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In 1984 a doomsday vault was constructed on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean. Its purpose was to preserve Earth’s genetic history in the event of a global catastrophe. Now, decades later, a second vault has been uncovered. This one resting where no one ever expected. And the problem is…it’s not ours. Yet even more curious than the vault itself, is what lies inside. Seeds. Millions of seeds. Each with a genetic embryo untouched and perfectly preserved. Waiting. No one knows who built it. Or when. What we have managed to figure out is that whoever it was traveled an immense distance. For the sole purpose of hiding their genetic blueprints on Earth. But why? Now a small group of marine biologists and navy investigators have been assigned to find out. Before anyone else does. But Alison Shaw and John Clay are not prepared for what they are about to uncover. Beginning with the truth behind our own evolution. Read more
Publication date : November 18, 2015
Language : English
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Catalyst is the third book in the charmingly engrossing Breakthrough light sci-fi/adventure series, about a team of scientists who have learned the secret of communication with certain animals, and the world-changing discoveries that follow. It’s nearly six years since I read the first two books, and while I remember the main characters, including amiable and remarkably helpful dolphins Sally and Dirk, quite well, I was a bit vague about the exact plot - including the particularly out-there aspects (no spoilers) so probably should’ve reread them both first - but who has the time? There was just about enough recap to not feel lost, but I definitely do recommend reading this series in order. This was the first book in ages that I read just for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Marine biologist Alison Shaw is still working with Dirk & Sally in Puerto Rico, but the team are recovering from their dangerous trip to South America, and DeeAnn is preparing to take young gorilla Dulce away. Then Steve Caesare is ordered to go back and retrieve Dexter, the super intelligent capuchin monkey, John Clay is sent to China to find whatever the Chinese go away with, and Alison discovers a potentially life-saving phenomenon. As the heroes undertake their separate missions, powerful international factions are also closing in, desperate to claim the secrets for themselves - and prevent anyone else from benefiting - at any cost. This was my favourite of the series so far - I love the mixture of science, action, suspense and geopolitics - and who doesn’t adore dolphins! I do remember the previous books being completely improbable, but this one keeps the technological aspects more believable. I like all the main characters and appreciate the author keeping the romance elements to a minimum. There were some pretty sad bits - don’t worry, no dolphins die or are harmed, but not all the good guys survive and there are some animal deaths 😿 The ending leaves things wide open (but no cliffhangers) for the next book, Ripple, which I intend to read soon before I forget too much again!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023 by Joanna J
This series just keeps getting better the more I read. I idea behind these books is so astounding, it makes a very interesting read.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023 by kimberly buckner
This could and should be a 5-star book. It is well done with character development, and the writing is really superb. Okay... here is the, "However." Before I read this, I went back and reread "Breakthrough" and "Leap." I wanted to make sure it was all fresh in my memory as I started this new book, so much anticipated by me! When I started to read this, I sighed and almost put it back until I had the temperament for reading books with typos all over. This one started with a small print error. And here, the "However" is really a good one for the author. There were no other printing errors or typos that I found as I read through the entire book. That was a wonderful experience. It did have the one line with half of the line on the next line near the front of the book. That was all, though. I did miss, immediately, the lack of page numbers and the lack of x-ray enabling that has been a part of the other books he has written. I really missed that and noticed it right away. No idea why he did not put them in here, but I sure wish he had! My major problem with this book was the entire plot line. In "Leap" it was decided by John Clay and the others who were with him (pg. 458) when they found, not the plants that China wanted, but the water source that was responsible for these plants, to "...leave it alone." ... to "bury it." "We only need to bury the sign posts. Or better yet, remove the boulders." On to the earth movers. "After redirecting the water leak...the heavy door clicked and slid smoothly back into place." This was all done so that no one, no country, could find this source and make use of it, for good or otherwise. Now... onto Catalyst. The entire premise of this book was to uncover the second source of this same element that they had taken such lengths to cover up in "Leap." I had real problems with this! Why not just go and get the original source they had found, once the heat was off of the search? Another problem I had was that this author, who should have known his characters. as he had developed them, but then we come to Sofia Santiago. A little girl dying of leukemia. She starts out as having: "a set of warm brown eyes."