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Origin: A Thriller
Origin: A Thriller
Origin: A Thriller
Audiobook8 hours

Origin: A Thriller

Written by J.A. Konrath

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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"Konrath is one of the greatest thriller writers alive."
--Blake Crouch, bestselling author of Wayward Pines

In 1906, a crew of workers at the Panama Canal unearthed something that could not be identified or explained. Something sinister. And very much alive . . .

One hundred years later, a team of scientists gather at an underground facility in New Mexico to determine what this being is--the most amazing discovery in the history of mankind--and how it has managed to survive. A biologist will analyze its structure. A veterinarian will study its behavior. A linguist will translate its language. But even the greatest minds in the world cannot answer one inescapable question: Could this ancient creature, this mockery of God and nature, actually be the ancient demon known as . . . the Beast?

ORIGIN

From bestselling author J.A. Konrath comes a tense and thrilling exploration into the mysteries of life and death, good and evil, and the original source of our darkest fears . . .

Praise for J.A. Konrath's bestselling thrillers

"EXCELLENT."--Lee Child

"UNRELENTING."--James Rollins

"CONSTANT THRILLS AND CHILLS."--Heather Graham

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 10, 2012
ISBN9781455812110
Origin: A Thriller
Author

J.A. Konrath

Joe Konrath has sold more than two million books in twenty countries. He’s written over thirty novels and over a hundred short stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, and sci-fi genres. He’s twice won the Love is Murder Award for best thriller, and has also won the Derringer Award, and the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award, and has been nominated for many others including the Anthony, Macavity, and Gumshoe. Konrath edited the collection These Guns for Hire, and his fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies including Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Cemetery Dance, The Strand, Thriller edited by James Patterson, and Wolfsbane & Mistletoe edited by Charlaine Harris (True Blood). He’s considered a pioneer in self-publishing. His blog, A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, gets several million hits per year, and Konrath has been featured in Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Playboy, USA Today, Time, Woman's World, the LA Times, and the New York Times among many other periodicals. He also blogs for the Huffington Post. Find out more at www.jakonrath.com.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Original, thrilling, and fast paced! I burned through it quickly and was thirsty for more.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed this story very much. Well imagined & scary monsters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A very enjoyable story. It will keep your attention until the end.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    So the beginning is very gripping, but around the middle mark starts to descend into tropes. It has the unbelievable, but in so many books, throw away romance. The conclusion also ultimately feels like a non ending for a sequel I don’t think exists. It was good enough to finish, but the last two thirds don’t really live up to the promise from the start.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I have mixed feelings on Origin. I really didn't like the initial character introductions, they felt forced, but still there was a Michael Crichton like feel to the story. A demon, imprisoned and studied by the government suddenly wakes up. There's the expected screaming, running and dying. All in all, it's a good story with some flaws.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Decent. Pulled me in at the beginning like some of his other books. Lost me about midway through though. It turned into background noise eventually but I did listen to entirely.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I enjoyed the concept of this book and the constant suspense ... BUT I hated the ending. If you dislike ambiguous endings then this is NOT the book for you. Felt the same way after watching the final season of Game of thrones ... with such awesome content ... THIS was the best ending you could come up with? Horrible payout.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Awesome! Smart, fast moving, and fresh. I will reach for this author again!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Listened to this twice and it was just as fantastic the second time around. This was more like a dark thriller than it was horror. I'm not a horror damn, but goodness this was an incredible performance and an incredible story.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    So good! Brilliant! I enjoyed this one from start to finish. I'm glad I have it a chance. It was the type of book you think about when you're not reading it. Wondering what will happen next.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Slow starting but gets better as it goes, wondering about a sequal ...
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    DDifferent and interesting perspective on religion,and the origin of mankind.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great story, great concept, great writing. It was hard to put down and the last few chapters were gripping.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Read/listened to the audio book. Fast paced, with a transparent plot of the devil unearthed.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very interesting. Well-written, but not overly literary. Well-narrated. Not for kids, nor for the faint of heart. Gore is not flamboyantly described, nor is it too prevalent, but your imagination does the rest. Good for a long road trip or whilst performing scads of dry data entry.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The narrator does such a great job.5 stars for him alone!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great story, well performed, and very, very, gory. Thumbs up!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Sure there were things that could have been better but honestly it’s been increasingly hard for me to find audio books that I want to listen to every chance I get. Most of the time it’s just something in my ear while I work. This was different, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It was entertaining and had some good humor sprinkled in.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Refreshingly good read. Interesting angle for the story. Worth a read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I usually don't care for books that start off with politics, the president, the military, or anything of that nature. I borrowed this book without reading the description. My only criteria for adding it to my borrow requests was seeing the cover, and of course the author's name. I was a bit disappointed when I started reading, to find that it was about a "top secret government project." So I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed it anyway.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Origin A TechnothrillerBy: J. A. KonrathNarrated by: Luke DanielsThis is an awesome thriller! A creature is found in 1906, asleep in a coma state. Its monstrous, like our idea of a demon. It is kept secret underground, examined, and monitored for all this time but now it woke up. Its making speech so they get a specialist to go with the other specialists already there. What happens and what they find out about this creature is wild! The whole story is excellent!Narration terrific with Luke Daniels!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Really good! Read it while sitting at the pool - wasn't expecting much, but really enjoyed it and will definitely seek out more by the author.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great book, brilliant read with an amazing villain. I really enjoyed the book and found myself reading till much too late at night. It kept me guessing until the very end.

    Definitely one to read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Origin is a great little book with outstanding characters and a hook almost guaranteed to get readers to open the book and start reading. The hook is that the US government has Satan captured and held in an impenetrable underground facility for well over a hundred years. As a team of scientists continue to run tests and experiments on the comatose demon, he suddenly wakes up and sets into motion a number of events that create an unforgettable reading experience. The book has few, if any, slow spots and contains a number of interesting plot twists. Konrath writes in a flowing, cinematic style that keeps readers turning pages. This is my third book by Konrath; "Disturb" & "Afraid" are the others and both are excellent. I will look for more from this under-appreciated author.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Fun thriller, not many surprises though and a bit short. A lot of possibilities here, most of them unrealized. Still, enjoyable, I recommend reading it for something short and entertaining with little thought involved.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great book, love Bub even though he's bad.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Something was discovered in Panama in 1906. Large, bestial, and hidden in what looked like a sarcophagus. The president had it moved to New Mexico in an underground facility. This discovery “Bub” has been in a coma for all these years and workers, sworn to secrecy, have come and gone. But now the creature has awakened. There are carvings on the sarcophagus and the creature isn’t speaking in a language anyone recognizes. Andy Dennison, a linguist, is awakened one day with a message: “Your country needs you.” He has nothing else going for him, knee deep in debt, so he takes the job. There are others on staff—two religious figures who argue over the significance of the find (the Rabbi claims “we don’t know the devil’s side of the story because God wrote all the books”) and what the beast actually is, science experts, a veterinarian, and Race, who heads up the program. The author dishes out similarities to popular movies with relish. Some think the creature is alien (ala Independence Day). Description of Bub during feeding time is reminiscent of Jurassic Park. If all else fails, there is an order to destroy the facility. And failure it is as Bub gets out and wreaks havoc. Lots of humor is tossed in to balance the gore. However, I’m not sure if the author was being clever with his ending or leaving an opening for a sequel. Either way, this was an enjoyable thriller.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Cheap ebook thriller that did what I wanted—the U.S. government has a monster locked in an underground bunker. When it wakes up, it claims to be the Devil. Hijinks (and a side order of romance between a linguist and a doctor) ensue. Brisk and shallow; value for money.