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Gravity
Dr Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for the mission of a lifetime: to study living organisms in space. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded him,. Now he must watch from the sidelines...
The mission aboard the space station turns into a nightmare when a culture of singled-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control - and infects the crew with agonizing and fatal results. Emma struggles to contain the deadly micro organisms, while back home Jack and NASA work against the clock to bring her home. But there will be no rescue. With the contagion now threatening earth, the astronauts are quarantined in space, where they are dying one by one.
The mission aboard the space station turns into a nightmare when a culture of singled-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control - and infects the crew with agonizing and fatal results. Emma struggles to contain the deadly micro organisms, while back home Jack and NASA work against the clock to bring her home. But there will be no rescue. With the contagion now threatening earth, the astronauts are quarantined in space, where they are dying one by one.
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Published January 1, 2004
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Tess Gerritsen
204 books21.1k followersInternationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.
Tess's first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), and The Bone Garden (2007). Her books have been translated into 31 languages, and more than 15 million copies have been sold around the world.
As well as being a New York Times bestselling author, she has also been a #1 bestseller in both Germany and the UK. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surgeon.) Critics around the world have praised her novels as "Pulse-pounding fun" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "Scary and brilliant" (Toronto Globe and Mail), and "Polished, riveting prose" (Chicago Tribune). Publisher Weekly has dubbed her the "medical suspense queen".
Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.
Tess's first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), and The Bone Garden (2007). Her books have been translated into 31 languages, and more than 15 million copies have been sold around the world.
As well as being a New York Times bestselling author, she has also been a #1 bestseller in both Germany and the UK. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surgeon.) Critics around the world have praised her novels as "Pulse-pounding fun" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "Scary and brilliant" (Toronto Globe and Mail), and "Polished, riveting prose" (Chicago Tribune). Publisher Weekly has dubbed her the "medical suspense queen".
Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.
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August 17, 2015
Wow! This was SO good. I can't think why I have never read it before. And why oh why did I not go and see the movie. I suppose it was because I thought it was some kind of science fiction thing whereas it is actually a serious thriller. I found it hard to put down at any point in the story and when I was not actually reading it I was still thinking about it. The main characters are interesting and appealing and the reader is fully invested in wanting to save Emma's life. The progress of the virus is well described and completely horrific. People die in totally disgusting ways:) And the suspense is magnificent. I loved it to bits!
October 26, 2015
This is my first Tess Gerritsen book. I know right? I'm a crime and thriller fan, AND a nurse... I should have read all the Rizzole and Isles by now!?? Well I never intended to, but having read this one I am inclined to give all of her books a go!
To quickly summarise it, some bizarre virus is killing off the crew of the international space station. Where did it come from?? How are they going to stop it? Doctor on board Emma must try to keep everyone alive whilst her husband back on earth goes on a mission to discover the origins of the pathogen.
Great read! Extremely suspenseful and exciting! Loved the whole thing! Yes, it was pretty corny... But it was supposed to be! I thought it was fantastic!
The characters were great! Soon to be ex husband and wife Emma and Jack are a great team.
The audio version was fantastic. The narrator was wonderfully talented and probably the best narrator of any audio book I have listened to so far. Even his portrayal of the female characters was fantastic and he really captured the emotion of all the characters.
There was quite a bit of blood and gore in this book and I really enjoyed it! Because most of the gory scenes happen in space it added an extra grossness... Floating blood etc. Thought it was really well done.
Some of the medical scenes were totally over the top, but Dr Gerritsen obviously knows her stuff as everything was quite accurate. I guess that is what makes her one of the top medical thriller authors.
Would I recommend it?
Yes it was great fun! Really enjoyed it. Any thriller and fan of a little space blood and guts will love Gravity! I've already started putting her other books on my TBR list!
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To quickly summarise it, some bizarre virus is killing off the crew of the international space station. Where did it come from?? How are they going to stop it? Doctor on board Emma must try to keep everyone alive whilst her husband back on earth goes on a mission to discover the origins of the pathogen.
Great read! Extremely suspenseful and exciting! Loved the whole thing! Yes, it was pretty corny... But it was supposed to be! I thought it was fantastic!
The characters were great! Soon to be ex husband and wife Emma and Jack are a great team.
The audio version was fantastic. The narrator was wonderfully talented and probably the best narrator of any audio book I have listened to so far. Even his portrayal of the female characters was fantastic and he really captured the emotion of all the characters.
There was quite a bit of blood and gore in this book and I really enjoyed it! Because most of the gory scenes happen in space it added an extra grossness... Floating blood etc. Thought it was really well done.
Some of the medical scenes were totally over the top, but Dr Gerritsen obviously knows her stuff as everything was quite accurate. I guess that is what makes her one of the top medical thriller authors.
Would I recommend it?
Yes it was great fun! Really enjoyed it. Any thriller and fan of a little space blood and guts will love Gravity! I've already started putting her other books on my TBR list!
For more reviews, visit my blog
www.booksbabiesbeing.com
Follow me on twitter
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December 4, 2021
“For the past thirty years, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain has served as the benchmark … not anymore. Tess Gerritsen sets the new standard with Gravity … one of those rare books that scares you for all the right reasons.“
I’m a fan of Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain. So in my ears that’s pretty high praise. And the book didn’t disappoint.
Dr. Emma Watson is sent to the International Space Station after the wife of the physician aboard ISS had a terrible car accident and NASA decides to bring him back home.
Watson had been very eager to go to space and even though the circumstances are unfortunate she’s relishing the opportunity.
But on ISS an experiment with some mice goes wrong and one of the astronauts gets seriously ill. Watson, as the physician on duty, is tending to the patient whose vital signs start to show some peculiar developments. She can’t quite figure out what’s going on. And neither can NASA.
Soon things start to go horribly wrong and the situation threatens to get completely out of hand. With the disease spreading amongst the astronauts.
In the beginning my fascination with the Space Program flared up once again and I was in awe of the things human beings are able to achieve.
But we are also capable of fucking up big time and space is not exactly the best place to make mistakes. Not even small ones.
