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Read By: David Colacci Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Agent Pendergast Novels Release Date: February 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781423330431

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

63

Longest Chapter Length:

28:07 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

12:23 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

52

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Publisher Description

Relic, a Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child thriller that introduces FBI Special Agent Pendergast

Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being savagely murdered in the museum's dark hallways and secret rooms. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human...

But the museum's directors plan to go ahead with a big bash to celebrate the new exhibition, in spite of the murders.

Museum researcher Margo Green must find out who--or what--is doing the killing. But can she do it in time to stop the massacre?

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"This book starts a series featuring The New York Museum of Natural History and mysterious and scary happenings there and around NYC, The characters are a wonderful quirky FBI agent from New Orleans, a hardened NYC police officer, a reporter and several museum workers. I loved the suspense. "

— Patricia (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “A thriller that arrives with the kinetic energy of a meteor smacking the earth.”c

    — Tampa Tribune and Times

Awards

  • An Insider.com Pick of the Best Horror Audiobooks

Relic Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.75862068965517 out of 53.75862068965517 out of 53.75862068965517 out of 53.75862068965517 out of 53.75862068965517 out of 5 (3.76)
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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This a fictional tale of the discovery of a monster living in the sub-basement of the Natural History Museum in New York City. This was well written, interesting topic, too scary for my taste. But I am known to be a chicken in certain circles, LOL!! "

    — Teri, 1/28/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A good read. Plenty of action. A nice conclusion. I learned something of the New York Museum of Natural History, and a couple of new words. "

    — Barbara, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is only the 2nd five stars I've given....a real good read.... "

    — Dougw, 11/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Fantastic first book to a fantastic series. Absolutely a must read! "

    — Cassidy, 10/14/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A better than average thriller...but not better than Crichton, as it was advertised to be! "

    — Ellen, 9/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I would give Relic 3.5 stars. It is the first of the Pendergast series. Pendergast is an FBI agent from Louisiana in NYC to investigate a series of unusual deaths taking place in the Museum of Natural History. I really liked Pendergast (thought there could have been more of him) and the other characters. It is at times a page-turning thriller, and at times gets bogged down in too much detail. It is the latter that caused the 3.5 star rating. I enjoyed Pendergast and the story, recommend the book, and will read the next in the series. "

    — Jodi, 9/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " The rating is for interesting scientific premise, not story craft. Poorly drawn characters populate the novel. Disappointed, as I'd read Tyrannosaur Canyon and liked it quite a lot. "

    — Geoffrey, 9/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " 3.5 stars. I read this a long time ago, and the book was definitely better than the movie. "

    — Andi, 8/14/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " One of my favorite of that kind! "

    — Lo, 7/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is classic horror and So much fun! Pendergast is always way over the top--cast aside your skepticism and enjoy the ride! Although I have enjoyed the whole series, this is still my favorite. "

    — Janet, 6/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Well I've watched the film & thought I'd see what the book was like. It is better (isn't it always?). I enjoyed it and there is a lovely lead into the next book; which I'll also look to listen to. Good fun... "

    — Caroline, 5/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Light fiction - ok for horror/mystery popcorn - especially on long air plane trips. "

    — Scott, 1/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This is not a very good book. Be warned. However, it can be a very entertaining book. If you're capable of turning your brain off--or, better yet, cackling at the absurdities--it can be a lot of fun. "

    — C.D., 12/8/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " great suspense book, some graphic violence. The boogie man in the basement that has haunted almost everyone as a child is put in a book. "

    — Diane, 6/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I love this genre of writing and so will you if you like horror, mystery and thrills. Proof once again that the book is always better than the movie. "

    — Anna, 6/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Very average. Hard to follow and visualize at times what the author was trying to describe in Museum locations. "

    — Dennis, 5/9/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " The *only* reason I finished this is because I'm out of other books to read. I skimmed it, and even then it was tedious. Predictable. "

    — Debby, 4/6/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The Book that STARTED it all!! People are being brutally murdered in the New York Museum of Natural History. Introduces Pendergast as the enigmatic agent. "

    — Miriam, 3/19/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Wonderfully thrilling. "

    — Conni, 11/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It was fun! Not great science, not great literature. But I really enjoyed it, and it was marvelously suspenseful. "

    — Nyssa, 11/13/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Just flat out enjoyed it. "

    — Nathan, 5/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Suspenseful but didn't set my world on fire. Read it for book club. Not my usual genre of choice. "

    — Jen, 5/13/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Even better the second time around when I knew how it all turned out. "

    — Mark, 5/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Now this is a great monster book. Good thriller "

    — Randy, 5/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I went back to read this one after starting in the middle of the Pendergast series. I'm glad I went back. This book was very good. Fast-paced, interesting, and a great ending. Plus, I got to see how my favorite characters met. "

    — Sue, 4/30/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great first book in this series. I very interested in the plot as it progressed. It kept me engrossed. Love the main characters. "

    — Jodi, 4/29/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Fun, quick rides. Turn a bit of your brain and suspension of disbelief off for an afternoon or evening, and enjoy. "

    — David, 4/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I read this book a long time ago and absolutely adored it. It's been a while, though. Hmmm... might want to read it again, come to think of it. FAR better than the movie that it was based off of. If you like archaeological thrillers, these two are the best! "

    — Carissa, 4/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " One of my all time favorite books. I LOVE science gone wrong type monster stories (in books and movies). "

    — Michelle, 4/11/2011

About the Authors

Douglas Preston, a regular contributor to the New Yorker, worked for the American Museum of Natural History. He is an expert horseman who has ridden thousands of miles across the West. He and author Lincoln Child have cowritten numerous bestselling thrillers.

Lincoln Child is the New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Room, The Third Date, Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, Death Match, and Utopia, as well as coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fever Dream.

About David Colacci

David Colacci is an actor and director who has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee, as well as extensive work on new plays. As a narrator, he has won numerous Earphones Awards, earned Audie Award nominations, and been included in Best Audio of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal. He was a resident actor and director with the Cleveland Play House for eight years and has been artistic director of the Hope Summer Rep Theater since 1992.