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The Dark River; John Twelve Hawks
Topic Started: Aug 18 2008, 12:05 AM (484 Views)
kahuna
John Twelve Hawks made headlines with the first book in the Fourth Realm trilogy, The Traveler, not only for his wonderfully paranoid techno-thriller, but for the fact that no one knows who he is. He lives off the grid, pays cash for everything and has never met his editor in person. The Traveler introduced readers to a world like ours but in which a shadowy group called The Brethren control all of society by constant surveillance of the population. The Vast Machine is the name for the computer system in which all credit card information, financial transactions, political donations and medical information is tracked for each citizen. The story follows the two brothers, Michael and Gabriel Corrigan who are both Travelers, rare humans who can travel to other dimensions and return with powerful insights to change human society. Travelers are guarded by Harlequins, emotionless, deadly and loyal samurai who will do anything to protect their assigned Traveler. Gabriel is protected by the Harlequin Maya and together they must stop Michael who has joined force with the Brethren. In this second book in the trilogy, Gabriel and Maya fall in love, which greatly complicates their situation: Harlequins are not allowed to fall for their charges. As they work to stop the plans of the Brethren, both Gabriel and Maya barely stay one step ahead of their pursuers. And when Gabriel slips into a very unpleasant parallel dimension from which there does not appear to be any clear method of escape, the mission is in grave danger of failing.

The most chilling aspect of The Fourth Realm series is how closely the Vast Machine emulates the spying programs of the post-9/11 world. Ubiquitous spy cameras, the Carnivore program, the consolidation of consumer databases - all of that is happening today. The series works best when the Harlequin Maya is front and center. Her story is actually more compelling - at least so far - than that of the two Corrigan brothers. However, as Gabriel becomes more experienced as a Traveler, no doubt his adventures in the other Realms will prove quite compelling
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kittyramone
sounds awesome! i will have to check this out.
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wyttrash
this does sound great!
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kahuna
This is the second book in a TRILOGY. You will need to read “ The Traveler” first. Which is awesome book!
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Cara
ahh, yeah^^ I've heard others who have read these books and enjoyed them a lot :) I will need to put this author on my list of what-to-get-next.

great review, Kahuna^^
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wyttrash
this will be put on my to get list! thank you.
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