Very quickly this became a highly suspenseful medical thriller, where the reader is trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. And a lot of things do go wrong and Dr. Watson is always at a disadvantage because of her challenging surroundings.
As things go from bad to worse, the military is butting in and it becomes clear that we are dealing with something significant.
Until the point when it is finally revealed what’s causing the disease, this indeed felt very much like The Andromeda Strain in space. And an all-around better version of it even, because while there is a ton of science in Gerritsen‘s book as well, it offers a better realised plot and slightly more interesting characters.
When it’s finally clear what happened and attempts to rescue the astronauts and cure the disease became the major plot points, it wasn’t quite as good as before. But still highly entertaining.
In addition to The Andromeda Strain I also got some vibes of Alien, The Martian and the Wolfgang Petersen movie Outbreak.
It's great fun!
This book goes right onto my favorites shelf. And I’ll be looking for more works from the author.
-The Providence Sunday Journal
I’m a fan of Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain. So in my ears that’s pretty high praise. And the book didn’t disappoint.
Dr. Emma Watson is sent to the International Space Station after the wife of the physician aboard ISS had a terrible car accident and NASA decides to bring him back home.
Watson had been very eager to go to space and even though the circumstances are unfortunate she’s relishing the opportunity.
But on ISS an experiment with some mice goes wrong and one of the astronauts gets seriously ill. Watson, as the physician on duty, is tending to the patient whose vital signs start to show some peculiar developments. She can’t quite figure out what’s going on. And neither can NASA.
Soon things start to go horribly wrong and the situation threatens to get completely out of hand. With the disease spreading amongst the astronauts.
In the beginning my fascination with the Space Program flared up once again and I was in awe of the things human beings are able to achieve.
But we are also capable of fucking up big time and space is not exactly the best place to make mistakes. Not even small ones.
Very quickly this became a highly suspenseful medical thriller, where the reader is trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. And a lot of things do go wrong and Dr. Watson is always at a disadvantage because of her challenging surroundings.
As things go from bad to worse, the military is butting in and it becomes clear that we are dealing with something significant.
Until the point when it is finally revealed what’s causing the disease, this indeed felt very much like The Andromeda Strain in space. And an all-around better version of it even, because while there is a ton of science in Gerritsen‘s book as well, it offers a better realised plot and slightly more interesting characters.
When it’s finally clear what happened and attempts to rescue the astronauts and cure the disease became the major plot points, it wasn’t quite as good as before. But still highly entertaining.
In addition to The Andromeda Strain I also got some vibes of Alien, The Martian and the Wolfgang Petersen movie Outbreak.
It's great fun!
This book goes right onto my favorites shelf. And I’ll be looking for more works from the author.
January 31, 2019
Before reading this, I had few expectations. Just knowing that the author writes popular police procedurals doesn't always mean that other genres are a cinch to write. So I had to back off and just let the tale tell itself.
I let myself flow into the story as it began heavily on the characterization and it slowly turned into a medical thriller just happening to take place in space. The Andromeda Strain? Hmmm. But then the modern storytelling style got me hooked. No one behaved unreasonably. Smart, strong characters. Rising tension... and then somewhere in the middle, I found myself thrilling to the horror of it. :)
There's plenty of cool biology and medical thriller stuff, but you know what I found most interesting? It had cool echoes of Starfish. It even reminded me a bit of that movie, Life. Or conjure in your mind any rampant story of contagion, and you've got a great idea about where this novel is headed.
I have very few complaints. I had a great time throughout. But if I should feel the need to complain about anything... it's the end. I'm not sure I buy it.
But other than that, I think I had a lot more fun here than I thought I would. :) Tess really can write SF thrillers. :)
I let myself flow into the story as it began heavily on the characterization and it slowly turned into a medical thriller just happening to take place in space. The Andromeda Strain? Hmmm. But then the modern storytelling style got me hooked. No one behaved unreasonably. Smart, strong characters. Rising tension... and then somewhere in the middle, I found myself thrilling to the horror of it. :)
There's plenty of cool biology and medical thriller stuff, but you know what I found most interesting? It had cool echoes of Starfish. It even reminded me a bit of that movie, Life. Or conjure in your mind any rampant story of contagion, and you've got a great idea about where this novel is headed.
I have very few complaints. I had a great time throughout. But if I should feel the need to complain about anything... it's the end. I'm not sure I buy it.
But other than that, I think I had a lot more fun here than I thought I would. :) Tess really can write SF thrillers. :)
July 11, 2015
As Doctor Emma Watson exited the simulator training module after yet another simulated mission, she knew she was ready. The whole team would be ready to head into space when scheduled in three months’ time. But the unexpected emergency involving one of the current astronauts at the space station meant he needed to be brought home – and Emma was chosen as his replacement. Emma was a research physician, excellent at her job; her estranged and soon to be divorced husband Doctor Jack McCallum was also involved with the space program, but a medical condition meant he was unable to go into orbit – Jack used his surgical and specialist abilities at a civilian hospital while watching from afar.
Once Emma had settled into life aboard the space station, the intrigue and fascination of space once again held her in its grip. But when one of their crew members became ill, Emma struggled to diagnose his problem. She knew he needed to be evacuated immediately – but as the horror of what was happening intensified, the crew on the space station plus their support from NASA knew they were up against something catastrophic – the danger was not just to the astronauts but to anyone who came into contact with them. What would happen to Emma and the courageous crew? What could Jack and NASA do in their fight to bring them home?
Wow! Gravity by Tess Gerritsen is unbelievably tense and gripping! It is a psychological thriller by an author who knows her craft and knows how to entertain her readers. I flew through the 500 pages of this book with my heart racing - it has an excellent plot which reads easily. Highly recommended.
Once Emma had settled into life aboard the space station, the intrigue and fascination of space once again held her in its grip. But when one of their crew members became ill, Emma struggled to diagnose his problem. She knew he needed to be evacuated immediately – but as the horror of what was happening intensified, the crew on the space station plus their support from NASA knew they were up against something catastrophic – the danger was not just to the astronauts but to anyone who came into contact with them. What would happen to Emma and the courageous crew? What could Jack and NASA do in their fight to bring them home?
