The Extinction Trials
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- Author：A.G. Riddle
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Reviews
donna backshall
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Wow， what a wild ride this was！The Extinction Trials had a distinctly claustrophobic Wool Omnibus feel to it， plus a pace so fast I couldn't catch my breath。I need more time to wrap my head around this standalone novel from one of my favorite sci-fi authors。 After finishing this book in a mere two days， I'm still reeling （view spoiler）[and a bit startled by the Planet of the Apes-styled ending I never saw coming （hide spoiler）]。 Wow， what a wild ride this was！The Extinction Trials had a distinctly claustrophobic Wool Omnibus feel to it， plus a pace so fast I couldn't catch my breath。I need more time to wrap my head around this standalone novel from one of my favorite sci-fi authors。 After finishing this book in a mere two days， I'm still reeling （view spoiler）[and a bit startled by the Planet of the Apes-styled ending I never saw coming （hide spoiler）]。 。。。more
Sherron
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The “change” is killing humanity。 No， this isn’t a post menopausal book。 Rather it’s a post apocalyptic story。 This book begins with utter chaos—a clash of intentional， manmade catastrophes。 There’s not just one but multiple threats to kill off all or most of humanity， in a Big Brother eugenics-type campaign。 Fade to black。 During the human species cleansing， our protagonist （a fire fighter with expressive agnosia）， a women with amnesia， and several others awake。 The firefighter can’t understand The “change” is killing humanity。 No， this isn’t a post menopausal book。 Rather it’s a post apocalyptic story。 This book begins with utter chaos—a clash of intentional， manmade catastrophes。 There’s not just one but multiple threats to kill off all or most of humanity， in a Big Brother eugenics-type campaign。 Fade to black。 During the human species cleansing， our protagonist （a fire fighter with expressive agnosia）， a women with amnesia， and several others awake。 The firefighter can’t understand facial expressions or body language， so he’s at a loss in social situations。 The amnesiac can’t remember the past。 They gravitate together， recognize that the other must be innocent of any ulterior motive， and rely on each other to survive。 I like having characters with interesting brain issues， and I give two thumbs up for this couple of unique characters！ No one knows—including us—what’s going on， who’s in charge， or why。 We learn there are secrets among the team members and elsewhere， but like the protagonist， we are required to wait and find out the answers along with him， solving problems while on the run as they try to save themselves—and humanity。 The puzzle-solving is a bit formulaic， but if you like interacting with your books， you‘ll enjoy solving puzzles along with the characters。 The team’s focus and the book’s themes are sweet， life affirming， and a little corny。This page-turner is very easy to read in one sitting and ends in a unique head scratcher of a twist。Two and a half stars。 I received this free from NetGalley in exchange for my opinion。 。。。more
Jovana （NovelOnMyMind）
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2。5 ⭐
Monique
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A。 G。 Riddle has been on my reading list for years but I’ve never actually gotten around to reading him。 So I was super excited to get an ARC book from him。 The Extinction Trial follows seven strangers who wake up in a failing building with no memory about where they are， why they are there and what their future entails。 This novel follows the characters as they explore their surroundings， follow clues about what happened to them and the world around themselves and slowly learn the truth about h A。 G。 Riddle has been on my reading list for years but I’ve never actually gotten around to reading him。 So I was super excited to get an ARC book from him。 The Extinction Trial follows seven strangers who wake up in a failing building with no memory about where they are， why they are there and what their future entails。 This novel follows the characters as they explore their surroundings， follow clues about what happened to them and the world around themselves and slowly learn the truth about humanities future。 The plot was amazing with plenty of suspense， action， thrills and surprises。 I was never sure what had happened in the past and why， so the big reveal was really exciting and shocking。 The character development was the best part of the novel。 Each character was amazingly written with unique personalities。 As the characters slowly regained their memories I loved witnessing the changing relationship between each character; some relationships became stronger while others slowly degraded。 The world building was great but it felt standard for post-apocalyptic novels （in comparison to the world of Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith for example）。 The conclusion was perfect。 My one minor complaint was I got a little confused in the beginning。 That quickly cleared up as the novel progressed though。 Overall this was a great apocalyptic novel with plenty of twists and action， great characters， an interesting world and a perfect conclusion。 I would suggest it to all post-apocalyptic fans。 Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。 。。。more
