Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Lincoln Child breathes new life into an SF subgenre that dates at least back to “2001.”
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Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope
Child’s ‘Utopia’ (2002) a thrilling debut
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Set in a cutting-edge amusement park, Child’s solo debut recalls Crichton’s “Westworld” and “Jurassic Park.”
Preston, Spezi probe ‘Monster of Florence’ (2008)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Journalists aren’t supposed to become the story. But in this bizarre chronicle, you’ll see they can’t be blamed.
Preston takes on God in ‘Blasphemy’ (2008)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): It’s not blasphemously bad. But if one were to rank Preston’s work, this would not be among his Good Books.
‘Tyrannosaur Canyon’ (2005) a rip-roaring thriller
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Unlike Crichton, Preston doesn’t resurrect dinosaurs. Yet the spirit of the great lizards permeates this tale.
Preston dreams up lost city in ‘The Codex’ (2003)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Before he would go there (in “The Lost City of the Monkey God”), Preston uses literature to imagine the White City.
Endearing chimp stars in Preston’s ‘Jennie’ (1994)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Preston’s nonfiction career starts with a heartfelt tale (based on true stories) of a chimp raised in a human family.
‘Wheel of Darkness’ (2007) riffs on Titanic tragedy
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): This isn’t the authors’ strongest work, but you can’t say no to a high-seas adventure with Pendergast and Constance.
‘Book of the Dead’ (2006) a trilogy-capping epic
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): P&C take us through Egyptian history to a prison break to the effects of a sound and light on the brain.
‘Dance of Death’ (2005) offers new adventures for old favorites
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): All of the authors’ best characters are put through new paces in this standout second book of the Diogenes Trilogy.