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Title: Origin

Subtitle: A Technothriller

Author: J. A. Konrath

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1301 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

When linguist Andrew Dennison is yanked from his bed by the Secret Service and taken to a top secret facility in the desert, he has no idea he's been brought there to translate the words of an ancient demon.

He joins pretty but cold veterinarian Sun Jones, eccentric molecular biologist Dr. Frank Belgium, and a hodge-podge of religious, military, and science personnel to try and figure out if the creature is, indeed, Satan.

But things quickly go bad, and very soon Andy isn't just fighting for his life, but the lives of everyone on earth

Members Reviews:

what a trip

There were so many points at which this book could have gone horribly, crashingly wrong. To my amazement, it never did, and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Literature for the ages, this is not. But it's ontologically whacked, it's crazy fun, it's bite-your-nails exciting! And Luke Daniels does a fine job with the narration. Definitely recommended to take the edge off the the pain of the current political primaries.

Making My Beelzebubble Burst

A rabbi, a priest, and a molecular geneticist... oh, you've heard this one?

Well, they are all part of a super-secret government project in an underground lab deep in the desert. It seems that while digging the Panama Canal in 1903, workers unearthed a huge, humanoid being with wings, horns, and cloven hooves. The being was alive but in a state of suspended animation. So of course Teddy Roosevelt took him back to the U.S. and installed him in this no-expenses-spared secret lab.

Fast-forward to the present. The molecular geneticist is there to sequence "Bubs" DNA. There's also an M.D. and a veterinarian on the study team. The priest and the rabbi are there just in case, and theres a crusty old army general who runs the show and reports to the president. Bub has suddenly woken up and started talking, but no one can understand him, so a noted linguist is called in. But Bub picks up English real quick, so the handsome linguist is really there to romance the pretty lady vet and to team up with her to lead the heroics when everything goes horribly wrong (as we know it will because we remember Jeff Goldblum's speech about chaos theory in Jurassic Park).

This adventure is fast-moving, gruesome, and ridiculous if you think about it (and you dont have to think very hard). But it had enough interesting characters (including Bub) and unexpected plot twists to keep me intrigued and just enough humor to lighten the gore. Its also the right length--long enough to build suspense but short enough so the silliness doesn't become exasperating. I suspect that if you enjoy books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (especially their solo efforts) you'll probably enjoy "Origin."

Luke Daniels does his usual fine job of narration, right up to the book's memorable last line, which he delivers perfectly.

A Pleasant Surprise!

I purchased this Audible Book on a whim. I was checking out, and noticed the title, and scanned the summary, and since it was fairly short, and inexpensive, I added it to my cart.