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"The explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Infected and Contagious. The alien intelligence that unleashed two horrific assaults on humanity has been destroyed. But before it was brought down in flames, it launched one last payload--a tiny soda-can-sized canister filled with germs engineered to wreak new forms of havoc on the human race. That harmless-looking canister has languished under thousands of feet of water for years, undisturbed and impotent . . . until now.
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LibraryThing member judylou
First came “Infected” then came “Contagion” and now there is “Pandemic”. The third in this series by Scott Sigler does not let you down. When Dr Margaret Montoya used extreme measures to rid the world of the alien contagion which threatened to wipe out humankind, she was lauded as a
Of course there are greedy villains who cause mayhem; there are heroes; there are scoundrels; and there are the champions who strive against the odds to save us all. But basically, this is just a thrilling story which keeps you riveted to the page, enthralled by the story and engrossed in the action.
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hero. But during the five years since that extreme event, her guilt has overcome her. She spends her days searching blogs for negative posts accusing her of mass murder. But when she is enticed onto a navy ship on Lake Michigan to assist in the recovery of alien relics, she finds that her work is not yet finished. A small can at the bottom of the lake contains her worst nightmare – a new strain of the virus, which, if freed, is set to annihilate the world.Of course there are greedy villains who cause mayhem; there are heroes; there are scoundrels; and there are the champions who strive against the odds to save us all. But basically, this is just a thrilling story which keeps you riveted to the page, enthralled by the story and engrossed in the action.
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LibraryThing member lostinalibrary
At the end of Contagious, a small canister the size of a pop can was released into the ocean. The US has been searching for years to find any remaining wreckage of the Orbital. But they’re not the only ones. Another super power sees a military potential to the contagion and is also searching. One
Dr Montoya, who has been devastated by her role in the bombing of Detroit, is called in to try to stop the spread of the disease before the world is completely destroyed. She has found a possible potential cure if only she can convince others before it is too late. Paris is already finished, Chicago has been abandoned, China has gone silent, and Russia is threatening nuclear war. And now things are about to get much, much worse.
Like the previous two books, Pandemic is one rip-roaring heart-pounding page-turning thriller. One word of warning though: like in the other books, author Scott Sigler is not afraid to create characters the reader will easily relate to only to kill them off. No one, and I mean no one, is safe from the contagion so know that there are some great new characters who most likely won’t survive to the end of the book.
Great ending to one thrilling series.
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American ship has already been infected but it has been contained. Unfortunately, the people working for the other side manage to retrieve the can from the Americans and now the contagion is spreading all over the world.Dr Montoya, who has been devastated by her role in the bombing of Detroit, is called in to try to stop the spread of the disease before the world is completely destroyed. She has found a possible potential cure if only she can convince others before it is too late. Paris is already finished, Chicago has been abandoned, China has gone silent, and Russia is threatening nuclear war. And now things are about to get much, much worse.
Like the previous two books, Pandemic is one rip-roaring heart-pounding page-turning thriller. One word of warning though: like in the other books, author Scott Sigler is not afraid to create characters the reader will easily relate to only to kill them off. No one, and I mean no one, is safe from the contagion so know that there are some great new characters who most likely won’t survive to the end of the book.
Great ending to one thrilling series.
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LibraryThing member KarenHerndon
This was an early reviewers book.