Wow! Gravity by Tess Gerritsen is unbelievably tense and gripping! It is a psychological thriller by an author who knows her craft and knows how to entertain her readers. I flew through the 500 pages of this book with my heart racing - it has an excellent plot which reads easily. Highly recommended.
August 7, 2023
I must have read a different book from most others… I’ve read an extraordinarily cheap science fiction thriller that feels very dated, e. g. when NASA officials threaten to fax a secret to the newspapers, when they present evidence on a cassette tape and that caters to admirers of body horror at best.
Yes, it’s a thrilling page turner but of the 90s variety; think of the old b-movies with body snatchers and smart scientists, a cowboy-infested US government and many more stereotypical characters and story elements. It’s mostly disgusting with cheap thrills and the intellectual depth of a puddle.
I finished it less than a day ago and, thankfully, the “story” is already fading into oblivion. I’ll stick to more modern works of Gerritsen.
One out of five stars.
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Yes, it’s a thrilling page turner but of the 90s variety; think of the old b-movies with body snatchers and smart scientists, a cowboy-infested US government and many more stereotypical characters and story elements. It’s mostly disgusting with cheap thrills and the intellectual depth of a puddle.
I finished it less than a day ago and, thankfully, the “story” is already fading into oblivion. I’ll stick to more modern works of Gerritsen.
One out of five stars.
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January 31, 2019
Turns out, I have known this author's work for a while. Because my sister is a fan of the TV show Rizzoli & Isles which is based on a book series by this author. Nevertheless, this was my first book by her.
We follow Emma Watson and a few other astronauts as they are getting ready to go on a mission to the ISS. While on board, some experiment goes horribly wrong because suddenly people are infected with something and the race to find out what it is begins.
Naturally, back down on Earth, people are trying to help but depending on what it is, it's too dangerous to allow the crew back home.
There is a little politicking but mostly it's science. The science of getting people into space (physics) as much as chemistry and biology. And wonderful bodily horror once people start dying. Think Contagion but on a station in Earth's orbit.
Naturally, it helps that the author knows her facts (she's a doctor in anthropology and medicine) and she has a wonderful way of filling this book to the brim with those facts but in such a neat way that they seamlessly blend with the suspense of having to solve the mystery of what is going on, how it is possible and if it can be stopped.
However, as much as I liked getting to know the NASA staff, the flight crews, and following the experiments as well as the inter-personal relationships on the ISS, the ending was almost a bit of a letdown. I mean, not only but she also . Moreover, the fact that ?! That was all ... I don't know. I think what troubled me the most was . However, the author IS a medical doctor so she would know if that was at least partially realistic and I did like the thought of .
(Don't let that smile fool you, this lady is a killer!)
All in all, the above mentioned points are relatively minor complaints, just thoughts floating around my head while reading the book and now that I've finished it and I'd love to have a chance to talk to the author about her thought process.
Anyway, the action was relentless, the characters were extremely lively (making you suffer with them), and the science was superb (I cannot say if that one thing bugging me would be scientifically accurate) so the book still gets full marks for being so different from other thrillers and engaging and for it demanding a smart reader. Besides, who doesn't like an experiment gone wrong - in space! - that has the potential of either wiping out humanity or at the very least decimating us like the zombie apocalypse?!
We follow Emma Watson and a few other astronauts as they are getting ready to go on a mission to the ISS. While on board, some experiment goes horribly wrong because suddenly people are infected with something and the race to find out what it is begins.
Naturally, back down on Earth, people are trying to help but depending on what it is, it's too dangerous to allow the crew back home.
There is a little politicking but mostly it's science. The science of getting people into space (physics) as much as chemistry and biology. And wonderful bodily horror once people start dying. Think Contagion but on a station in Earth's orbit.
Naturally, it helps that the author knows her facts (she's a doctor in anthropology and medicine) and she has a wonderful way of filling this book to the brim with those facts but in such a neat way that they seamlessly blend with the suspense of having to solve the mystery of what is going on, how it is possible and if it can be stopped.
However, as much as I liked getting to know the NASA staff, the flight crews, and following the experiments as well as the inter-personal relationships on the ISS, the ending was almost a bit of a letdown. I mean, not only but she also . Moreover, the fact that ?! That was all ... I don't know. I think what troubled me the most was . However, the author IS a medical doctor so she would know if that was at least partially realistic and I did like the thought of .
(Don't let that smile fool you, this lady is a killer!)
All in all, the above mentioned points are relatively minor complaints, just thoughts floating around my head while reading the book and now that I've finished it and I'd love to have a chance to talk to the author about her thought process.
Anyway, the action was relentless, the characters were extremely lively (making you suffer with them), and the science was superb (I cannot say if that one thing bugging me would be scientifically accurate) so the book still gets full marks for being so different from other thrillers and engaging and for it demanding a smart reader. Besides, who doesn't like an experiment gone wrong - in space! - that has the potential of either wiping out humanity or at the very least decimating us like the zombie apocalypse?!
September 4, 2015
Tess Gerritsen moves the setting for her medical thriller to space and boy is it scary! Emma Watson is a doctor and astronaut who is thrilled to finally be able to go into space and work in the space station. However, when a strange illness begins to affect the crew, she finds herself struggling to work out what is wrong with them. Back on Earth her husband Jack can only watch while her colleagues at NASA try to work out how to save the crew.
An excellent page turner of a sci fi thriller!
December 30, 2022
Tess Gerritsen's Gravity is a splendid horror novel that covers familiar ground with the story all while keeping the thrills and adrenaline rushing. It's an absolutely bone-chilling, suspenseful, horrifying, and overwhelmingly tense hell of a novel that will surely make you hold your breath, page after page. It's very gruesome at times but never relinquishes its tone with unneeded jump scares and cheap cop-outs. The ending was a bit predictable but it was very impressive to me. Definitely worth the read, and time, especially for medical thriller and part-sci-fi horror fans.
