“Walton has brought hard sci-fi roaring back to life.” (The Wall Street Journal)

When paleontologists Samira and Kit uncover dinosaur skeletons in northern Thailand, they also find the remains of an ancient genetic technology that nations will kill to control. Catapulted into a web of murder and intrigue involving the Chinese Ministry of State Security, a powerful Asian crime syndicate, the CIA, and a beautiful Thai princess, Samira and Kit don’t know who they can trust. Torn apart by competing factions and stranded on opposite sides of the world, they race to discover the truth before the world goes to war. Can they bring the past to life before it kills them all?

Living Memory is the first book of a globe-spanning thriller series by the author of The Genius Plague

“The literary heir of Michael Crichton.... David Walton consistently delivers exciting thrillers packed with likable characters and big ideas." (Craig DiLouie, author of The Children of Red Peak)

“David Walton is one of our very best writers of science-fiction thrillers." (Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night)

"Solidly grounded in pragmatic engineering and science, Walton explores beyond the immediate horizon...making the tech-driven future feel so very real." (David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Existence)