First I have to say this is not really my kind of read. That said, I know people that are into the Stephen King type books will love this. It is well written but to me, I found it a bit predictable. It's a long story (around the 500 pager category) and I found
First I have to say this is not really my kind of read. That said, I know people that are into the Stephen King type books will love this. It is well written but to me, I found it a bit predictable. It's a long story (around the 500 pager category) and I found
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myself just wishing it were over. Had it not been a freebie reviewer book and I felt obligated to finishing it, I probable would not have. Show Less
LibraryThing member loriaguest
Pandemic is a fast read thanks to the fast paced action and descriptive writing. I am a fan of series and wish I had read the preceding books in the series before Pandemic. Although the author does a good job explaining back stories, I'm sure the depth obtained through reading them in order would
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make the adventure even better. I will read the rest of the series and future books by author Scott Sigler. Show Less
LibraryThing member Antares1
I received Pandemic as an early reviewer book. First off for an unproofed galley, the amount of typos wasn't anymore than what I've found in finished books. I haven't read the preceding books, so some of the sequences didn't mean a lot. In fact they tended to bring the story pacing down a lot. Also
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not having read the earlier works, the relationship between Montoya and Otto didn't seem close enough to justify some of his later actions in regards to her. He was asking her for a divorce in the beginning, so his moping about her later just didn't seem justified. There may be significant back story in the earlier works to support their relationship which makes this a book not to be read alone. There were parts that were very good and kept my interest, and other portions where I whished the author had moved the action along faster. Show Less
LibraryThing member stacejb
I would recommend this book, but recommend reading the first two books beforehand. I had not read the other books prior to this one. While I could follow the story line no problem, I might have been able to understand certain people's motives and feelings towards each other had I read the previous
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books and had the back story on them. Overall it was very good and I might go back to read the rest of the books in the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cherylk
I became a fan of Mr. Sigler's when I first discovered his book Infected. This book was like a new beginning to creepy crawly that the movie, Arachnophobia gave to me. The movie made me check the bathroom toilet before sitting down and Infected had me checking myself in the mirror to make sure that
Mr. Sigler still brings the creep factor. However my high expectations of this book were a little let down. I was not jiving with Margaret as much. I found her to be a downer and I wanted her to go away. Her husband on the other hand I was rooting for. He really loved Margaret to stick with her all the way. My favorite parts were the gore ones involving the aliens. The action was more intense. Whenever the story would flash back to the humans it seemed that my pace for reading the book would slow down. That is until I got about a third to a little more into the book and them the storyline did pick up.
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I did not find anything that did not belong. It kept me engrossed in the book and I could not get enough of it like an addict. I knew that Mr. Sigler was a force to be reckoned with. So when I saw his newest and final book in this trilogy, Pandemic I could not wait to get my hands on a copy. Well I did. Mr. Sigler still brings the creep factor. However my high expectations of this book were a little let down. I was not jiving with Margaret as much. I found her to be a downer and I wanted her to go away. Her husband on the other hand I was rooting for. He really loved Margaret to stick with her all the way. My favorite parts were the gore ones involving the aliens. The action was more intense. Whenever the story would flash back to the humans it seemed that my pace for reading the book would slow down. That is until I got about a third to a little more into the book and them the storyline did pick up.
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LibraryThing member Coltfan18
I started this book and put it down as it starts as more sci fi than medical mystery which is why it interested me. Well, I picked it back up and continued reading it and once you get past the setting on how the pandemic starts, I really liked the book. Even though this is the final book in the
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series, you don't need to read the others to enjoy this book about an alien virus that has mutated causing changing violent changes in humans. This book is about how human research learns about the virus, its mutation, and how to cure the virus. It is violent and scary because even though its alien virus, you think about could an earthly virus cause a pandemic and how would we react. This is not a great book to read alone at night but otherwise a good read. Show Less
LibraryThing member santhony
This novel is the concluding chapter to the author’s trilogy which began with Infected and followed up with Contagious. While it may not be strictly necessary to read the previous two novels in the series prior to reading this work (there are frequent information dumps for those that haven’t),
In Infected, an alien construct implants “seeds” into human hosts which mature into “hatchlings”. The hatchlings then leave their human hosts and proceed to build a device for interstellar transport of the alien species to Earth. In Contagious, the construct begins making modifications to its strategy, in response to the actions of the American doctors and military personnel tasked with stopping it, seeking to inject an element of transmission between hosts (hence the title). That novel details the political, strategic, medical and military responses to each succeeding refinement of the alien construct, culminating in a suspenseful and well-crafted climax.