November 12, 2022
I tried to removing my currently reading thingy on this book as I did decide to dnf it for now but loved it back in 2020
August 25, 2019
About 15 years ago I read the first Rizzoli & Isles thriller, The Surgeon, and liked it. And although I 5-starred it, I never again picked up anything by Gerritsen. Well, space and an infection sounded too tempting to pass up. And after finishing this book, I think I should have picked up something by Gerritsen sooner.
On the book it mentions ER meets Apollo 13. Throw in Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and we have a deal. And maybe bits of Life and Contagion.
Gordon Obie, known as the Sphinx... that got old eventually. I am also not a massive fan of the whole conspiracy theory shindig and the mysterious grey haired billionaire. And the ending seemed a bit too easy.
Setting that aside, this was a very enjoyable read, full of action and suspense and plenty of gross bodily fluids. Whilst I started slowly, I read the bulk of the book in one day and had a hard time putting it down. Well done!
On the book it mentions ER meets Apollo 13. Throw in Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and we have a deal. And maybe bits of Life and Contagion.
Gordon Obie, known as the Sphinx... that got old eventually. I am also not a massive fan of the whole conspiracy theory shindig and the mysterious grey haired billionaire. And the ending seemed a bit too easy.
Setting that aside, this was a very enjoyable read, full of action and suspense and plenty of gross bodily fluids. Whilst I started slowly, I read the bulk of the book in one day and had a hard time putting it down. Well done!
January 10, 2023
ponad polowa ksiazki byla okropnie nudna i myslalam nad zrobieniem dnf ale w koncu sie troche rozkrecilo
October 10, 2022
An entertaining sci-fi. There were relevant medical information and details about space travel. It was exciting to read about the preparations and training the astronauts undergo and about the launch.
I think, like all thriller writers, Tess Gerritsen doesn't believe in teamwork and doesn't believe in inter-agency cooperation. And she also resorts to the trope of the Hero/Heroine doing everything single -handedly. Jack (on earth) and Emma (on the space station) have to find the treatment and antidote to the deadly infection on their own. Though the top researchers were trying to find a cure and had failed, Jack and Emma quickly manage to find it.
Jack has to rush everywhere to understand about the origin of the contagion (don't know what other NASA researchers were doing). And in the end, he alone had to.... OK, I won't give away the spoiler.
I was laughing when they wake up the PR lady to do some search on a private scientific research lab on Lexis Nexis and give her instructions on what to search for. I didn't know NASA was short-staffed. and that the scientists didn't have access to computers 😂
Everyone takes emotional decisions. The spacecraft commander, Griggs's actions were irrational. I guess he skipped the EQ evaluation during the NASA training.
Though the ending was exaggerated as all Sci-Fi books go, I enjoyed this, hence the high rating. At least Tess Gerritsen didn't put an untrained super-hero on the space craft and expected the heroine to figure out how to treat sick patients and also do EVA and complex engineering experiments in space. I am comparing this to Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, where the hero has to fly to a distant star in 5 days' notice, doesn't even know why he is there, but figures out everything and quicky saves the planet. Yes, I am an outlier who didn't like Hail Mary.
I think, like all thriller writers, Tess Gerritsen doesn't believe in teamwork and doesn't believe in inter-agency cooperation. And she also resorts to the trope of the Hero/Heroine doing everything single -handedly. Jack (on earth) and Emma (on the space station) have to find the treatment and antidote to the deadly infection on their own. Though the top researchers were trying to find a cure and had failed, Jack and Emma quickly manage to find it.
Jack has to rush everywhere to understand about the origin of the contagion (don't know what other NASA researchers were doing). And in the end, he alone had to.... OK, I won't give away the spoiler.
I was laughing when they wake up the PR lady to do some search on a private scientific research lab on Lexis Nexis and give her instructions on what to search for. I didn't know NASA was short-staffed. and that the scientists didn't have access to computers 😂
Everyone takes emotional decisions. The spacecraft commander, Griggs's actions were irrational. I guess he skipped the EQ evaluation during the NASA training.
Though the ending was exaggerated as all Sci-Fi books go, I enjoyed this, hence the high rating. At least Tess Gerritsen didn't put an untrained super-hero on the space craft and expected the heroine to figure out how to treat sick patients and also do EVA and complex engineering experiments in space. I am comparing this to Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, where the hero has to fly to a distant star in 5 days' notice, doesn't even know why he is there, but figures out everything and quicky saves the planet. Yes, I am an outlier who didn't like Hail Mary.
July 27, 2024
English version below
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Dieser Wissenschaftsthriller liest sich wie ein Katastrophenfilm aus den 80ern. Nicht, dass das in meinen Augen etwas Schlechtes wäre. Ich liebe Katastrohenfilme.
In diesem Roman finden wir jedenfalls alle gängigen Topoi des Katatrophengenres.
Beispielsweise konnte ich schon vor dem Ausbrechen der Infektion sagen, wen es zuerst treffen würde und in welcher Reihenfolge es weitergehen würde.
Wir finden hier auch den üblichen Konflikt zwischen Wissenschaftlern und Politik/Militär.
Und unsere Freunde vom Militär legen natürlich durchwegs genau das Verhalten an den Tag, das man erwarten würde .
Und natürlich fehlt im allerletzten Absatz nicht der Hinweis auf in der Zukunft bevorstehende Katastrophen.
Das klingt jetzt alles so negativ und vorhersehbar. Zugegebenermaßen war es auch sehr vorhersehbar, aber mich hat das gar nicht gestört. Ich habe die Geschichte trotz allem sehr genossen und vergebe 3,5 Sterne (abgerundet).
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This science thriller reads like a disaster moviefrom the 80s. Not that that's a bad thing in my eyes. I love disaster films.
Anyway, in this novel we find all the usual tropes of the catastrophe genre.
For example, even before the infection broke out, I could tell who would be hit first and in what order it would continue.
We also find the usual conflict between scientists and politicians/military here.
And of course our military friends consistently display exactly the behaviour you'd expect .
And of course, in the very last paragraph, there is no lack of references to future disasters.
It all sounds so negative and predictable. Admittedly, it was very predictable, but that didn't bother me at all. Despite everything, I really enjoyed the story and give it 3.5 stars (rounded down).
