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Kingdom of Bones

Kingdom of Bones

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  • Author：James Rollins
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Summary

From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins， the latest riveting， deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series， told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science， historical mystery， and pulse-pounding action。

It begins in Africa 。 。 。

A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery。 An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field。 Men， women， and children have been reduced to a dull， catatonic state。 The environment surrounding them—plants and animals—has grown more cunning and predatory， evolving at an exponential pace。 The insidious phenomenon is spreading from a cursed site in the jungle — known to locals as the Kingdom of Bones —and sweeping across Africa， threatening the rest of the world。

What has made the biosphere run amok？ Is it a natural event？ Or more terrifyingly， did someone engineer it？

Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safe， vigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price。 Yet， even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening development—or know how to stop it。 As they race to find answers， the members of Sigma quickly realize they have become the prey。

To head off global catastrophe， Sigma Force must risk their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of the African continent—a truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed 。 。 。 sooner than we know。

Mother Nature—red in tooth and claw—is turning against humankind， propelling the entire world into the Kingdom of Bones。

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Reviews

Chuck ，

This is my second James Rollins novel， and like the first it was a really good story！The Sigma Force is sent in to investigate reports of a new super virus that is rampaging through the Democratic Republic of the Congo。 The book is full of science， myths， action and adventure and it kept the pages turning！ This is non-stop action， just the way I like it。

Terri Fleming ，

Fast paced read。 Good for a quiet night。

Alison ，

Exciting

Eve Carter ，

Not one of my favourite of his books but hopefully the next will be back to his usual form。 Still worth reading though。

Penny ，

I'm a fan of James Rollins' pre-Sigma books， and my favorite might be Amazonia。 Kingdom of Bones gives Amazonia a Sigma twist， resulting in a high-adrenaline read。 I didn't know a thing about the Congo before reading Kingdom of Bones， and I appreciated the opportunity to learn about it。 There were a couple of things I didn't care for。 I felt most of the new characters added for this story lacked spark。 Even Gray Pierce seemed a little dull。 Then again， no characters compete with Kane。 Another th I'm a fan of James Rollins' pre-Sigma books， and my favorite might be Amazonia。 Kingdom of Bones gives Amazonia a Sigma twist， resulting in a high-adrenaline read。 I didn't know a thing about the Congo before reading Kingdom of Bones， and I appreciated the opportunity to learn about it。 There were a couple of things I didn't care for。 I felt most of the new characters added for this story lacked spark。 Even Gray Pierce seemed a little dull。 Then again， no characters compete with Kane。 Another thing initially bothered me - plants and animals not associated with the Congo。 Or so I thought。 I googled and found some of them are， in fact， native species， while others don't belong there。 And animals that don't belong there underscores how badly things are going in the Congo。 。。。more

David ，

So ridiculous I gave up after reading 70%。 Couldn't stand it any longer。 So ridiculous I gave up after reading 70%。 Couldn't stand it any longer。 。。。more

Gladwin Henry ，

This was an excellent read。 It started out slow but quickly grab my interest and kept it till the end。

Laura Talley ，

I feel like I’ve just had my first trip to the jungle， was in a major battle several times， and can just now breath a sigh of relief that I am safely back in my own home well done！ Fascinating。 Brilliant！！

Donny Peters ，

A definite improvement over his previous book but it was just missing the mark a bit compared to earlier works。 By no means was it an awful story but I was hoping for a 4 or 5 star from Rollins！ Maybe next book？

Anthony Dalton ，

Meh！ God awful。

7fh ，

i picked this book up in a kiosk in the san Francisco airport， and just like SFO airport its mid， but i'll probably read the other books given the chance i picked this book up in a kiosk in the san Francisco airport， and just like SFO airport its mid， but i'll probably read the other books given the chance 。。。more