Caroline 'reading with Buddy'
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This was my first book by this author and it won't be the last。 Whilst reading I could really see this as a movie。 Whilst reading you didn't know who to trust and I do love that in a book。 This was another book that I had to read in one session to learn what happens next。 I was given an advance copy by the publishers and netgalley but the review is entirely my own。 This was my first book by this author and it won't be the last。 Whilst reading I could really see this as a movie。 Whilst reading you didn't know who to trust and I do love that in a book。 This was another book that I had to read in one session to learn what happens next。 I was given an advance copy by the publishers and netgalley but the review is entirely my own。 。。。more
Haley
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I received a copy of this audiobook as an eARC from Netgalley。 All opinions are my own！The world has Changed and 6 strangers have woken up with no idea of how they got there or what has happened。 But they have one mission: survive。 Complete the Extinction Trials and save the human race。 But what will it cost them to do so？ And what secrets will they uncover along the way？I really liked the premise of this story and the way that it unfolded！ I feel like it really gave you a lot to think about， es I received a copy of this audiobook as an eARC from Netgalley。 All opinions are my own！The world has Changed and 6 strangers have woken up with no idea of how they got there or what has happened。 But they have one mission: survive。 Complete the Extinction Trials and save the human race。 But what will it cost them to do so？ And what secrets will they uncover along the way？I really liked the premise of this story and the way that it unfolded！ I feel like it really gave you a lot to think about， especially as it wrapped up， and it was a very philosophical book in general。 It beautifully painted a picture of what it means to be human and the human condition。I think my biggest issue was that the book was confusing to me for a good portion of it。 Even when the characters began figuring things out， I felt like I still had no idea what was going on or who was who on each side of the battle。 Even at the end I still wasn't sure what had really happened in the war or what was going on。I really enjoyed the story overall， I just wish things had been a little easier to follow！ I do like the plot-twist at the end and the way that things were wrapped up！ If you like sci-fi with a twist， this book might just be for you！ 。。。more
Jeff
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Preachy Philosophy And Just-Too-Far-Out-There Part V Mar Otherwise Stellar SciFi Novel。 Outside of some hyper preachy philosophy in Part IV and a Part V that simply breaks everything previously established and shatters all possible suspension of disbelief， this book was truly a stellar scifi suspense/ action tale。 One that should have simply ended with the conclusion of Part IV。 You've got elements of Brett Battles' PROJECT EDEN， James Dashner's MAZE RUNNER， THE MATRIX， WATERWORLD ， BATTLESTAR G Preachy Philosophy And Just-Too-Far-Out-There Part V Mar Otherwise Stellar SciFi Novel。 Outside of some hyper preachy philosophy in Part IV and a Part V that simply breaks everything previously established and shatters all possible suspension of disbelief， this book was truly a stellar scifi suspense/ action tale。 One that should have simply ended with the conclusion of Part IV。 You've got elements of Brett Battles' PROJECT EDEN， James Dashner's MAZE RUNNER， THE MATRIX， WATERWORLD ， BATTLESTAR GALACTICA， Ted Dekker's CIRCLE QUADRILOGY， and a jump-right-into-the-action opener ala Jeremy Robinson's UNITY or （a bit more precisely） MASS EFFECT 2's opening level。 And these are all franchises that I personally LOVE。 In other words， if you like scifi at all， this is going to be something you'll want to explore。 Even if scifi isn't really your thing， the meat of the story here， of forced proximity creating a family-of-choice， secrets， lies， betrayals， and survival。。。 those are all human elements that Riddle uses effectively to tell his story remarkably well。 So well that were it not for the issues noted at the beginning of this review， this is very *easily* a 5* tale。 As is， it is still a mostly solid， action packed book， and still recommended。 。。。more
Neville Townsend
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I received this book from legion books via Netgalley for a review。 Another exceptional read from A G Riddle。 The master of the post apocalyptic novels and this is no exception， thoroughly enjoyed this book。
Tiffany Degner
