We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

The Hatching: A Novel
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Series:
The hatching volume 1.
Published:
Atria/Emily Bestler Books 2016
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
The International Bestseller

"An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism...addictive." —Publishers Weekly

"This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling." —Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead

"Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people." —Suspense Magazine

An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.
Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During the same week, the Chinese government "accidentally" drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. As these incidents begin to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at a Washington, D.C. laboratory. Something wants out.

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An ancient species, long dormant, is now very much awake.
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
07/05/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781501125065
ASIN:
B0176M3PXI
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Ezekiel Boone. (2016). The Hatching: A Novel. Atria/Emily Bestler Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ezekiel Boone. 2016. The Hatching: A Novel. Atria/Emily Bestler Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ezekiel Boone, The Hatching: A Novel. Atria/Emily Bestler Books, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ezekiel Boone. The Hatching: A Novel. Atria/Emily Bestler Books, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection11
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
0806e973-0909-280d-9b58-2e1fcdf87097
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 15:20:25
Date Updated:
Dec 06, 2020 02:40:41
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 18, 2024 08:58:48
Last Metadata Change:
Feb 25, 2024 06:36:21
Last Availability Check:
Apr 18, 2024 08:58:50
Last Availability Change:
Apr 18, 2024 08:58:50
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 19, 2024 02:10:42

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/070/E7A/AE/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/070/E7A/AE/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781501125065
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0176M3PXI
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781501125065
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Ezekiel Boone
title
The Hatching
dateAdded
2016-06-29T17:25:00-04:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=2461125
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Hatching A Novel
crossRefId
2461125
series
Hatching Trilogy
subtitle
A Novel
id
070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32
starRating
3.7

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: TheHatching_9781501125065_2461125
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 9970515
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781501125065
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 7/5/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheHatching_2461125
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0176M3PXI
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 7/5/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheHatching_9781501125065_2461125
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 3262663
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781501125065
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 7/5/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: stephen king
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Boone, Ezekiel
      • bioText: Ezekiel Boone lives in upstate New York with his wife and children. He is the internationally bestselling author of The Hatching, Skitter, and Zero Day.
      • name: Ezekiel Boone
publishDate
2016-07-05T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Hatching
fullDescription
The International Bestseller

"An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism...addictive." —Publishers Weekly

"This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling." —Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead

"Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people." —Suspense Magazine

An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.
Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During the same week, the Chinese government "accidentally" drops a nuclear bomb in an isolated region of its own country. As these incidents begin to sweep the globe, a mysterious package from South America arrives at a Washington, D.C. laboratory. Something wants out.

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic disaster. An ancient species, long dormant, is now very much awake.
seriesId
1700302
reviews
      • premium: True
      • source: Publisher's Weekly
      • content:

        February 15, 2016
        Monsters, mad science, and meat-munching mayhem propel a B movie plot reinforced by plausible characters behaving logically in crises. A swarming black mass devours tourists in Peru; divorced U.S. Special Agent Mike Rich discovers a nasty secret in a crashed plane; China inexplicably nukes an isolated region of its land; and an ancient Nazca sack hatches in Prof. Melanie Guyer’s laboratory, releasing hordes of deadly spiders. Mike, Melanie, and the American president prepare for a terrifying arachnid invasion, wondering how they can succeed against an enemy “designed to feed.” Boone weaves believable dialogue and characterizations into an apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism. Pulp theatrics and vicious spider attacks are lent surprising credibility by social context. Though it doesn’t reinvent the pulp formula, this addictive literary assault certainly reinvigorates it.

      • premium: True
      • source: Library Journal
      • content:

        March 1, 2016

        A nuclear weapon explodes in China. A possible earthquake is detected in India. A guided tour of a national park goes horribly wrong. A billionaire tech genius is killed in a plane crash. Are these seemingly unrelated events connected in some way? An entomologist in Washington, DC, receives an unusual package from an archaeological dig in Peru; it is a calcified egg sac that's thousands of years old; it is also moving. At the same time, an FBI agent investigating the Minneapolis plane crash discovers an unusual type of spider, predatory and carnivorous. Boone carefully builds up the suspense as his plot moves swiftly along to a nail-biting climax in this apocalyptic tale, but the tension and the novel's momentum are occasionally broken by the characters' ill-placed, improbable, and distracting musings. VERDICT Readers of John Saul (The Homing) or Arthur Herzog (The Swarm) will be intrigued by this debut effort, as will fans of general horror fiction. For arachnophobes, it is the stuff of nightmares.--Elizabeth Masterson, Mecklenburg Cty. Jail Lib., Charlotte, NC

        Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

popularity
396
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
070e7aae-1079-4b99-ba88-dba53f414c32
starRating
3.7
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0439-1/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0439-1/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0439-1/070/E7A/AE/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0439-1/070/E7A/AE/{070E7AAE-1079-4B99-BA88-DBA53F414C32}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Horror
      • value: Science Fiction
      • value: Thriller
publishDateText
07/05/2016
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9781501125058
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
The International Bestseller

"An apocalyptic extravaganza of doom and heroism...addictive." —Publishers Weekly

"This is a fresh take on classic horror, thoroughly enjoyable and guaranteed to leave your skin crawling." —Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead

"Guaranteed to do what Jaws did to millions of people." —Suspense Magazine

An astonishingly inventive and terrifying debut novel about the emergence of an ancient species, dormant for over a thousand years, and now on the march.
Deep in the jungle of Peru, where so much remains unknown, a black, skittering mass devours an American tourist whole. Thousands of miles away, an FBI agent investigates a fatal plane crash in Minneapolis and makes a gruesome discovery. Unusual seismic patterns register in a Kanpur, India earthquake lab, confounding the scientists there. During...
sortTitle
Hatching A Novel
crossRefId
2461125
series
Hatching Trilogy
subtitle
A Novel
publisher
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC015000
      • description: Fiction / Horror
      • code: FIC028070
      • description: Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
      • code: FIC030000
      • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense