“Fragment” Is An Eco Thriller With Teeth

Some ecosystems are just plain evil . That ’s the assumption of a new novel , Fragment , hit shelves this month . It ’s a fun , strong skill beach read , if you like giant .

Written by first - time writer Warren Fahy , Fragment is being commercialize by Bantam as the next Jurassic Park . you may see why – it ’s pack with heavy scientific discipline factoids , nonstop action , flesh eating monster who would give Guillermo Del Toro nightmare , and characters as wooden as the trees slaughter to mass grocery store this rule book . I do n’t mean this as literary criticism exactly . The novel does exactly what it sets out to do : enjoin a rip - ululate yarn , and teach you some literal skill in the appendage . No , it ’s not a literary chef-d’oeuvre . But you ’ll have sport while you ’re reading it .

The setup is pretty ingenious . A reality telly show about scientists trying to make poorly - defined discovery on the high sea turns into an actual scientific expedition when the crew discovers an island full of animal who have been evolve independently for the past half billion years . give that premise , you ’d expect a lot of populace construction on the island , and Fahy come through . He ’s at his best when delineate the carnivorous whirl of freaktastic beasties on the tiny rock called Henders Island . It become out to be the last shard from an ancient supercontinent that existed before the Welsh point ( that ’s long before newfangled Jurassic time ) . Every undivided fauna is carnivorous , cannibalistic , hermphroditic , and most of them are born meaning .

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It ’s a scary exotic world out there , so of course the world TV crowd dives right in . After several lovingly - identify gory deaths , the real action of the story squawk in . Our heroes and scoundrel are introduced : all the in effect bozo are scientist who love the laboratory ; and the bad guy rope , called Redmond , is like the bizarro humankind adaptation of Jared Diamond , who takes radical environmental positions purely for fame and money . I liked the estimation that the unfit guy is a skill medium whore , who is contrasted with the authentic scientist . There are actually some interesting debates between Redmond and good guy Nell and Geoffrey – Redmond believes that humanity will inevitably destroy the satellite because they ’re reasoning , while Nell and Geoffrey call back well-informed life could save the satellite in the end .

The big question for all of them is whether our ecosystem could survive a brush with the Henders Island ecosystem . In a series of extremely non - scientific tests , the scientists arrange batting cage matches between Henders beasties and our most invasive , deadly works and animals . Kudzu vs. Henders trefoil . Mongoose vs. Henders rat . And so on . Verdict : Even the Henders trefoil can kick the keister of our most vicious creature . If Henders animals got export to a continent , it would be death to the biosphere as we know ( and making love ) it .

In between the weird animal and crazy adventure on Henders Island , there are also a lot of interesting and surprisingly precise item about evolution and clime change over the planet ’s long history . Although I am not mostly a fan of punk suspense novels , this one acquire me over because it exuded an infective enthusiasm for science and it was obvious that Fahy had done his homework . Also , I liked the idea that an environmentally - cognisant hurl of eccentric would decide that some ecosystem are not deserving save . Well , not all of them resolve that . And that ’s what gives this book its suspenseful zoom .

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If you like monster and mad skill – and who does n’t ? – this is the perfect book to take on your vacation or on that long plane ride to a distant island . However , if you ’re looking for characters who move outdoors of two dimension , you might want to give this one a passport .

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