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Thank you to legion books and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I really loved the way we just jump in with the action。 I was left with questions that were slowly answered as the book progressed。 I enjoyed reading this adventure and by the end I felt like I knew them all and was rooting for their survival！ This was a nice sci-fi read with a virus that causes the Change in the entire population of the planet， and causes a huge war between 2 main groups。 Thank you to legion books and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I really loved the way we just jump in with the action。 I was left with questions that were slowly answered as the book progressed。 I enjoyed reading this adventure and by the end I felt like I knew them all and was rooting for their survival！ This was a nice sci-fi read with a virus that causes the Change in the entire population of the planet， and causes a huge war between 2 main groups。 The survivors awake in a freezing fallout shelter and quickly find out they need to leave or risk dying as the power goes out。 The main survivors are Owen a fireman who's limitations make reading facial expressions impossible， and Maya a scientist who is infected with the virus。 The survivors must make life or death decisions while trying to find this mysterious safe haven the Coloney as their food stores dwindle。 They must all contribute in their own way to the survival of the group， sacrifice themselves for the good of the group， and try to save mankind。 The ending really surprised me and I loved it！ Did they save mankind or will the same mistakes be made？ I guess you'll have to read this page turner to find out！ 。。。more
Michelle Fairchild
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There's a certain， for lack of a better phrase， je ne sais quoi to this book。 It's captivating and yet I can't explain why。 The pace is smooth without any extra un-needed explanation to the story。 Although the story is a science fiction/dystopian， the dialogues between characters are natural and the vocabulary used is not overly complicated for the readers。 The only thing I found that did not work is the relationship between Maya and Owen。 It was not very convincing to me。 In the end， I wanted m There's a certain， for lack of a better phrase， je ne sais quoi to this book。 It's captivating and yet I can't explain why。 The pace is smooth without any extra un-needed explanation to the story。 Although the story is a science fiction/dystopian， the dialogues between characters are natural and the vocabulary used is not overly complicated for the readers。 The only thing I found that did not work is the relationship between Maya and Owen。 It was not very convincing to me。 In the end， I wanted more and I hope there will be a follow-up book that will continue this story。 Thank you to Legion Books and NetGalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jade
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Irene
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The Extinction Trials by A。G。 Riddle An epic dystopian science fiction novel with a message of hope and family。 The novel is thought provoking。 Well written and well developed with relatable and realistic characters。 At the end of the novel。 the author tosses in a a word during a conversation between Owen and Maya that gives the novel a whole new perspective。 Highly recommended。 Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book。
Diana Davis
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The Extinction Trials Kindle Editionby A。G。 Riddle （AuthorThank you to AG Riddle， the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary reviewer's copy。 I am choosing to leave a fair and honest review。AG Riddle is one of the masters of apocalyptic fiction。 His previous works include the Origins Series and the Extinction Files series。 His ability to research and to apply that research for a fascinating story is second to none。 And those abilities shine throughout the Extinction Files。The Extinction The Extinction Trials Kindle Editionby A。G。 Riddle （AuthorThank you to AG Riddle， the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary reviewer's copy。 I am choosing to leave a fair and honest review。AG Riddle is one of the masters of apocalyptic fiction。 His previous works include the Origins Series and the Extinction Files series。 His ability to research and to apply that research for a fascinating story is second to none。 And those abilities shine throughout the Extinction Files。The Extinction Trials is the Hunger Games if Greg Brin and Michael Crichton wrote it and Ari Aster turned it into a movieAs a pandemic circles around a future world where AI and robots have taken all the dangerous world， our hero – Owen – a firefighter makes a life-altering decision that winds him up at the back of a triage system because of his injuries。 After fading to sleep while awaiting care， he awakes to find himself in an underground bunker about to fight not only for his life， but the life of the remaining human race。The story is woven tightly， leaving breadcrumbs that you think you understand then poof – nope， you don't。Riddle's talent seems to grow with each book。 In this case， the surprise at the end is a complete surprise and a well-earned one。Riddle's writing is clean。 It keeps moving except in the case of clothing。 He brings up clothing over and over。 The story is told through Owen's and Maya's （the heroine of the piece） eyes。 There is always a hint， from both of them， that we aren't seeing the whole picture。 Their voices are similar but Riddle manages to keep them separate。The plot has the feel of Hereditary or The Cabin in the Woods。 When that second shoe drops at the end， it will leave with the same gasp。All in all， an amazing read with a lot of fun science and an interesting turn on the end of the world as we know it。5 stars out of 5https://www。amazon。com/Extinction-Tri。。。 。。。more