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Dieser Wissenschaftsthriller liest sich wie ein Katastrophenfilm aus den 80ern. Nicht, dass das in meinen Augen etwas Schlechtes wäre. Ich liebe Katastrohenfilme.
In diesem Roman finden wir jedenfalls alle gängigen Topoi des Katatrophengenres.
Beispielsweise konnte ich schon vor dem Ausbrechen der Infektion sagen, wen es zuerst treffen würde und in welcher Reihenfolge es weitergehen würde.
Wir finden hier auch den üblichen Konflikt zwischen Wissenschaftlern und Politik/Militär.
Und unsere Freunde vom Militär legen natürlich durchwegs genau das Verhalten an den Tag, das man erwarten würde .
Und natürlich fehlt im allerletzten Absatz nicht der Hinweis auf in der Zukunft bevorstehende Katastrophen.
Das klingt jetzt alles so negativ und vorhersehbar. Zugegebenermaßen war es auch sehr vorhersehbar, aber mich hat das gar nicht gestört. Ich habe die Geschichte trotz allem sehr genossen und vergebe 3,5 Sterne (abgerundet).
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This science thriller reads like a disaster moviefrom the 80s. Not that that's a bad thing in my eyes. I love disaster films.
Anyway, in this novel we find all the usual tropes of the catastrophe genre.
For example, even before the infection broke out, I could tell who would be hit first and in what order it would continue.
We also find the usual conflict between scientists and politicians/military here.
And of course our military friends consistently display exactly the behaviour you'd expect .
And of course, in the very last paragraph, there is no lack of references to future disasters.
It all sounds so negative and predictable. Admittedly, it was very predictable, but that didn't bother me at all. Despite everything, I really enjoyed the story and give it 3.5 stars (rounded down).
May 8, 2011
Probably my actual favorite of all the Tess Gerritsen books, in the vein of techno-thrillers written by Michael Crichton. Suspenseful and fast-paced, it has very cool scenes set in space that are cinematic and action-packed. The relationship angle was a little clumsy (and unnecessary) here, but overall it's an enjoyable read.
December 27, 2018
Wow, what a great thriller! Tess Gerritsen has always been one of my favourite authors, but I stayed away from this one because of the whole lawsuit over the movie thing. All of a sudden, Gerritsen seemed to be accusing any movie set at the International Space Station of ripping off her book, and wasn't afraid to say so on social media. Then she was complaining about readers not understanding the ending to "Playing With Fire"....and well, I was a little put off, both by Gerritsen as an author and tackling "Gravity" the book.
However, a bit of time has passed since then, and I'm glad I gave this a try, because it was a fast-paced thrill ride. Although this book is to do with a mission into space and obviously meticulously researched, it was never overwhelmed with too much research on the page and endless technical jargon. Believe me, mine are the first eyes to glaze over if there is too much of that - and has even done so in other Gerritsen books - but that was never the case here. It maintained a feverish pace from start to finish.
Heroine Emma Watson, a doctor, is added to a space crew at the ISS after a family tragedy sees an existing member exit. She joins right around the time one of their experiments is contaminated and infects one of the crew members. Attempts to get this crew member evacuated sees events spiraling out of control. The hero is Emma's soon-to-be ex-husband, Jack McCallum, who had to exit the astronaut program due to health risks. His love for Emma is reignited by his efforts to help bring her and the other astronauts home.
"Gravity" is an exciting space thriller with lots of gooey action and gore as the bacteria/lifeform infects various astronauts one by one with messy results. I read it in one go. This book bears very little similarity to the movie "Gravity", so ignore all that business with the lawsuit. This is very much a sci-fi/medical/horror thriller as opposed to the straight-out survival theme of the movie. It was a tale I literally couldn't put down, and pretty much read in one go!
There are some quibbles that keep this from 4 stars. Firstly, there are too many characters. I started writing down the names of them all so that I could keep track. Nearly every chapter seemed to introduce a new one. It could get a little confusing, so I needed my own personal cheat sheet to keep up! Secondly, it needed more focus on Emma and the other astronauts, stranded in space and dying under gruesome circumstances. They were the characters we needed to know the most about and care about, because they were the ones in peril. Too much time was spent on the ground with Jack, and various meetings the government/military/NASA undertook to determine what they felt the fate of the astronauts should be. Too often, I was thinking, "Get back to the space station!" That's where the action was, and it was frustrating to be pulled back to Earth so often for another meeting.
But otherwise, this kept me hooked from start to finish. I'd love to see this properly adapted as a movie or TV series, it's that exciting! Sadly, after battling Hollywood over the movie "Gravity" and what she sees as plagiarism by other films, as well as the end of the "Rizzoli & Isles" TV series, Tess Gerritsen seems to have given up writing books, and moved to script-writing. Guess I'll be tuning into her films, then! But definitely give this one a look.
However, a bit of time has passed since then, and I'm glad I gave this a try, because it was a fast-paced thrill ride. Although this book is to do with a mission into space and obviously meticulously researched, it was never overwhelmed with too much research on the page and endless technical jargon. Believe me, mine are the first eyes to glaze over if there is too much of that - and has even done so in other Gerritsen books - but that was never the case here. It maintained a feverish pace from start to finish.
Heroine Emma Watson, a doctor, is added to a space crew at the ISS after a family tragedy sees an existing member exit. She joins right around the time one of their experiments is contaminated and infects one of the crew members. Attempts to get this crew member evacuated sees events spiraling out of control. The hero is Emma's soon-to-be ex-husband, Jack McCallum, who had to exit the astronaut program due to health risks. His love for Emma is reignited by his efforts to help bring her and the other astronauts home.
"Gravity" is an exciting space thriller with lots of gooey action and gore as the bacteria/lifeform infects various astronauts one by one with messy results. I read it in one go. This book bears very little similarity to the movie "Gravity", so ignore all that business with the lawsuit. This is very much a sci-fi/medical/horror thriller as opposed to the straight-out survival theme of the movie. It was a tale I literally couldn't put down, and pretty much read in one go!