Melissa Gaston ，

I enjoyed this book as well has his other books。

Walt ，

This is a mixture between Michael Crichton's Congo and Lara Croft: Cradle of Life。Rollins blends the science， mythology， and action very well。 The book is almost non-stop action， as the Sigma Team races around to stop a James Bond villain from destroying。。。mankind？。。。the world？ The plot and the outcome were predictable。 The characters are mostly cookie-cutter stereotypes。 But the journey was between introduction and climax was excellent。 The basic plot is that a mysterious virus appears in the j This is a mixture between Michael Crichton's Congo and Lara Croft: Cradle of Life。Rollins blends the science， mythology， and action very well。 The book is almost non-stop action， as the Sigma Team races around to stop a James Bond villain from destroying。。。mankind？。。。the world？ The plot and the outcome were predictable。 The characters are mostly cookie-cutter stereotypes。 But the journey was between introduction and climax was excellent。 The basic plot is that a mysterious virus appears in the jungles of Central Africa。 A secret team of government agents composed of former special forces warriors - who are also geniuses - is called in to investigate （and save the world）。 They soon learn that the virus is not a regular virus like flu or SARS。 It can mutate creatures in real time （sort of yes and sort of no）。 And it can be amazingly fast at self preservation。 It is a supervirus with mysterious properties。 But there is an evil organization that wants it to spread because they believe they will have the cure。。。。and can make money。。。。。Yeah。So， the heroes of Sigma Force are on the scene in the flooded village trying to save lives when Cobra suddenly arrives killing people and kidnapping scientists。 Yes， the plot is predictable， painfully so。 The cast are predictable。 The problem is a lack of character development。 To be fair， this is book 16 in a series on Sigma Force。 So Rollins has probably developed these characters fairly well early on。 However， as a stand alone best seller， readers will not empathize or identify with any of the characters。 This is especially problematic in that they are James Bond / Rambo-esque heroes who are also scientific geniuses。。。。And the bad guys are super bad， right down to the European origins。 The only thing missing was a vague reference to Nazi Germany。 But the baddies were Cobra from GI Joe fame。 It was painful reading the dialogue between the characters。 Drama is definitely Rollins' weakness。 Several characters were worthless distractions， leaping from the page to the reader shouting "I am in the story！ And this is my one line that I repeat over and over。"However， the journey was impressive。 This is where he tries to pull in the mystery and mystique of Michael Crichton - blending the science with mythology / history。 Yes， Sigma Force is looking for King Solomon's mines， just like Zinj。 They are following clues set down by a colonial explorer。 The clues and puzzles are fascinating。 Strange that the autistic kid / genius solves each problem instead of the geniuses of Sigma Force。 But each clue leads to a new place and a new danger。 This plot progression is great。 The mystery is real。 The suspense is intense。 And then， Sigma Force decides "No。 We don't need to follow clues， we can just skip to the end。。。。" [Sigh]。 There were two story arcs。 Team 1 is looking for the origin of the virus and following clues deeper and deeper into the jungle。 Team 2 is fighting Cobra。 Then the book took a strange turn as Rollins looks for action。。。。The climactic scenes were good。 It was a bit like Jurassic Park。 But I tended to zone out。 I had no connection with the heroes。 The mystery pushed me forward。 Once the mystery of the virus was （mostly） solved， I did not care about Sigma Force。Overall， this book pulls from a lot of other works。 Congo， Jurassic Park， Lara Croft， Annihilation （with Natalie Portman） are all clearly influencing this book。 Very little seems to be original except for the mutations Sigma Force encounters。 There is a lot of scientific talk （with illustrations） which is good。 There is more science in the book than readers would find in the Crichton novels。 There most original parts of the book were the mutations。 But these were somewhat few and far between。 Although I am fascinated that there really are orange crocodiles。 But， then again， I recently read a book informing me about glowing bunnies。 This is an exciting book that will keep you entertained。 。。。more

Sherry ，

Should be 4-1/2 stars

Louise Mills ，

Kingdom of bones rocksBrilliant， really page turning， fast paced as we have come to expect from James。 Highly recommend。 Can't wait for book 17。 Absolutely brilliant。 Kingdom of bones rocksBrilliant， really page turning， fast paced as we have come to expect from James。 Highly recommend。 Can't wait for book 17。 Absolutely brilliant。 。。。more

Aida ，

Action-packed， with so much detail and clearly researched to have some basis in reality。 I appreciated the varying perspectives and characterizations throughout。 First James Rollins book， not my last though。

John Haggerty ，

My favorite of the Sigma series。 Just so very well done。 The blend of science and fiction just works so well。 Brilliantly done！

Randall Nokes ，

I always enjoy the sigma force books， I did not think this one of the better books， a little too much on the fantasy side。

Pam ，

If I'd wanted to read about Tucker & Kane， I would have bought one of their books。 When I reached about page 200 I realized I was going to be worried about Kane and would not really enjoy the book。 So I skipped to the end to find out what happened with Kane。 Once I knew the answer I had no interest in finishing the book。 I don't like reading about harm or injury or potential harm to animals and I didn't appreciate having a story written where this is even a thread in the book。 I've stopped readi If I'd wanted to read about Tucker & Kane， I would have bought one of their books。 When I reached about page 200 I realized I was going to be worried about Kane and would not really enjoy the book。 So I skipped to the end to find out what happened with Kane。 Once I knew the answer I had no interest in finishing the book。 I don't like reading about harm or injury or potential harm to animals and I didn't appreciate having a story written where this is even a thread in the book。 I've stopped reading several authors for similar reasons， killing or harming a pet/animal especially when there's no substantive value is cheap by the author （to me）。 At this point I don't know if I'll read another Sigma Force novel， just a bad taste in my mouth。 。。。more

Martha R Jackowiak ，

It was a great read。 It was good to finish a Rollins book again。

Stephanie Short ，

Full disclosure here， I've never actually cared about the characters in any of Rollins' books。 I find them to be cardboard cutouts & placeholders。 I've read all 16 books in the Sigma series and have loved all of them because Rollins writes seriously awesome science。 With the absence of Michael Crichton there has been a void in the speculative science/adventure/thriller space that Rollins has managed to fill。 I am rating this book based on the things I liked:1。 The science2。 Kane Full disclosure here， I've never actually cared about the characters in any of Rollins' books。 I find them to be cardboard cutouts & placeholders。 I've read all 16 books in the Sigma series and have loved all of them because Rollins writes seriously awesome science。 With the absence of Michael Crichton there has been a void in the speculative science/adventure/thriller space that Rollins has managed to fill。 I am rating this book based on the things I liked:1。 The science2。 Kane 。。。more

Tammy ，

This one was a little slow and didn’t hold my attention as well as others in the series。 It does get a big thumbs up for bringing back Tucker and Kane。

Candy ，

James Rollins and Sigma Force are two names that guarantee a good read。 The story works as a stand-alone but is much richer with the history of the regular characters we can identify。 I’ve not been a reader of the Kane and Tucker books so felt like they were forced in here。 Once I saw how they were incorporated， I was more accepting of them as part of the Sigma team。 I like how the author lets readers know the difference between what was factual and what was fiction。 Writing about a killer virus James Rollins and Sigma Force are two names that guarantee a good read。 The story works as a stand-alone but is much richer with the history of the regular characters we can identify。 I’ve not been a reader of the Kane and Tucker books so felt like they were forced in here。 Once I saw how they were incorporated， I was more accepting of them as part of the Sigma team。 I like how the author lets readers know the difference between what was factual and what was fiction。 Writing about a killer virus in this time of Covid was hard but it was good to read。 。。。more

Kaeleigh ，

Well， another knock out from the master， James Rollins！ The timely topic of viruses and outbreaks was perfect for this thriller。 The jungles of the Congo were a vibrant， and stressful， setting to read。 I enjoyed the new peripheral character like Charlotte and I really appreciated the realistic ASD representation in Benjie。 Kowalski still has the best one liners and I still cannot read a book with him and not dread the possible ending due to previous foreshadowing。 I always enjoy the Tucker and K Well， another knock out from the master， James Rollins！ The timely topic of viruses and outbreaks was perfect for this thriller。 The jungles of the Congo were a vibrant， and stressful， setting to read。 I enjoyed the new peripheral character like Charlotte and I really appreciated the realistic ASD representation in Benjie。 Kowalski still has the best one liners and I still cannot read a book with him and not dread the possible ending due to previous foreshadowing。 I always enjoy the Tucker and Kane appearances， even though I find reading all scenes with Kane INCREDIBLY stressful。 The scenes with Kane in the book definitely shattered me towards the end。 After reading the author's notes at the end， I completely understand why Rollins wrote those scenes and why it is important to include a realistic representation of military working dogs and their handlers。。。。but still， my heart！ There are some definite trigger warnings in this one: child sickness， contagion outbreaks， animal cruelty （animal testing， not related to Kane）， animal distress and severe injury。 。。。more

Brendan DeLucia ，

Another killer thriller by the master， James Rollins。 It’s truly incredible to see the magic behind his continuous ability to further develop the characters we’ve come to love after years of epic adventures， severe losses， and of course heart-wrenching love quarrels。 If you find insects fascinating， gross， interesting， awesome， or scary， then you need to read this book！

Gordon ，

I can understand why this series and author are popular， but this read like a "written for movies" book。 Extravagant， nonstop action， coupled with shallow characters。 I can understand why this series and author are popular， but this read like a "written for movies" book。 Extravagant， nonstop action， coupled with shallow characters。 。。。more

Rancher ，

Did not finish。 Read a hundred pages。 It was a tangle of action， bad weather， viruses， heroes， villains， and the like。 Too many ingredients in a stew of trouble。