... then she goes to, in just a couple of pages, "Sofia stared up at them nervously with her large blue eyes..." This is inexcusable in a character, especially in just a few pages. Then we come to Dexter. In "Leap," ..."The capuchins would not be caged until loaded onto the ship....Instead, they were gathered and kept in giant nets." Dexter "was trying to free the other monkeys. More specificially, he was trying to untie the knot in the rope..." Now we come to "Catalyst." Here, the poachers had "a long flatbed with dozens of wooden cages stacked on the back..." And then there was the part where: "Russo was convinced the man waiting for them had been a U.S. Navy SEAL. The marking he left on Carlos's jacket was clear..." Funny, a little earlier, "Caesare unclipped the weapon (a Fallkniven A1 survival knife) and slid it out... he reached down and cut a shape into the back of the man's brightly colored shirt... Little things, but, these are the things that readers DO notice. It is a wonder that the author didn't. HE was the one that developed the story line and wrote these misses! One thing that did confuse me, early in the book, was when Neely was drawing blood to do a DNA testing on the dolphins as well as the others from who had been swimming with them in their special habitat. Neely had just come in from the Everglades, everything in hand to do the DNA testing with, and all of a sudden, she says, "You guys are just lucky we had human-sized syringes here..." I thought her bag contained all that she needed to do this testing with? Or was I just totally confused already then? When the book got close to the end, I know I was really confused. There would be an action scene, which was interrupted for another part of the story line. When the story line switched back to the earlier part of the action, all of a sudden there was.... no action. It had come and gone. We were all of a sudden transplanted into the end of it, instead of going back into the action itself. I know there were so many time lapses there that I finally was ready to just give up and forget trying to figure it out! So I won't be a spoiler, I won't give details here. Also, so I don't go into the ending and spoil this, I will just say that I was totally confused as to WHY China was not even mentioned as far as retribution for their final actions in Brazil. I think this needed to at least be touched on in the Epilogue some way or another. Which takes us to the Epilogue. It was not an ending. It was just setting it up for the next book in this series. There wasn't exactly a "cliffhanger," as such, but it was evident that the ending was not the ending. When I read a book, i like a book to END. This one, in my opinion didn't. To wrap this up, this is an author who is really talented and should not be making all the little errors that he did here. If the books are a series, then they should all follow with the same actions from one book to another. I feel this author slipped a lot in this area. Hopefully he can and will answer my main question about WHY the characters in play decided to go and find the second source when they had totally and completely decided not to do this in "Leap." This dolphin just didn't hunt, to use a variation on a trite old phrase. I want it all to hunt. So I hope the author hunts for a good solution in his next book to answer why they turned the entire premise around in Catalyst! THEN I hope to give him a much higher rating than what I am in this one. Having said all of this, this book is a really good book and well written, at least up to the ending. Then it was as if the author just ran out of steam and shut down his engines. A real shame! I do think it is well worth reading and the majority of people will really enjoy it. I just notice little things and want an author to make the entire book... or series... flow without all of the things that were obviously overlooked in this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2015 by Luvs2Read
Totally riveting series. Fiction, action, military, political, science fiction, fantasy, plus a little romance thrown in. There is also a couple impressive dolphins and a few very smart primates doing exceptional things. There are some SEAL team guys, bad guys and scientists all seeking the fountain of youth. Great story, compelling characters, and the action never stops. Love it!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023 by Kindle Customer
I only have one issue that I found glaring. Towards the end if the book, the SECDEF is described as being in full uniform. While its possible that a retired officer in that position would do so, I find it unlikely, as that is a civilian, not military, position.
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023 by Don Harrington