There are some quibbles that keep this from 4 stars. Firstly, there are too many characters. I started writing down the names of them all so that I could keep track. Nearly every chapter seemed to introduce a new one. It could get a little confusing, so I needed my own personal cheat sheet to keep up! Secondly, it needed more focus on Emma and the other astronauts, stranded in space and dying under gruesome circumstances. They were the characters we needed to know the most about and care about, because they were the ones in peril. Too much time was spent on the ground with Jack, and various meetings the government/military/NASA undertook to determine what they felt the fate of the astronauts should be. Too often, I was thinking, "Get back to the space station!" That's where the action was, and it was frustrating to be pulled back to Earth so often for another meeting.
But otherwise, this kept me hooked from start to finish. I'd love to see this properly adapted as a movie or TV series, it's that exciting! Sadly, after battling Hollywood over the movie "Gravity" and what she sees as plagiarism by other films, as well as the end of the "Rizzoli & Isles" TV series, Tess Gerritsen seems to have given up writing books, and moved to script-writing. Guess I'll be tuning into her films, then! But definitely give this one a look.
August 22, 2025
I had not perceived Gerritsen as a horror writer despite her writing, The Bone Garden (a really good and creepy, historical fiction, suspense thriller, that I loved.) However, Gravity is indubitably, a horror science fiction thriller, in the vein of Alien, Andromeda Strain, Deep Star Six, or even Leviathan. The mood in all of these thrillers is claustrophobic and makes me experience shortness of breath. Whether under water or deep in space the vibe is similar.
Here, our main characters, Jack and Emma are divorcing. Emma is a research doctor, who is heading into space on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Jack has opted for a weeklong solo sailing vacation off the Florida coast. While orbiting the earth, situations occur onboard the station that appear that one of the experiments has accidentally initiated contagion.
The event is exacerbated when protocols are ignored due to carelessness. In an unforgiving, station laboratory environment, errors are exponentially multiplied. The uncontrolled organism infects the crew. Death invariably knocks to be let in, and agony enters. As the medical officer aboard, Emma must attempt to investigate. Luckily, Jack is working from NASA to help find some resolution, but with contagion rampant on the station, it's unclear if the astronaut quarantine will be lifted in time to make a return home possible.
The writing is really good. The suspense is palpable. Despite no literal ticking clock, one feels the weight and anxiety of time drawing short. The characters are realistic to a fault. I thoroughly enjoyed the book so much, I practically read it in one sitting.
Here, our main characters, Jack and Emma are divorcing. Emma is a research doctor, who is heading into space on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Jack has opted for a weeklong solo sailing vacation off the Florida coast. While orbiting the earth, situations occur onboard the station that appear that one of the experiments has accidentally initiated contagion.
The event is exacerbated when protocols are ignored due to carelessness. In an unforgiving, station laboratory environment, errors are exponentially multiplied. The uncontrolled organism infects the crew. Death invariably knocks to be let in, and agony enters. As the medical officer aboard, Emma must attempt to investigate. Luckily, Jack is working from NASA to help find some resolution, but with contagion rampant on the station, it's unclear if the astronaut quarantine will be lifted in time to make a return home possible.
The writing is really good. The suspense is palpable. Despite no literal ticking clock, one feels the weight and anxiety of time drawing short. The characters are realistic to a fault. I thoroughly enjoyed the book so much, I practically read it in one sitting.
January 14, 2020
To give you an idea of how good this book was, I’m seriously considering changing almost all of my 5 star book reviews to 4 stars because they don’t meet the standards this novel has given me.
I swear to God when I signed up to read a book for English, I didn’t want to go on this emotional roller coaster the book brought me on.
The characters are lovable, but they all have their own flaws. For example, Jack is reckless and headstrong, but he is the most loyal person not only to Emma, who he risks his life for, but to his job and everyone else he cares about.
This book made me cry AND I DO NOT CRY AT BOOKS. I HAVE CRIED AT 3 BOOKS NOT COUNTING THIS. AKJSHSHSHGE
Anyways, read this. Fair warning, scariest book I’ve ever read.
I swear to God when I signed up to read a book for English, I didn’t want to go on this emotional roller coaster the book brought me on.
The characters are lovable, but they all have their own flaws. For example, Jack is reckless and headstrong, but he is the most loyal person not only to Emma, who he risks his life for, but to his job and everyone else he cares about.
This book made me cry AND I DO NOT CRY AT BOOKS. I HAVE CRIED AT 3 BOOKS NOT COUNTING THIS. AKJSHSHSHGE
Anyways, read this. Fair warning, scariest book I’ve ever read.
June 24, 2016
Kitabın başları fazla uzatılmış gibi geldi. O yüzden kitabın içine girebilmem baya uzun sürdü. Son 150 sayfadaysa güzelce gerildim. Tess ablamız beklentimi boşa çıkarmadı.
April 2, 2024
Dar viena gera Gerritsen knyga, nors vietomis ištemata knyga, tačiau patiko ši knyga, lengvai perskaičiau ją.
May 2, 2022
"Онова, от което Карпентър най-много се страхуваше, бе гафът, за който никой не беше се сетил, че може да се случи. В този момент той отново си зададе въпроса, който си задаваше преди началото на всяка фаза от дадена мисия. „Какво ли сме пропуснали да очакваме?“"
"Каспър разбираше страховете на партньора си — при това прекрасно — едно поражение водеше неизбежно до друго, а то пък на свой ред до трето, докато единственото сигурно в живота на човек станеше неговият провал. Нищо чудно, че Съли се бе уплашил; той бе изгубил вяра в своята мечта."
"Студена тръпка премина през тялото му, когато си помисли за безбройните жертви, паднали в кланицата на войните. Два милиона души, войници и цивилни лица, загинали във Виетнам. Петдесет милиона жертви от Втората световна война. Двадесет и един милиона трупа в Първата световна. Цифрите бяха ужасяващи. Хората може би се задаваха въпроса: Има ли човекът по-опасен враг от самия себе си? Отговорът беше да. Въпреки че оставаше незабележим от хората, този враг бе навсякъде около тях. В самите тях. Във въздуха, който дишаха, в храната и водата, която пиеха. През цялата история на човечеството той бе вземал своите жертви и бе оцелявал хилядолетия, след като дори споменът за отделния човек избледнееше. Този враг беше светът на микробите, и през вековете той бе отнел живота на повече хора, отколкото загиналите във всички войни, взети заедно. От 542 до 767 година от нашата ера — четиридесет милиона жертви на чумата по време на Юстиниановата пандемия. През четиринадесети век двадесет и пет милиона са намерили смъртта си, когато Черната смърт се е завърнала. За две години — 1918 и 1919, инфлуенцата е взела живота на тридесет милиона души."
