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From bestselling comic-book franchise writer Charles Soule comes a clever and witty first novel of a twentysomething New Yorker who wakes up one morning with the power to predict the future—perfect for fans of Joe Hill and Brad Meltzer, or books like This Book Is Full of Spiders and Welcome to Night Vale.

Knowledge is power. So when an unassuming Manhattan bassist named Will Dando awakens from a dream one morning with 108 predictions about the future in his head, he rapidly finds himself the most powerful man in the world. Protecting his anonymity by calling himself the Oracle, he sets up a heavily guarded Web site with the help of his friend Hamza to selectively announce his revelations. In no time, global corporations are offering him millions for exclusive access, eager to profit from his prophecies.

He's also making a lot of high-powered enemies, from the President of the United States and a nationally prominent televangelist to a warlord with a nuclear missile and an assassin grandmother. Legions of cyber spies are unleashed to hack the Site—as it's come to be called—and the best manhunters money can buy are deployed not only to unmask the Oracle but to take him out of the game entirely. With only a handful of people he can trust—including a beautiful journalist—it's all Will can do to simply survive, elude exposure, and protect those he loves long enough to use his knowledge to save the world.

Delivering fast-paced adventure on a global scale as well as sharp-witted satire on our concepts of power and faith, Marvel writer Charles Soule's audacious debut novel takes readers on a rollicking ride where it's impossible to predict what will happen next.

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From bestselling comic-book franchise writer Charles Soule comes a clever and witty first novel of a twentysomething New Yorker who wakes up one morning with the power to predict the future—perfect for fans of Joe Hill and Brad Meltzer, or books like This Book Is Full of Spiders and Welcome to Night Vale.

Knowledge is power. So when an unassuming Manhattan bassist named Will Dando awakens from a dream one morning with 108 predictions about the future in his head, he rapidly finds himself the most powerful man in the world. Protecting his anonymity by calling himself the Oracle, he sets up a heavily guarded Web site with the help of his friend Hamza to selectively announce his revelations. In no time, global corporations are offering him millions for exclusive access, eager to profit from his prophecies.

He's also making a lot of high-powered enemies, from the President of the United States and a nationally prominent televangelist to a warlord with a nuclear missile and an assassin grandmother. Legions of cyber spies are unleashed to hack the Site—as it's come to be called—and the best manhunters money can buy are deployed not only to unmask the Oracle but to take him out of the game entirely. With only a handful of people he can trust—including a beautiful journalist—it's all Will can do to simply survive, elude exposure, and protect those he loves long enough to use his knowledge to save the world.

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      • source: Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle
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        "Here's my prediction: this book will seep into your soul. The Oracle Year is about knowing the future—and what you do with that knowledge. As you meet Will Dando, you can't help but reevaluate yourself. Get ready for the best kind of fun." — Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle

        "Anyone will enjoy this comically fast-paced tale about Will Dando, who wakes up one day with 108 wacky and world-shattering predictions." — Washington Post

        "Soule's The Oracle Year is like a sliding puzzle, except every time you think you can predict what the image will be, new pieces slide into place. It's a wonderfully mysterious thriller that proves Soule is as much a master of prose as he is of comic book script." — Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Invasive and Blackbirds

        "A thrilling, noodle-bending adventure that keeps readers guessing until the very end." — Kirkus

        "Wildly entertaining. . . . the relentless pacing, richly developed characters, and brilliant ending make this apocalyptic speculative thriller an undeniable page-turner." — Publishers Weekly

        "With The Oracle Year, Soule has created something truly special, both a globe-spanning thriller, and a razor-witted look at the modern human condition. The Oracle Year is easily one of the best debuts I've read in years." — Scott Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Wytches, Batman, and A.D.

        "Soule's background in comics shows in this dark, rollicking tale." — Booklist

        "This volatile and unpredictable novel will entertain and keep you guessing until the very end." — New York Journal of Books

        "The Oracle Year has all of the elements of a straight-ahead action thriller, while exploring faith, politics, and personal responsibility with heart and a sly, satirical wit straight out of the funny pages." — Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi Blog

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        November 15, 2017

        New York Times best-selling comic book franchise writer Soule drops the art but keeps up the energy with this story of Manhattan bassist Will Dando, who wakes up with 108 predictions floating in his head. Soon, he's sharing his visions of the future via a heavily guarded website, which brings him both lucrative offers for exclusive access and dangerous enemies. With a 60,000-copy first printing.

        Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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        January 1, 2018
        When struggling New York City bassist Will Dando, the hero of bestselling comic book writer Soule’s wildly entertaining first novel, awakens with the precise knowledge of future events—some seemingly trivial and others of monumental importance—he and a longtime friend decide to slowly disclose the information online as the omniscient Oracle. As the world’s population becomes obsessed with the Oracle’s posts—some thinking he’s a savior and others vilifying him—unmasking the Oracle’s identity becomes the prime objective for government agencies, religious groups, and journalists worldwide. On the run from those seeking to kill him or exploit his knowledge, Dando realizes that all the predictions are somehow connected and that someone—or something—could be orchestrating the end of the world. Although the premise is a bit shaky, the relentless pacing, richly developed characters, and brilliant ending make this apocalyptic speculative thriller an undeniable page-turner. Agent: Seth Fishman, Gernert Company.

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        February 1, 2018
        A man who can see the future--in cryptic fragments--wreaks havoc on the world stage as millions wait breathlessly for every single prediction.This is Soule's debut novel, although he's spent years writing some of the most popular superhero characters for Marvel, DC, Image, and more. Here, he uses his keen eye to create a whip-smart thriller that employs the tiniest bit of speculative fiction, spinning an entertaining, keenly satirical tale about behavior and causality. In a clever twist, Soule starts his novel in the middle of the story, as "scruffy, underemployed" bass player Will Dando flirts with a woman at a bar, hinting that he's the mysterious figure known in popular culture as "The Oracle." In fact, Will does know some of the future, as revealed to him in 108 predictions in a dream. They can be as benign as a woman buying milk or as deadly as a bridge collapse. Will has been working with his best friend, Hamza Sheikh, and Hamza's pregnant wife, Miko, to sell certain predictions to corporations for hundreds of millions of dollars while posting others on an incredibly popular website known simply as "The Site." He has good intentions. "The predictions came to me. I'm using my best judgement about what to do with them," he later tells spunky reporter Leigh Shore, who becomes an ally. But Will quickly draws the ire of a range of powerful and dangerous figures that include the president of the United States, a hypocritical televangelist, and the most interesting foe, a sly, grandmotherly assassin known only as "The Coach." Soule finesses Will's dilemma with a Byzantine plot in which Will and his companions can't tell if the prophecies are coalescing into a dangerous endgame or their very lives are being manipulated by the arc of the predictions.A thrilling, noodle-bending adventure that keeps readers guessing until the very end.

        COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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        March 1, 2018
        In Soule's latest writing adventure, Will Dando is an average guitar player in New York?struggling to get by, occasionally assisted by friends?until he wakes from a dream with 108 predictions about the future in his head. The Oracle Year begins with some initial tests to determine the predictions' accuracy, after which Will protects his anonymity by creating a website and dubbing himself the Oracle. As he reveals more predictions, he draws attention from corporations that would profit from his prophecies, the U.S. president, who will try to control him, and a televangelist determined to discredit him. With assistance from his friend Hazma, a journalist named Leigh, and internet experts nicknamed the Florida Ladies, Will unleashes prophecies through the Site, as the public calls it, and profits handsomely by releasing some prophecies privately to his corporate audience. Will and his friends struggle to unscramble the pattern to the prophecies, including a few cryptic ones, while they attempt to evade an assassin grandmother, and the entire world panics about a warlord with a nuclear missile. Soule's background in comics shows in this dark, rollicking tale.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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        March 15, 2018

        A few months ago, failing New York City musician Will Dando had a dream in which he received 108 specific predictions about the future. With the help of friend Hamza, he releases some of his visions on a secure website, soon known as the Site. After a few of the posts come true, the anonymous Oracle, as Will is branded by the world, sells other predictions for vast sums. Along the way, he attracts many enemies, including a powerful televangelist who incites his followers to find and destroy the Oracle. Likewise, the U.S. president wants to determine if the Oracle is dangerous and if he can help him win a second term in office. Meanwhile, the Oracle's revelations are causing global instability. Soon, Will, Hamza, and journalist Leigh realize the Site has its own motives for these predictions and must do their best to stop events from spiraling out of control into nuclear Armageddon. VERDICT Comic book franchise author Soule (Death of Wolverine) delivers an original and exciting spin on an old concept. Recommended for fans of Stephen King's Revival, The Stand, and "The Dark Tower" series. [Soon to be adapted into a TV series from Tomorrow Studios.--Ed.] [See Prepub Alert, 10/2/17.]--Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI

        Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Knowledge is power. So when an unassuming Manhattan bassist named Will Dando awakens from a dream one morning with 108 predictions about the future in his head, he rapidly finds himself the most powerful man in the world. Protecting his anonymity by calling himself the Oracle, he sets up a heavily guarded Web site with the help of his friend Hamza to selectively announce his revelations. In no time, global corporations are offering him millions for exclusive access, eager to profit from his prophecies.

He's also making a lot of high-powered enemies, from the President of the United States and a nationally prominent televangelist to a warlord with a nuclear...

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