The Tower
A Novel
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4.4 • 75 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In The Tower, the thrilling conclusion to Simon Toyne’s bestselling Sanctus trilogy, an ominous countdown has begun that some believe could be the first sign of an imminent global catastrophe.
Toyne’s latest thriller opens at the NASA Control Center in Maryland where the center’s director has gone missing and all that can be found is a bizarre message on his computer screen. FBI Agent J. J. Shepherd believes some of this might be related to an explosion at the Citadel, a secretive monastery in Ruin, Turkey; the viral outbreak that followed there; and the chilling disappearance of a woman named Liv Adamsen.
As strange events and natural disasters occur around the world, Liv searches for the final secrets of the prophecy, while inside the walls of the Ruin, her lover, Gabriel Mann, infected by the virus, battles to survive. Is this the end of days?
In the tradition of Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code and Steve Berry’s The Columbus Affair, The Tower will keep you riveted until the very last twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Federal agents probe a computer attack on the Hubble telescope, ostensibly the work of a religious cult, in this anxiety-inducing final addition to a trilogy by Toyne (Sanctus, The Key). The salty FBI veteran Franklin teams with recruit Shepherd, a Cambridge-educated cosmologist, to stay ahead of an enigmatic countdown, track missing scientists, and contend with a creepy duo of assassins guided by "the Archangel". Meanwhile, global civilization halts as everyone rushes home, submitting to a strange emotion "like that feeling you get when you're running late," in Shepherd's chilling phrase. It's all linked to the outbreak, eight months earlier, of a lethal affliction known as "the blight." Originating from the Citadel, a religious cloister in a fictional Turkish city,, the disease separates journalist Liv Adamsen from her love Gabriel Mann. As they seek to reunite, a religious prophecy may lead everyone to the end of days. Toyne's descriptive skill makes for a story that is cinematically vivid. With many characters separated by time and space, the plot takes a while to cohere, but the relentless pace makes the action addicting.
Customer Reviews
A redemption
The final installment of the trilogy was far better than the second; Toyne found his redemption in this writing. A lesson to be learned...to look within ourselves for the answers, and the good which can be found in all of humankind.
Gripping and addictive
I thought the first book was a bit slow, lots of characters. Took me a long time to read and I pushed through and truly enjoyed the last few hundred pages. The second book flew by in a matter of days. I loved it. This book was immense. I loved every second of it and while it is hard to get the characters straight the writing talent and story craft Toyne has done is INCREDIBLE. I am heartbroken that I have finished the trilogy. I want more. Would love side novels of the secondary or tertiary characters in the fallout of these events. “The Athanasius Chronicles”. You can mail me a check Simon.... I loved it. A fun thrilling read that is deeper than I expected.