"Каспър разбираше страховете на партньора си — при това прекрасно — едно поражение водеше неизбежно до друго, а то пък на свой ред до трето, докато единственото сигурно в живота на човек станеше неговият провал. Нищо чудно, че Съли се бе уплашил; той бе изгубил вяра в своята мечта."
"Студена тръпка премина през тялото му, когато си помисли за безбройните жертви, паднали в кланицата на войните. Два милиона души, войници и цивилни лица, загинали във Виетнам. Петдесет милиона жертви от Втората световна война. Двадесет и един милиона трупа в Първата световна. Цифрите бяха ужасяващи. Хората може би се задаваха въпроса: Има ли човекът по-опасен враг от самия себе си? Отговорът беше да. Въпреки че оставаше незабележим от хората, този враг бе навсякъде около тях. В самите тях. Във въздуха, който дишаха, в храната и водата, която пиеха. През цялата история на човечеството той бе вземал своите жертви и бе оцелявал хилядолетия, след като дори споменът за отделния човек избледнееше. Този враг беше светът на микробите, и през вековете той бе отнел живота на повече хора, отколкото загиналите във всички войни, взети заедно. От 542 до 767 година от нашата ера — четиридесет милиона жертви на чумата по време на Юстиниановата пандемия. През четиринадесети век двадесет и пет милиона са намерили смъртта си, когато Черната смърт се е завърнала. За две години — 1918 и 1919, инфлуенцата е взела живота на тридесет милиона души."
February 3, 2012
Medical training in the United States is sometimes put to surprising uses. Tess Gerritsen, like Michael Crichton, earned a medical degree but ended up writing popular fiction with a technical and/or medical angle. One wonders whether the satisfaction (momentary diversion, whatever you want to call it) that both authors have undoubtedly provided to their readers--Gerritsen, while not achieving the household-name status of Crichton, has sold millions of books and reached the NYTBR best-seller list--is a worthy substitute for the services their medical work might have rendered. Crichton, as the bio on his website suggests, appears to have done some serious work in research and teaching early on; Gerritsen's bio is less clear about anything beyond her writing. Unless you're willing to equate social value with an author's financial reward, or on the other hand to decide that the presumed nobility of medicine necessarily outweighs entertainment, the question has to be judged a modern-day imponderable. Still, I wonder.
Personally, I can't say I'd mind if Gerritsen had never picked up a pen, for that would've saved me the now-vague but still rather potent memories I have of some gruesome details in this book, which were vividly rendered and which are now practically all that remains of the reading experience. Having found a free review copy of Gravity at work one day, I took it home and read it for what I imagine to be a decent reason: simply to find out what was in it. Sometimes one wants a diversion, after all--at least sometimes I do (it's kind of a family tradition)--and this did the trick. Gerritsen handled the requirements of the genre well enough, which is to say that her writing kept me turning the pages while failing in the least to surprise me or to illuminate anything beyond itself. But maybe I should reverse that: while failing to surprise me, etc., the book did keep me reading.
Personally, I can't say I'd mind if Gerritsen had never picked up a pen, for that would've saved me the now-vague but still rather potent memories I have of some gruesome details in this book, which were vividly rendered and which are now practically all that remains of the reading experience. Having found a free review copy of Gravity at work one day, I took it home and read it for what I imagine to be a decent reason: simply to find out what was in it. Sometimes one wants a diversion, after all--at least sometimes I do (it's kind of a family tradition)--and this did the trick. Gerritsen handled the requirements of the genre well enough, which is to say that her writing kept me turning the pages while failing in the least to surprise me or to illuminate anything beyond itself. But maybe I should reverse that: while failing to surprise me, etc., the book did keep me reading.
June 25, 2017
Not much like the film, but entertaining in its own right.
Any book which makes you think differently about what you might be doing or how you might see what’s happening around you is worthwhile in my view.
Tess Gerritsen develops the implications of what might happen if scientists start tampering with unknown lifeforms by way of sophisticated genetic engineering.
This happens when some deep sea scientists find some small critters and after fooling with them put them into space just to see what happens.
Gerritsen is very good at all the medical details, procedures and all, and she is thorough with her space research. That’s all very authentic. But…characters?
Our plucky heroine doctor surgeon astronaut is going through a divorce with her surgeon doctor former astronaut husband. Did I say the heroine (named Emma Watson, just about the time the other (cinematic) Emma Watson made her name as Hermione Granger) is tall, blond and attractive? Of course she is. Anyway many of the people in the story are divorced / going through a divorce. The senior management types are taciturn, but will display true right stuff (there is even a reference to Chuck Yeager) when it counts. Will our plucky heroine get rescued? Will she rescue herself? Will her estranged husband have a kidney stone while hurtling to the rescue?
At the end of the day, I was thinking differently about what we do with biohazards and on the lookout for anything vividly blue and green floating through the air, and doing my best to avoid same.
Clichéd but rollicking.
Any book which makes you think differently about what you might be doing or how you might see what’s happening around you is worthwhile in my view.
Tess Gerritsen develops the implications of what might happen if scientists start tampering with unknown lifeforms by way of sophisticated genetic engineering.
This happens when some deep sea scientists find some small critters and after fooling with them put them into space just to see what happens.
Gerritsen is very good at all the medical details, procedures and all, and she is thorough with her space research. That’s all very authentic. But…characters?
Our plucky heroine doctor surgeon astronaut is going through a divorce with her surgeon doctor former astronaut husband. Did I say the heroine (named Emma Watson, just about the time the other (cinematic) Emma Watson made her name as Hermione Granger) is tall, blond and attractive? Of course she is. Anyway many of the people in the story are divorced / going through a divorce. The senior management types are taciturn, but will display true right stuff (there is even a reference to Chuck Yeager) when it counts. Will our plucky heroine get rescued? Will she rescue herself? Will her estranged husband have a kidney stone while hurtling to the rescue?