Dimitris Kopsidas
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There is a lot to like in this book and not just for hardcore sci-fi fans。 In fact the strongest aspect of this book is the relationships among the main characters and the themes of loyalty， friendship， family and integrity， all of which are very well explored。 Also the action in this book， although in small doses， was well written and you could feel the suspense rising。 As for the sci-fi fans， I think you'll like what you'll find here， but not be blown away by its originality or complexity。 The There is a lot to like in this book and not just for hardcore sci-fi fans。 In fact the strongest aspect of this book is the relationships among the main characters and the themes of loyalty， friendship， family and integrity， all of which are very well explored。 Also the action in this book， although in small doses， was well written and you could feel the suspense rising。 As for the sci-fi fans， I think you'll like what you'll find here， but not be blown away by its originality or complexity。 The ending was quite clever but still I could use with some more explaining。I didn't have any big issues with mr。 Riddle's book besides one or two things I awsn't a fan of。 Firstly I found some choices/decisions from the main duo of protagonists not that convincing and finally I also felt that the first part of the book was a bit too slow for my liking and it took me a while to get totally hooked on the story。As I said above， this is a book that will appeal to a lot of readers sci-fi fans or not。Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Bogi Zweiundvierzich
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Maybe you have seen the 1997 movie The Cube。 If so， something in this book will sound a little familiar to you。 In the movie， 7 people awake in a cube shaped maze with deadly traps。 This time around， we get a bunch of people in an underground research facility。 And no obvious traps。 But not less deadly。 Only we don't start at this point like the movie。******************************Read the interview with A。 G。 Riddle！******************************Instead， we start into a world of tomorrow that s Maybe you have seen the 1997 movie The Cube。 If so， something in this book will sound a little familiar to you。 In the movie， 7 people awake in a cube shaped maze with deadly traps。 This time around， we get a bunch of people in an underground research facility。 And no obvious traps。 But not less deadly。 Only we don't start at this point like the movie。******************************Read the interview with A。 G。 Riddle！******************************Instead， we start into a world of tomorrow that seems to be a bright world at first glance - AIs being utilized the right way， robots relieving mankind from the most dangerous activities （like firefighting）。 It looks to be a promising world！ The world could be so bright！And then， of course， everything goes south。 Looks can be deceiving。 It's true in everyday's life， and it is especially true in the world of the extinction trials。 Before we reach them， though， we get a good look at our two main heroes。 Immediately likeable characters are a boon for every story， but especially for stories of dystopian suffering that want you to suffer alongside their characters。 When the real part of the trials begin， our two protagonists will be joined by a bunch of other characters。 Those are as much of an enigma to the heroes as to us， and soon everything starts to look like a （deadly） game。 A game that begs the question - who can you trust？ Not sure who to trust？ Yeah， me neither。There is some mistrust here， and as stories of prior members of the Extinction Trials emerge， those are given more substance。Tonight， they are evil。Tomorrow， they are survivors。The next day？ They are visionaries。About 38 % in The world is intriguing （and there is far more than meets the eye）， everything after The Change is shrouded in mystery， characters are relatable as well as likeable。 So how about pace？I think it's done just right。 It starts with a good pace， followed by a build up that will have you turning page after page without even realizing it。 Scene changings between characters feel natural and happen at moments that are dramaturgical right， further increasing the action and the pace。 I love it when an author thinks about where their scene changes should be， and it just feels good here。 That's the most prominent question。 What is actually happening here？I've talked about The Cube at the start， and while our group is not in a maze filled with deadly traps， their situation is similar: They are - kind of - trapped in a small underground research facility （with failing power）， fighting for their survival and totally unaware of any details - where they are， how they got there， how long they've been there， what happened in the meantime。 