The Golden City
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John Twelve Hawks. (2009). The Golden City. Unabridged Books on Tape.

John Twelve Hawks. 2009. The Golden City. Books on Tape.

John Twelve Hawks, The Golden City. Books on Tape, 2009.

John Twelve Hawks. The Golden City. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2009.

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A world that exists in the shadow of our own . . . the thrilling conclusion to John Twelve Hawks's Fourth Realm trilogy, The Golden City is packed with the knife-edge tension, intriguing characters, and startling plot twists that made The Traveler and The Dark River international hits.John Twelve Hawks's previous novels about the mystical Travelers and the Brethren, their ruthless enemies, generated an extraordinary following around the world. The Washington Post wrote that The Traveler “portrays a Big Brother with powers far beyond anything Orwell could imagine . . .” and Publishers Weekly hailed the series as “a saga that's part A Wrinkle in Time, part The Matrix and part Kurosawa epic.” Internet chat rooms and blogs have overflowed with speculation about the final destiny of the richly imagined characters fighting an epic battle beneath the surface of our modern world.In The Golden City, Twelve Hawks delivers the climax to his spellbinding epic. Struggling to protect the legacy of his Traveler father, Gabriel faces troubling new questions and relentless threats. His brother Michael, now firmly allied with the enemy, pursues his ambition to wrest power from Nathan Boone, the calculating leader of the Brethren. And Maya, the Harlequin warrior pledged to protect Gabriel at all costs, is forced to make a choice that will change her life forever.A riveting blend of high-tech thriller and fast-paced adventure, The Golden City will delight Twelve Hawks's many fans and attract a new audience to the entire trilogy.

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   • content: "Page-turningly swift ... John Twelve Hawks has drawn upon both pop-cultural and literary touchstones and modified them to create a cyber-1984."
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   • source: Time Out New York
   • content: "A thrilling sequel ... Engaging and relevant."
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   • source: Washington Post
   • content: "Portrays a Big Brother with powers far beyond anything Orwell could imagine ... Political prophecy is rarely such fun."
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   • content: "Constant action ... A must-read ... Will have you scratching your head wondering what is real ... We may well be seeing John Twelve Hawks on the bestseller lists for years."
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   • content: "The Dark River is a thought-provoking treatise on mind with matter and the increasing loss of our privacy."
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   • source: Tampa Tribune
   • content: "The book lives up to its hype... The plot twists and turns... Scarcely ten pages go by without action... What sets the novel apart is its underlying philosophy... Thought-provoking thrillers are a rarity indeed, but Twelve Hawks has delivered."
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     July 27, 2009
     The final volume in Hawks's fantasy thriller series, the Fourth Realm trilogy, brings to an end the struggle between the forces of evil, the Brethren-run empire known as the Tabula, and those of good—the Travelers, Harlequins and other fighters of the Resistance. The first book, The Traveler
     , promised, and delivered, much; the second, The Dark River
     , was bleak and a bit of a disappointment. With the third, Hawks has returned, somewhat, to the excitement of the first, though those expecting a final, titanic battle to decide the fate of the world will come away frustrated. In the end, the action scenes are too few and too brief, and the explorations into the other Realms don't come to much of anything. Some fans might wish the author had spent less time on the easy-to-understand philosophical underpinnings (e.g., “freedom is the essence of our lives—not surveillance and control”) and more time on swinging swords. Newcomers should read the series in order.

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   • content: Set on a not-too-distant future Earth, among several dystopian realms, this conclusion to the Fourth Realm Trilogy reunites Maya, Gabriel, and Hollis as they battle against Nathan and The Brethren, who slowly strip away American and European democratic freedom under the guise of a crime-free society. Scott Brick's measured pace and robotic-sounding vocals lend a mechanical tone to this science-fiction story. His sedate, and sometimes flat, cadence is steady throughout most of the performance. Occasional vocal adjustments denote dramatic content and different characters--American, African, and French. Although the story is worth listening to as a satisfying conclusion to the series, ultimately this unemotional reading lacks the energy necessary for an exciting presentation. A.L.B. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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