At the end of the day, I was thinking differently about what we do with biohazards and on the lookout for anything vividly blue and green floating through the air, and doing my best to avoid same.
Clichéd but rollicking.
September 27, 2012
I enjoyed this so much I didn't want to put it down and only did when I fell asleep! Fortunately I made it to the last section, so I could sleep well knowing they were going to get things worked out! I love all of her books, and this is no exception. It's better than a Michael Crichton book in my opinion. If you're easily "grossed out", though, you might think twice before starting it, but it's worth whatever it takes to read!
April 24, 2020
Gerilim, bilimkurgu filmi izler gibiydim
Yeni Tess kitabında sıra 🥳
Yeni Tess kitabında sıra 🥳
December 19, 2020
had the same storyline as every single alien move out there...bunch of people go to space n come back with an alien parasite...but it was well written...well enough for 4 stars
August 21, 2016
4.05/5
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May 7, 2010
Tess Gerritsens book Gravity is one of those books that could make millions at the movies if someone would just make it . This book has everything Science ,Space,medicine and horrible death.
When Dr Emma Watson starts her duty on the international space station she find a horror thats beyond imagination . Some how a single celled organism has found it way on board and has regenerated out of control .
People on the station are dieing in horrible ways and Emma could be next if she cant find a solution . NASA is at a loss as to how to help her as Emma's estranged husband Jack McCallum tires desperately to bring her home safely . Word of the horrible infection has caused the government to stop anyone from coming home and they are all running out of time to save the station as the astronauts start dieing from the contagion . With little help from home and the wrong equipment to help her Emma must find a cure, but how and How could this even happen . the answers will amaze you . Warning this is not for the easily grossed out lol the deaths are very graphic and resemble Ebola or a Ebola like disease but in a zero gravity environment .
When Dr Emma Watson starts her duty on the international space station she find a horror thats beyond imagination . Some how a single celled organism has found it way on board and has regenerated out of control .
People on the station are dieing in horrible ways and Emma could be next if she cant find a solution . NASA is at a loss as to how to help her as Emma's estranged husband Jack McCallum tires desperately to bring her home safely . Word of the horrible infection has caused the government to stop anyone from coming home and they are all running out of time to save the station as the astronauts start dieing from the contagion . With little help from home and the wrong equipment to help her Emma must find a cure, but how and How could this even happen . the answers will amaze you . Warning this is not for the easily grossed out lol the deaths are very graphic and resemble Ebola or a Ebola like disease but in a zero gravity environment .
July 25, 2025
2025 Reread: This time around I listened to the audiobook. William Dufris does an outstanding job with the narration. The story was just as "edge of your seat" as the last time I read it.
Dr. Emma Watson has been training for her first space mission. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has him grounded. Jack must watch as his wife prepares for her first mission to the International Space Station. Once onboard the space station, things start to go terribly wrong. One of the crew members becomes sick. It's up to Emma to find out what is causing the illness. She eventually finds a culture of single-celled organisms that are on the space station to be monitored. In space, the cells rapidly multiply and soon begin to infect the crew...with deadly results.
Wow! A great suspense story taking place on the International Space Station. Unique setting, great suspense. This one was an "all-nighter" for me. My rating: 5 Stars.
Dr. Emma Watson has been training for her first space mission. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has him grounded. Jack must watch as his wife prepares for her first mission to the International Space Station. Once onboard the space station, things start to go terribly wrong. One of the crew members becomes sick. It's up to Emma to find out what is causing the illness. She eventually finds a culture of single-celled organisms that are on the space station to be monitored. In space, the cells rapidly multiply and soon begin to infect the crew...with deadly results.
Wow! A great suspense story taking place on the International Space Station. Unique setting, great suspense. This one was an "all-nighter" for me. My rating: 5 Stars.
January 15, 2022
Hermiona wyleciała w kosmos. Może zapomniała, że It's leviOsa, not levioSA?
Na pokładzie ISS prowadzone są badania w warunkach mikrograwitacji. Dzięki odmiennym warunkom hodowli, naukowcy mogą obserwować zupełnie inne zachowania organizmów. W związku z tym wyniki badań są trudne do przewidzenia. Kiedy jedna z hodowli wymyka się spod kontroli, a rosnący w niej organizm okazuje się być śmiertelnie groźny dla załogi, dr Emma Watson będzie musiała zmierzyć się z zupełnie nieznanym nauce wrogiem – Chimerą.
Muszę przyznać, że Gerritsen zrobiła niezły risercz. Oczywiście weryfikacja szczegółów dotyczących pracy ISS jest ponad moje możliwości, ale cała ta historia wydaje się był całkiem spójna. I trochę zbyt wygładzona jak na moje oko, ale to już zupełnie inna sprawa. Wolę Gerritsen w bardziej szpitalnych warunkach niż w kosmosie, dlatego „Grawitacja” dostaje 6/10 gwiazdek.
Na pokładzie ISS prowadzone są badania w warunkach mikrograwitacji. Dzięki odmiennym warunkom hodowli, naukowcy mogą obserwować zupełnie inne zachowania organizmów. W związku z tym wyniki badań są trudne do przewidzenia. Kiedy jedna z hodowli wymyka się spod kontroli, a rosnący w niej organizm okazuje się być śmiertelnie groźny dla załogi, dr Emma Watson będzie musiała zmierzyć się z zupełnie nieznanym nauce wrogiem – Chimerą.
Muszę przyznać, że Gerritsen zrobiła niezły risercz. Oczywiście weryfikacja szczegółów dotyczących pracy ISS jest ponad moje możliwości, ale cała ta historia wydaje się był całkiem spójna. I trochę zbyt wygładzona jak na moje oko, ale to już zupełnie inna sprawa. Wolę Gerritsen w bardziej szpitalnych warunkach niż w kosmosie, dlatego „Grawitacja” dostaje 6/10 gwiazdek.
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