The only person who could shed some light unto those questions suffers from partial memory loss。Speaking about memory: There are also philosophical ideas and concepts spread throughout the book。 How do our memories of the past shape or future？ If our memories could be altered， what would that mean for us？Besides some of these questions， our heroes are also facing riddles （the author lives up to his name） they have to solve with the breadcrumbs of clues they have been given。 And it soon becomes clear they make an excellent pair。 Not our heroes， but if this book gets a movie， they would be a logical choice。There are some psychological things here coming into play， what with all the mistrust going around。 And - not too surprising - we find some philosophy at the core of the story。 And at the very heart the conclusion that mankind itself is it's greatest adversary。 Homo homini lupus， as Thomas Hobbes wrote （or lupus est homo homini in the original words by Plautus）。I also had a feeling that A。 G。 Riddle was， at least in parts， taking a bow to George Orwell。 Because if you reach a certain point in the story， you can't help but notice the 1984 vibes。And then there's the final twist。 I'm not telling you anything， but it did not come totally unexpected。 And the prologue was rounding up everything in a very satisfactory way。*****When all is said and done， this is an excellent book！ I rate it 4。5 out of 5 （rounded up to 5 on sites that don't support half stars）。The half star reduction is because there are some minor inconsistencies here。 Like （sorry， minor spoiler） - where does Bryce's （severed） thump come from that Maya is suddenly wielding？ I would have thought the thump walked out of the airlock together with the rest of Bryce。 And where did the flashlights everyone is brandishing come from？ I know these are really minor details， but since the whole story is so gripping， it's actually something that registers with me， disturbing my immersion into the story。 There are also some other things that seem to be slightly off for me， and I can't tell you about without spoilering too much。 But that's really criticism on an absurd high level。You can also read this review on my Blog。 。。。more
shafaye 📚
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Just when you think this book was going in a certain direction。。。 the twist was entirely unexpected but was the deciding factor in me giving this 5 stars！ I also loved the beautiful message of the importance of family， both given and found。 Special thanks to Netgalley for this advance copy！
Ronald
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AG Riddle writes stories that include world-changing events and suspenseful travel。 My first introduction to Riddle’s writing was with his Atlanta Gene series。 Just like The Extinction Trials， there was travel， suspense， and budding world change。 In The Extinction Trials， two main characters quickly emerge， a neurological scientist and a fireman。 Both did their career jobs nobly intending to save lives。 But competing world factions， bent on wiping out existing humanity and restarting a new popul AG Riddle writes stories that include world-changing events and suspenseful travel。 My first introduction to Riddle’s writing was with his Atlanta Gene series。 Just like The Extinction Trials， there was travel， suspense， and budding world change。 In The Extinction Trials， two main characters quickly emerge， a neurological scientist and a fireman。 Both did their career jobs nobly intending to save lives。 But competing world factions， bent on wiping out existing humanity and restarting a new population， ended their prospects。 One political faction used a memory steeling pandemic to accomplish that goal while the other used technology to create killer robots out of all the service robots。 Fortunately， a third faction cryogenically preserved as many non-aligned citizens as possible to facilitate the survival of the human species。 The factional wars continued， but The Extinction Trials’ story is primarily about the two main characters， put into cryogenic sleep， who wake up in a dystopian future and are left with vague clues leading to the third faction’s sanctuary。 The two end up battling other survivors on the way and mistakenly end up in the pandemic-spreading faction’s control。 That faction attempts to chemically alter their minds to make them more compliant to its cause。 But they escape before the changes manifest and manage to get to the sanctuary。 At the sanctuary， two advanced androids meet them and assure the couple that they can remove the changes to their brains and preserve them along with the rest of humanity。 The couple emerges thousands of years after the rest of the awakened population and find themselves on a new virgin planet。 During the time of their extended cryogenic sleep， humanity had built new civilizations on earth and was at a technical level similar to the 1960s。 The robots provided the two main characters with a large endowment in the form of diamonds， stones that were plentiful in their former world but are rare on earth and very valuable。 Using that endowment， the couple invests in promising world-changing technology companies。 At the end of the book， they are going on to prepare the population for settling other planets so that the human race no longer faces extermination at the hands of its political factions。 The book’s story and its pace kept me engaged。 I spent many a late hour reading when I should have been resting in preparation for the following day’s obligations。 As a result of AG Riddle formulary writing， I don’t think that I would have enjoyed The Extinction Trials if I had read immediately following the Atlantis Gene。 Fortunately， this is a new book that came out long after I read that series so I didn’t need to。 。。。more
