Sanctus Enhanced Edition (Enhanced Edition)
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4.7 • 21 Ratings
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Publisher Description
With a bespoke soundtrack and unique custom gestures feature, this enhanced edition seamlessly accentuates Toyne's blisteringly original novel.
REVELATION OR DEVASTATION?
The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by a three thousand year-old conspiracy nurtured by blood and lies …
A man throws himself to his death from the oldest inhabited place on the face of the earth, a mountainous citadel in the historic Turkish city of Ruin. This is no ordinary suicide but a symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is witnessed by the entire world.
But few understand it. For charity worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others in the know, it is what they have been waiting for. The cowled and secretive fanatics that live in the Citadel suspect it could mean the end of everything they have built – and they will kill, torture and break every law to stop that. For Liv Adamsen, New York crime reporter, it begins the next stage of a journey into the heart of her own identity.
And at that journey's end lies a discovery that will change EVERYTHING …
SANCTUS is an apocalyptic conspiracy thriller like no other – it re-sets the bar for excitement and fascination, and marks the debut of a major talent in Simon Toyne.
Reviews
'A fast moving, thoroughly enjoyable, adventure – plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and a wonderfully imaginative reinterpretation of a slice of religious history. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting’ KATE MOSSE
‘A cool, confident debut … A talented new writer who instinctively grasps the broad rules of superior action thrillers and adapts them with pace, grace, humour and a keen eye for cinematic effect’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘In this thriller Toyne creates an intriguing and engaging centrepiece in The Citadel … Relentless pace … An exciting and interesting read. I look forward to returning to Ruin, where there are plenty of stories waiting to be told’ THE SUN
‘High concept, debut conspiracy thrillers don’t come with higher expectations than this. Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan Brown’ MIRROR
About the author
Simon Toyne graduated from Goldsmiths College in London with a degree in English and Drama then worked in television for almost twenty years before becoming a novelist. SANCTUS is his first book and also the first volume of the Ruin trilogy. You can find out more at www.simontoyne.net
Customer Reviews
Cracking Debut
Loved it. Mood and atmosphere well reconciled with a gripping pace & the the whole story has a highly developed cinematic feel (aided by the unusual idea of having musical introductions to the key sections - there's also an interactive puzzle which I'm still working on). Normally pride myself on making a reasonable stab at outcome from about halfway into a book but this defeated me. My only criticism would be around the leading characters, who I found to be quite lightly sketched & which left me slightly disconnected from the narrative at points. But I'm splitting hairs - anyone like myself who got totally consumed by the Da Vinci Code, that mix of ancient religious themes with contemporary action will love this.
Sanctus
Brilliant! Normaly stick to Clive Cussler but this had me from the word go. Woke up in the night so I could read some more! Can't wait for 'The key'.
Sanctus
In the mould of a Dan Brown novel. A page turner that had me hooked from the start. Some characters a little one dimensional, predictable in some parts. Read it as a screen play and would certainly make an entertaining movie.
Certainly wasn't expecting the ending... And no spoilers from me.
If you like this type of fiction and the Dan Brown books then give this a read, overall a jolly good read. Would be interested in the inspiration for the novel.