David Eppenstein ，

As I have mentioned in other reviews Rollins is an author I read for entertainment， for fun。 He is an author I follow and whose books I collect。 While this might be true I have not spared him criticism when it is due。 If you doubt then read my recent review of Rollins’ latest project The Starless Crown which only got 2 stars and was a major disappointment to this fan。 I say all this because this book will really be hard to review though I give it a grudging 4 stars。 My difficulty is based on the As I have mentioned in other reviews Rollins is an author I read for entertainment， for fun。 He is an author I follow and whose books I collect。 While this might be true I have not spared him criticism when it is due。 If you doubt then read my recent review of Rollins’ latest project The Starless Crown which only got 2 stars and was a major disappointment to this fan。 I say all this because this book will really be hard to review though I give it a grudging 4 stars。 My difficulty is based on the fact that reading this book was literally exhausting。 Rollins writes very good thrillers with an emphasis on the thrills but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing。 The good guys in this book are faced with one calamity and catastrophe after another and frequently before the previous catastrophe has been resolved。 And the mishaps and terrors are so frequent and so over the top that the reader’s ability to suspend logic is sorely taxed。 Yes， this is fiction so liberties with reality are expected but if it is done too much and to extremes then the story is threatened with becoming silly and beyond even a fictional acceptance of reality。 In this story I think Rollins went too far and came dangerously close to silliness。 But what is the story about？Like all of Rollins’ Sigma Series the stories are based on science and the science is spun into a story of great peril。 In this book the science involved is about viruses and DNA。 Considering our present reality a very timely subject wouldn’t you think？ A group of humanitarian doctors and scientists operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo （DRC） discover people who are afflicted with an unidentifiable disease that renders them lethargic and progress to almost a zombie like condition。 The facility the humanitarians are working at is then attacked by a tribe of crazed baboons but a local tribal shaman arrives and uses strange powder to repel the baboons。 As this is happening hoped for rescue arrives in helicopters but the rescuers are actually there to kidnap the scientists for their employer an uber rich Belgian。 This Belgian has a very James Bond type villain operation in the central DRC。 Once the Sigma team arrives on the scene it is decided that one team goes after the kidnapped scientists while another group goes into the jungle to learn about the origins of the shaman’s powder。 From this point the book follows the storyline of the two teams。 As I have already stated the perils faced by the Sigma teams is more than a bit over the top and can leave the reader out of breathe and exhausted but you will keep turning pages。 The team going after the doctors and scientists is more of a conventional Sigma story while the team looking for the shaman’s powder starts conventionally it then meanders into borderline fantasy in my opinion。 Clearly this book allowed Rollins to harken back to his early books in which he created monstrous and terrifying creatures。 I also can’t help but feel this book coupled with what was contained in The Starless Crown indicates that Rollins is traveling in a direction I do not care for。 Creepy creatures were fun in the 1950’s when I was a kid but not today。 This book had more than its fair share of such creatures and was part of the excess that I think Rollins exhibited in this story。 On a positive note， like all Sigma Series books you will also learn things。 In this book the reader will learn about the DRC and some of its history as well as quite a lot about viruses and DNA and just how important and dangerous they are to all living things。 I give the book 4 stars but I can only offer a cautious recommendation of the book。 Some will love the book while others may find it silly。 Whatever your opinion， enjoy。 。。。more

Dee Roll ，

Fascinating novel of Mother Nature on steroids ！ Really interesting！

Jason ，

Ok， first off when I picked up this book I did not realize it was #16 in a series， and I have not read any of the other books in the series or even any other books by this author。So with that out of the way， I enjoyed the book and did not feel I missed "much" jumping in at book #16。 Sure the main caste has a history together， which is hinted at， but those hints were enough for me to follow。This story was great， the REAL pandemic is still going on in the world， and here is a book with a fictional Ok， first off when I picked up this book I did not realize it was #16 in a series， and I have not read any of the other books in the series or even any other books by this author。So with that out of the way， I enjoyed the book and did not feel I missed "much" jumping in at book #16。 Sure the main caste has a history together， which is hinted at， but those hints were enough for me to follow。This story was great， the REAL pandemic is still going on in the world， and here is a book with a fictional pandemic！ Might strike some as bad timing， but not me。 Especially， the added sci-fi elements to the story helped！ Plus enough real science to ground the story in 2022。 In some places this book reminded me of the Pendergast books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child， "real" but with a slight sci-fi/horror flavor。 Really enjoy it and will probably go back and start the series with book #1 now！ 。。。more

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