Gabriel
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I received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I don’t typically read fiction， but I wanted to get away from non-fiction for a bit and this book looked interesting。 I’d never read Riddle before， and they did not disappoint。 It only took a week to zip through this page turner。 The book begins with Owen going out on a routine call that goes haywire and ends with him unconscious。 Maya is living her life as normal and ends up in the hospital。 She is visited by someone she I received an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I don’t typically read fiction， but I wanted to get away from non-fiction for a bit and this book looked interesting。 I’d never read Riddle before， and they did not disappoint。 It only took a week to zip through this page turner。 The book begins with Owen going out on a routine call that goes haywire and ends with him unconscious。 Maya is living her life as normal and ends up in the hospital。 She is visited by someone she doesn’t remember， but ends up passing out from her illness before anything gets answered for her。 They wake up in a station with a small group of other people， none knowing what’s going on。 They learn that they’re in a post-apocalyptic world and participants in something called The Extinction Trials。 Each person has an envelope containing an item they recognize from their past， but no reason why the items were left。 They learn the power to the station is failing and they need to leave。 What follows is a series of events and twists that reveal everything isn’t quite as it seems。 Even once everything is more or less resolved and you think the story is finished， there’s one or two final twists at the end。 I thought this was going to be another climate change novel。 I was wrong。 I especially liked how the ending came out of left field。 While I was reading this， I would explain what happened to my girlfriend。 She quickly became invested in the story and urged me to read more so she could find out what happened。 It’s safe to say both of us would recommend this book。 Overall， this was a great read and I’ll definitely be checking out Riddle’s other books。 。。。more
Dieter Moitzi
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This book has been provided by the editor via NetGalley for the purpose of a review。The world as humanity knows it seems to be coming to an end。 With a sudden bang。 A new super-virus called Genesis Virus strikes left， right， and centre， causing headaches， nose-bleeding， and complete memory loss， sometimes even death; and the countless self-driven vehicles and other AI-operated machines meant to help people get out of control one day， maiming and killing everyone in their reach。 Both former scien This book has been provided by the editor via NetGalley for the purpose of a review。The world as humanity knows it seems to be coming to an end。 With a sudden bang。 A new super-virus called Genesis Virus strikes left， right， and centre， causing headaches， nose-bleeding， and complete memory loss， sometimes even death; and the countless self-driven vehicles and other AI-operated machines meant to help people get out of control one day， maiming and killing everyone in their reach。 Both former scientist-cum-secret-service-informant Maya and firefighter Owen learn it the hard way。 The former almost dies from an outbreak of the virus and is rescued in the very last minute by government colleagues before falling into a coma。 During a routine intervention that turns out way more dangerous than he thought， the latter is seriously injured and transferred to a hospital， where he loses consciousness。 Both wake up in glass tubes and find themselves in a freezing underground bunker together with a bunch of other people—a bus mechanic， an ER doctor， an IT specialist， a little girl， an unsuspicious-looking old man， and an android， Bryce。 Their proctor。 Bryce tells them the world has really ended what seems like eons ago and that they are one of several separated groups of survivors enrolled in a secret repopulation program called the Extinction Trials。 That’s the good news。 The bad news: the outside world has become deathly， the power system of their bunker is failing， and… end of explanation。 The seemingly harmless old guy bashes Bryce’s head in， depriving them of further information， before dashing outside。 Luckily， no one follows him， because through the airlock door window， the other six can only watch with horror as he dies a death that is as gruesome as it is sudden。 