When I was working at Barnes and Noble this book made a reading list for high school students. It was after the second year that it was required reading that I decided I wanted to read it as well. I bought a copy thinking I would read it in my spare time. Once I started reading it through I couldn't stop until I had finished the whole thing.

This book sent chills down my spine, and with it being a work of non fiction that says a lot about the book and what Preston wrote. I had nightmares for weeks about the Ebola virus. It is chilling and terrifying to know that this is what really goes on in our world, that a disease can do so much damage and no one can stop it right now.

This is a must read for anyone who likes horror novels, this really a non-fiction horror novel. It will scare you, enthrall you and really make you think twice before going into the darker regions of the world. ( )

Terrifying, disgusting, unsettling...and completely fascinating. Not for the squeamish or those who are not interested in this type of subject. Written in a very entertaining style that reads like fiction without any dry, scientific information that would put the non-scientist to sleep. ( )

Very good. A pandemic can happen with frightening swiftness... tomorrow. We are not invincible. ( )

Excellent suspenseful book that will make you eye nondescript buildings in nondescript office parks very warily. ( )

True account of Level 4 viruses Ebola and Marburg (Fibroviruses) noted as emerging viruses from the rain forests. ( )