origins of the myth?Includes never-before-seen original artworks by Robert Jack, Aram Papazyan & Yerlik Zharylgapov




Eaters of the Dead


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From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an epic tale of unspeakable horror. It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter the frozen, forbidden landscape of the North—where the day’s length does not equal the night’s, where after sunset the sky burns in streaks of color—Fadlan soon discovers that he has been unwillingly enlisted to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings, the monsters of the mist that devour human flesh. But just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea.




Jurassic Park


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Praise for Jurassic Park “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review




Survivor


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Jurassic Park Adventures is a new original series of exciting high interest, low reading-level fiction for young readers. Written by a noted fantasy author who has become an expert in creating scientifically accurate dinosaur fiction for children, each book features an all-new story set in the fictional dinosaur preserve of Jurassic Park. Each book also includes dinosaur fun facts, a list of dinosaur Web sites to check out, and six full-color, punch-out dinosaur trading cards!




Jurassic Dead 2


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After the discovery of a dormant zombie virus in preserved Antarctic dinosaur specimens, billionaire visionary and megalomaniac William DeKirk proceeds with his plan to unleash a zombie-dinosaur army upon the world, starting with Washington D.C. The U.S. military struggles to prevent the contagion's spread and to defend against the onslaught of prehistoric monstrosities as all-out war breaks out between the living and the dead. However, DeKirk has even farther-reaching plans. Modifying the virus to allow for greater control, he intends to impart upon himself all the benefits of zombie-ism-near indestructibility, immortality and immunity to attacks of other zombies, including the dinosaurs, which he can now direct at will. Nothing can stop him from eradicating civilization as we know it, except possibly returning heroes Alex Ramirez and Veronica Winters. The unlikely pair must rescue the one scientist who may hold the key to arresting the zombie apocalypse, a CDC expert trapped in a besieged Atlanta office. Can they secure the antidote and turn the tide before the plague reaches its full potential, or will the planet return to the dominion of its long-extinct masters and a new tide of undead humanity?




Jurassic Park


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Before opening the park to the public, John Hammond invites some scientists to experience the park and help calm investors; but, during the visit, the security system breaks down and prehistoric creatures break out.




The Evolution of Claire (Jurassic World)


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Fans can discover the beginnings of one of "Jurassic World's" most beloved characters--Claire Dearing (played by Bryce Dallas Howard)--in this original action-packed novel that fills in the gaps of Claire's past.




Jurassic Dead 3


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Three months after the fall of Washington D.C., the planet is a hellish battleground for an all-out war between prehistoric undead forces and the scattered remnants of the living. Billionaire William DeKirk, now ruling the last vestiges of civilization, is human no longer, but rather an unpredictable rogue driven by a noxious blend of primordial virus and modern day sociopath. He deliberately spreads the zombie plague across the world and deploys his dinosaur-human army to destroy survivors or coerce them into pledging allegiance to his undead flag. But the resistance movement has its own plan to hit Ctrl-Z and undo the zombie apocalypse. Alex Ramirez, Special Agent Veronica Winters and Major Casey Remington have placed their last hope to restore civilization in a zombie antidote developed at great cost in the utmost secrecy. In his darkest moment yet, Alex must confront the grim reality that the only way to defeat a monster is to become one himself.




Films from the Future


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“Deftly shows how a seemingly frivolous film genre can guide us in shaping tomorrow’s world.” —Seth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI Institute Artificial intelligence, gene manipulation, cloning, and interplanetary travel are all ideas that seemed like fairy tales but a few years ago. And now their possibilities are very much here. But are we ready to handle these advances? This book, by a physicist and expert on responsible technology development, reveals how science fiction movies can help us think about and prepare for the social consequences of technologies we don’t yet have, but that are coming faster than we imagine. Films from the Future looks at twelve movies that take us on a journey through the worlds of biological and genetic manipulation, human enhancement, cyber technologies, and nanotechnology. Readers will gain a broader understanding of the complex relationship between science and society. The movies mix old and new, and the familiar and unfamiliar, to provide a unique, entertaining, and ultimately transformative take on the power of emerging technologies, and the responsibilities they come with.