The question is: what with the power failing， food rations being scarce， and no way to find out a） what has happened， b） where they are， and c） what to do or where to go， they are trapped in this God-forsaken bunker and…And that’s as far as I’m willing to go， plot-wise。 Why？ Because。 Several “becauses”， in fact， the main of them being that any further information would be a spoiler。 And I really wouldn’t want to spoil the reading pleasure for anyone。 Believe me: if you’re into cleverly thought-out dystopias and gripping world-building， you WILL find pleasure in reading this book。 Immense pleasure。 I was hooked after the first page and couldn’t put it down until I had finished it， and I can tell you， it’s a novel filled with unexpected （and unexpectable） twists and turns galore。 You never really know who is who， who’s telling the truth and who’s lying， what really happened， or into what hellhole the world has truly been transformed while the main characters were asleep。 The only constants in this trust-nobody-trust-nothing world are Owen and Maya， who take turns not telling the story （that would be dull and bad writing） but lending you their eyes， ears， even thoughts and memories in order to show you。 They both have weak spots， blind spots even （Owen for instance seems to be born with a light brain damage that makes him incapable of interpreting body language or facial expressions）， and yet， they’re the driving force that will make or unmake the whole group’s survival and understanding of the new situation。It’s been quite a long time that I haven’t read such a great book—well written， well developed， entertaining in the sense of making your heart beat faster and your breath get laboured while you’re turning the pages almost in a frenzy。 The plot turned out waterproof， with just enough new elements per chapter to keep this reader’s curiosity well alive and kicking yet without overwhelming him or pushing the pace over the top。 No， there were moments of respite where I could calm down while getting to know the two main characters better。 Everything in this really cleverly written book is there for a purpose， each detail， each clue， even the romantic subplot that necessarily comes to light at one point—they all add new layers， new depths。 Yep， although being highly addictive and entertaining， this is no shallow read; it points out questions we humans should ask ourselves before it’s too late。 And the final twist—a masterpiece。 I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
J。
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The Extinction Trials is full of twists， but the ending is a major surprise！ Didn’t expect it， but loved it！A group led by scientists has released a virus to change people， first by erasing their memories。 Some people die from the virus， but those left are changed。 Then the opposition fights back using bots and automated vehicles。 The world is falling apart when a group of people are awoken out of a deep sleep and told they are in the Extinction Trials， part of a wider experiment to try to recre The Extinction Trials is full of twists， but the ending is a major surprise！ Didn’t expect it， but loved it！A group led by scientists has released a virus to change people， first by erasing their memories。 Some people die from the virus， but those left are changed。 Then the opposition fights back using bots and automated vehicles。 The world is falling apart when a group of people are awoken out of a deep sleep and told they are in the Extinction Trials， part of a wider experiment to try to recreate the world after many years have passed。 The world they knew no longer exists， and every day is a fight to survive， but first they must learn to trust and depend on each other。 If you enjoy dystopian science fiction， but with a very hopeful message， be sure to read The Extinction Files。 I know I will be reading more books by A。G。 Riddle。I received an ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Sally Mander
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5 stars， The world as they knew it has ended， now what？THE EXTINCTION TRIALS by A。G。 RiddleA small group of people wakes up in a fallout shelter and as they are learning about what is going on， one of the people waking up murders the man who was telling them about the state of the world at this time。 They find that they have to work together to get any further with their escape。Highly recommend a great dystopian science fiction novel。Many thanks to #netgalley #legionbooks for the complimentary c 5 stars， The world as they knew it has ended， now what？THE EXTINCTION TRIALS by A。G。 RiddleA small group of people wakes up in a fallout shelter and as they are learning about what is going on， one of the people waking up murders the man who was telling them about the state of the world at this time。 They find that they have to work together to get any further with their escape。Highly recommend a great dystopian science fiction novel。Many thanks to #netgalley #legionbooks for the complimentary copy of #theextinctiontrials I was under no obligation to post a review。 。。。more
Sofia
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