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In Douglas Preston's Impact, Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world.
A brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant island to find the impact crater.
A scientist at the National Propulsion Facility discovers an inexplicable source of gamma rays in the outer Solar System. He is found decapitated, the data missing.
High resolution NASA images reveal an unnatural feature hidden in the depths of a crater on Mars... and it appears to have been activated.
Sixty hours and counting.
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"I think the main reason I liked this book is because it used a setting I was intimately familiar with...New Harbor, ME. "
— Lady (5 out of 5 stars)
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I highly recommended Impact on all levels. It is one of the best books I have ‘read' in a long time.
— SF Revu -
Be warned, once you start listening to this you'll will not want to switch it off... Definitely recommended!
— SFCrowsnest.com -
“Scott Sowers's fully voiced reading is perfect...Sowers's accomplished, finely tuned pacing will keep listeners hooked. Great family listening for a long journey.
— SoundCommentary.com
Impact Listener Reviews
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" Loved the sci-fi angle, twists and turns "
— Carol, 5/15/2011 -
" Good thriller, The ex-cia monk from T-rex Cannoyn and Blasphomy is back "
— Randy, 5/8/2011 -
" Quite a lively story; however, I find the information in the epilogue too convenient. "
— Kona, 4/27/2011 -
" Another fun thriller by Preston.....enjoy his style, light but interesting. "
— Marty, 4/15/2011 -
" Fun book, keeps you reading "
— Morris, 4/9/2011 -
" A very fast paced book-again, had a hard time putting it down "
— Lynne, 4/5/2011 -
" Its not my most favorite books of Douglas Preston but it is a good one. I enjoyed the action/adventure. read this one if you are between books of your favorite series, but it was not a page turner for me. "
— Tammy, 3/31/2011 -
" Fairly good action thriller. My complaint about Impact is the same as for The Ice Limit - the book ended right as the real story was just getting started. "
— Tom, 3/26/2011
About Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston has published forty books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which over thirty have been New York Times bestsellers, several also reaching the #1 position. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He also writes nonfiction pieces for the New Yorker magazine. He worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He is president emeritus of the Authors Guild and serves on the advisory board of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe.
About Scott Sowers
Scott Sowers is an actor and audiobook narrator. AudioFile magazine named him the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense. He is the winner of seven Earphones Awards.