This book is awesome in its over-the-topness. It's as if the author couldn't stop one-upping himself.

"I know, I'll write a book about giant manta rays. No, I'll write a book about giant man-eating manta rays! No, I'll write a book about giant man-eating manta rays that can fly! No, I'll write a book about giant, man-eating manta rays that can fly and move into a California national park!"

I'm not sure if I enjoyed the book as much as I enjoy telling people about the book.

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Fast, furious, great science that made it VERY believable, packed with action and a lot of fun. This book had it all for me. Even the characters were pretty good which isn't typical for this kind of read. I loved Natural Selection. Give it a shot.

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Pretty good mystery for a 1st time author. Premise is excellent, only a few lags or areas where unbelievable...I really enjoyed this read and would recommend for easy reading

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Excellent book with a unique story line. It was also one of Booklist's top ten novels of the year.

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This book was either a five-star book, or a one-star book... it was laughably bad in places and the whole story was absolutely ludicrous... giant, flying manta rays? Although, I must admit, it did have its moments of genuine excitement. I mean, either way, it is a win-win book - you can read it for how bad it is, or you can read for how exciting you think it will be.... It lived up to its negative reputation that has somehow been deleted from the internet...

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This book was excellent! A strange creature resembling a manta ray is spotted in the Pacific ocean near the California coast where many seagulls, dolphins, and sharks have been disappearing. A team of scientists and biologists track it's migration north. They think it may be an evolutionary new species, predatory, deadly, rising from the ocean's depths, but why? What is causing it? Could it be a virus, nature's way of solving the world's over-population problem? I highly recommend this thrilling first novel by Dave Freedman. It was fantastic! I couldn't put it down and can't wait for another! Move over Michael Crichton.

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