In this conclusion to the trilogy, we fast forward several years, as the American Navy seeks to recover what remains of the alien construct on the floor of Lake Michigan. As you might imagine, they uncover more than they bargained for. The genie is once again out of the bottle and many of our old friends are pressed back into service in an attempt to save mankind.
The warning I would have for a potential reader of this novel is that it is incredibly violent, graphic and many times disgusting in its description of the process by which the “aliens” take charge of their hosts and the resulting behavior of those “infected” and “converted”. I’ve probably never read a more descriptive account of biological processes and responses than I encountered in this book. However, if you read Infected and Contagious, you know what I’m talking about. If you enjoyed the first two books, there is nothing in this sequel that will disappoint you.
In any event, I found this to be a good conclusion to the trilogy, though not quite up to the standards of its predecessor. Some of the actions and especially the dialogue became a little bit over the top and tiresome after having read over 1,000 pages. Okay, I get it, Clarence loves his wife. Move on. Most engaging to me was the story line involving the domestic and geo-political ramifications faced by the President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other department heads at cabinet level. I could have done with much more of the macro level action.
It bears noting that the author certainly makes an extreme effort to demonstrate his commitment to gender, racial and sexual preference equality (well, I’d say well beyond “equality”). Virtually every major character is a woman, Hispanic, African-American, a lesbian, part of a mixed race couple or a combination of all of the above. Most of the white males are Cold War dinosaurs, incompetents or clowns. I’m all for equality, but I’m not sure how many admirals, generals, Presidents, Chiefs of Staff and cabinet level staff are women/minorities; in this novel, they all are. When it goes so far overboard that it becomes a distraction, you might want to dial it back a bit.
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I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t read the first two before the finale. In Infected, an alien construct implants “seeds” into human hosts which mature into “hatchlings”. The hatchlings then leave their human hosts and proceed to build a device for interstellar transport of the alien species to Earth. In Contagious, the construct begins making modifications to its strategy, in response to the actions of the American doctors and military personnel tasked with stopping it, seeking to inject an element of transmission between hosts (hence the title). That novel details the political, strategic, medical and military responses to each succeeding refinement of the alien construct, culminating in a suspenseful and well-crafted climax.
In this conclusion to the trilogy, we fast forward several years, as the American Navy seeks to recover what remains of the alien construct on the floor of Lake Michigan. As you might imagine, they uncover more than they bargained for. The genie is once again out of the bottle and many of our old friends are pressed back into service in an attempt to save mankind.
The warning I would have for a potential reader of this novel is that it is incredibly violent, graphic and many times disgusting in its description of the process by which the “aliens” take charge of their hosts and the resulting behavior of those “infected” and “converted”. I’ve probably never read a more descriptive account of biological processes and responses than I encountered in this book. However, if you read Infected and Contagious, you know what I’m talking about. If you enjoyed the first two books, there is nothing in this sequel that will disappoint you.
In any event, I found this to be a good conclusion to the trilogy, though not quite up to the standards of its predecessor. Some of the actions and especially the dialogue became a little bit over the top and tiresome after having read over 1,000 pages. Okay, I get it, Clarence loves his wife. Move on. Most engaging to me was the story line involving the domestic and geo-political ramifications faced by the President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other department heads at cabinet level. I could have done with much more of the macro level action.
It bears noting that the author certainly makes an extreme effort to demonstrate his commitment to gender, racial and sexual preference equality (well, I’d say well beyond “equality”). Virtually every major character is a woman, Hispanic, African-American, a lesbian, part of a mixed race couple or a combination of all of the above. Most of the white males are Cold War dinosaurs, incompetents or clowns. I’m all for equality, but I’m not sure how many admirals, generals, Presidents, Chiefs of Staff and cabinet level staff are women/minorities; in this novel, they all are. When it goes so far overboard that it becomes a distraction, you might want to dial it back a bit.
