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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic monster attacks and deaths in underground tunnels; multiple victims
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate alcohol use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Claustrophobic tunnel setting amplifies creature horror
What this book is about
The sequel to Relic (1995) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, published in 1997. After the events at the American Museum of Natural History, a similar creature is now preying on people in the vast tunnel system beneath New York City. Lt. D'Agosta and journalist Smithback return as the city's underground homeless population is terrorized. Features the same anthropological/biological mystery of the original.
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Graphic monster attack violence
Underground horror setting
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