HarperCollins The Tower, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Simon Toyne
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Description: The much anticipated final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS: 'Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting' Kate Mosse. For all fans of Dan Brown. HarperCollins The Tower, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Simon Toyne - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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ISBN: 9780007392087
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Author: Pascale F.
Rating: 5
Review: Oh my, what a read! Hubble, the world's Mega Universe star gazing telescope, stationed at Goddard, has been moved from its orbit. It is now watching a little spot in the desert. Its counterpart, James Webb at Marshall, has been totally destroyed. Two eminent scientists looking after them are on the run. But are they suspects or targets of a sinister, secret organisation? Strange messages appear on computer terminals and a countdown has started. No one knows what will happen when it reaches 0. Preachers cry of heretics and end of the world. Chaos ensue. And there is this strange exodus of people who want to 'go home'? In Ruin, the blight continues. We are reunited with Gabriel, who, despite being infected, has ridden hard and fast to contain the infection to the Citadel. But he is too late, Ruin is in quarantaine, and his thoughts are only for Liv, as Dr Kaplan, Athanasius and Thomas try to keep him alive, but for how long. Liv has her own battles in the desert. Seconded by Tariq, one of the desert riders, she tries to keep the desert fortress and the water fountain welcome to everyone. But not everyone wants to come in peace. The Tower just holds your breath. Simon Toyne picks up where he left us in [[ASIN:B006I1CH1A The Key (Sancti Trilogy 2)]. New characters are introduced, like Agents Franklin and Shepherd. Shepherd is a rookie and has been paired with Franklin, an old hand. And Shepherd has a secret too. And we keep wondering who is the self appointed Novi Sanctus, There are some characters that maybe the book could have done without them having a background story of their own, like Carrie and Eli. I do not think that their background was necessary. I would rather have had more on Novi Sanctus. But I would not rate The Tower anything else than 5 stars just because of this. I was very difficult for me to put it down and go about my every day chores. It is a wonderfully written book but you have to keep alert of who does what and where. The story is at several places at the same time and spans on many months. But what I really loved, is that the author does not give you the answers to some clues. He assumes that his readers are intelligent and will know what is going on and this was like a breath of fresh air. Lately, I have read a few books where the author felt the need to spoon feed the reader by explaining every ''why'' and ''how''. The Tower has been worth every penny and I recommend it to everyone who loves thriller/suspense/conspiracy and fantasy all in one. Oh, and of course, a race against time and all odds. I was sad when it finished. I hope the author will give us soon another book of the same caliber.
Author: TheOnlyLaHeffa
Rating: 3
Review: The Tower concludes Toyne's religious conspiracy thriller trilogy in true Dan Brown style. The story picks up after Liv is left in the middle of the desert with the Starmap trying to decipher its message and all she sees is "the end of days" in eight months' time. This phrase would be used ad infinitim throughout the book building dread that judgement day and the destruction of the world as we know it was imminent. Meanwhile Gabriel made his torturous way back to the Citadel in Ruin to die after contracting the Lamenting Decease. Shoot forward eight months and the book takes a totally unexpected turn by following two FBI agents investigating the destruction of NASA equipment used for space exploration. In between each chapter the story travels back to Gabriel and Liv's struggles so there's a lot of back and fort between the two storylines. A lot of time is spent following the FBI investigation and it felt like I was reading a totally different book. The third and final instalment seemed to progress very slowly and the ending was a bit of an anticlimax for me. I felt sad when one of my favourite characters passed away but other than that event, every loose end was tied up with some predictable conclusions. The Novus Sancti's identity was finally revealed and that was quite surprising but overall this book fell short on thrills and suspense.