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LibraryThing member SheTreadsSoftly
Pandemic by Scott Sigler is the third and final book in his Infected trilogy. This is a satisfying, highly recommended conclusion to the science fiction/horror series started in Infected and Contagious.
After the first two books I wasn't sure exactly what direction Sigler could possibly take to
Not wanting to spoil the story for anyone, it's safe to say that the alien threat is not quite over and Doctor Margaret Montoya is being called back into action to serve her country. The real question is if she is up for the task. Her marriage may be ending and she's frozen in a depression, obsessively checking out social media for negative comments about her previous actions. She has saved the world once already but may not be up to the new threat.
Sigler understands social media and his astute choice to include it in his novel gives Pandemic a cutting edge, up-to-date feel that can sometimes be lacking in new releases set in present times. There is one hole is this final novel of the series and that is a main character that we love. There simply wasn't a character to take the place of Perry Dawsey and Dew Phillips - although Tim Feely came close. The narrative is told from the point of view of several different characters, but it was easy to keep track of who was who. Mostly it is all about the strategic maneuvers, confrontations, and violent conflicts this time around.
Be forewarned that there is a lot of blood and guts and language and horrific actions here so the series is not for the squeamish or the faint of heart. If you can't get through the opening pages (which has a young crew member cauterizing the end of her cut off arm with a blow torch) then it is best to not continue.
Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Crown Publishing for review purposes.
After the first two books I wasn't sure exactly what direction Sigler could possibly take to
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bring this series to a conclusion. Although Sigler has a prologue to summarize the story so far for readers it doesn't really do justice to everything we've all been through to reach this point. I never would have guessed the events in Pandemic. If you've read the first two you know you will be reading this one. If you haven't read the first two, then you'll need to get started now. Not wanting to spoil the story for anyone, it's safe to say that the alien threat is not quite over and Doctor Margaret Montoya is being called back into action to serve her country. The real question is if she is up for the task. Her marriage may be ending and she's frozen in a depression, obsessively checking out social media for negative comments about her previous actions. She has saved the world once already but may not be up to the new threat.
Sigler understands social media and his astute choice to include it in his novel gives Pandemic a cutting edge, up-to-date feel that can sometimes be lacking in new releases set in present times. There is one hole is this final novel of the series and that is a main character that we love. There simply wasn't a character to take the place of Perry Dawsey and Dew Phillips - although Tim Feely came close. The narrative is told from the point of view of several different characters, but it was easy to keep track of who was who. Mostly it is all about the strategic maneuvers, confrontations, and violent conflicts this time around.
Be forewarned that there is a lot of blood and guts and language and horrific actions here so the series is not for the squeamish or the faint of heart. If you can't get through the opening pages (which has a young crew member cauterizing the end of her cut off arm with a blow torch) then it is best to not continue.
Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Crown Publishing for review purposes.
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LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
Pandemic's the final in a trilogy of books including Infected & Contagious
Despite the 6 year gap from start to finish Pandemic is every bit as good as the first two books, this, without a doubt, has to be one of the best multiple book story lines I've ever read. Each book in its own right has been
If you haven't read any Sigler, do yourself a favour and order the first book, Infected. You can pickup secondhand first edition hardcovers for under $10 and they're well worth the money as you'll be wanting to read it again no doubt!
Despite the 6 year gap from start to finish Pandemic is every bit as good as the first two books, this, without a doubt, has to be one of the best multiple book story lines I've ever read. Each book in its own right has been
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outstanding and the plot arc across the lot is likewise outstanding.If you haven't read any Sigler, do yourself a favour and order the first book, Infected. You can pickup secondhand first edition hardcovers for under $10 and they're well worth the money as you'll be wanting to read it again no doubt!
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LibraryThing member icadams
So I sat down to read this without realizing it was the third in a trilogy. Enjoyed the opening so much I went back and purchased the first two and then read all three. A good mix of action and medicine.
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2014-01-21
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