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Sometimes--not very often--a debut novel comes along which marks out a new writer as a consummate craftsman, seemingly fully formed with that first book. The Traveller is such a book; the mysterious John Twelve Hawks is such a writer (his publishers give no information about him, except that he ‘lives off the grid’).The first thing that strikes the reader about this unusual novel is its ambitious panoply, which is as exuberantly international as one could wish, moving through a vividly realised Prague, London and Los Angeles. His characters are disparate but characterised with great individuality, such as the brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, who have been brought up in Los Angeles under the mesmerising spell of their fey father; he appears to possess certain unnatural powers. After he dies a violent death, the brothers vanish off the grid of society, living in a clandestine underworld. Meanwhile, in London, Maya is a self-possessed young woman whose everyday life conceals a strange secret: she is the last of a dynasty whose responsibility is to protect those in the human race who are differently gifted. She is called to Prague by her sick father, and learns about Gabriel and Michael, whose lives are now in serious danger. In California, a desperate race against time begins: who will track down the brothers first--the protective Maya or the murderous Boone? Readers tired of the parochial thriller that has held sway in Britain for so long will embrace this intoxicating (if outrageously unlikely) novel with open arms. True, a certain suspension of disbelief is required, but Twelve Hawks is the kind of writer who is able to persuade even the most sceptical among us. A remarkable debut. --Barry ForshawRead More

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    America is a difficult place to live below the surface. But Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are trying to do just that. Nathan Boone, a mercenary, has been tasked to hunt down the brothers. The only person who stands between them and death is Maya. When she is summoned to protect the brothers, she must leave everything behind if she is to succeed.

  • Foyles

    Fans of Scott Mariani, Ken Follett and Michael Connolly will love this riveting, fast-paced, high-tech thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author John Twelve Hawks."A cyber 1984...Page-turningly swift, with a cliffhanger ending" - NEW YORK TIMES"Compelling...Picture The Matrix crossed with William Gibson and you'll have a sense of The Traveller" - NEWSDAY"The pace is fast, the characters intriguing and memorable, the evil dark and palpable, and the genre-bending between fantasty and thriller seamless..." - KIRKUS REVIEWS"So good I couldn't put it down" -- ***** Reader review"Both thought-provoking and entertaining. I was totally gripped" -- ***** Reader review"Expertly crafted" -- ***** Reader review**********************************************************************WHAT LIES AHEAD IS ALREADY HERE...America is a difficult place to live below the surface. But Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are trying to do just that. Since childhood, the brothers have been shaped by the stories that their father has told them about the world in which they live. Since his mysterious disappearance, they have been living 'off the grid' - that is, invisible to the intrusive surveillance networks that monitor our modern lives.But no-one is as invisible as they would like to believe. Nathan Boone, a mercenary, has been tasked to hunt down the brothers. The only person who stands between them and certain death is Maya, a tough young woman playing at leading a normal life. But her background is anything but normal. She has been trained to fight and survive at whatever cost.When she is summoned to protect the brothers, she must leave everything behind if she is to succeed.

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    In the shadows of our modern society an ancient conflict between good and evil is being fought. A life-and-death battle we will never see between those who wish to control history and those who will risk their lives for freedom and enlightenment ... Los Angeles: A city where you have to work hard to live beneath the surface. Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are trying to do just that. Since childhood the brothers have been shaped by the stories that their mystical father a man of strange powers and intuition has told them about the world in which they live. After his violent death they have been living 'off the grid' - that is invisible to the intricate surveillance networks that monitor our modern lives. London: Maya a tough and feisty young woman is playing at being a citizen is playing at leading a normal life. But her background is anything but. Trained to fight since she was a young girl she is the last in a long line whose duty is to protect the gifted among us. When she is summoned to Prague by her ailing father she learns that Gabriel and Michael's lives are in danger and they are in desperate need of protection.Prague: Nathan Boone a disciplined and amoral mercenary watches Maya leave the meeting with her father before brutally killing him. Tasked to hunt down the Corrigan brothers he tracks Maya as she seeks to fulfil her father's last command. When Maya flies to California to find them an extraordinary chase begins the final running battle in the war which will reveal the secret history of our time ...

  • TheBookPeople

    What lies ahead is already here...America is a difficult place to live below the surface. But Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are trying to do just that. Since childhood, the brothers have been shaped by the stories that their father has told them about the world in which they live. After his mysterious disappearance, they have been living 'off the grid' - that is, invisible to the intrusive surveillance networks that monitor our modern lives. But no-one is as invisible as they would like to believe. Nathan Boone, a mercenary, has been tasked to hunt down the brothers. The only person who stands between them and certain death is Maya, a tough young woman playing at leading a normal life. But her background is anything but normal. She has been trained to fight and survive at whatever cost. When she is summoned to protect the brothers, she must leave everything behind if she is to succeed...

  • 0552152692
  • 9780552152693
  • John Twelve Hawks
  • 1 March 2006
  • Corgi Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
  • New edition
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