Book description
Biogeneticists open Pandora's box by tampering with the genes of
several primates, which escape and breed in the California wilderness of
Crater. Several years later, Matt Hayden, an expeditionary biologist, is
trapped by an earthquake in the remote Californian town during its
annual reptile festival. Along with his colleague Clancy Ryan and Dr
Lauren Vale, the town's survivors are thrown into conflict with an
arriving horde of hybrid apes, whose intelligence and breeding cycles
have been genetically enhanced. Fascinated by these creatures, Matt
forms a tenuous relationship with the hybrids' leader, Kubla. However,
relations between the two trapped species deteriorate, and Crater
becomes an apocalyptic battleground in humanity's fight to remain the
dominant species on earth. This fantastic new novel blends science,
action, suspense, romance, humour and horror into a scientific thriller
that will leave you breathless. Phoenix Connor has been many things, a
teacher, consultant, editor and part time adventurer. Over the years
Connor's articles and short stories-mystery, suspense, horror-have been
published in various magazines around the world including Australia, UK,
US, South Africa and even Norway. In 2004 Connor decided to write full
time and inspired by a mentor and friend, Dean Koontz, began CRATER,
Connor's first novel. Connor is currently working on a second novel, an
adventure thriller set in an ancient city in present-day Turkey and
featuring characters from CRATER.
