Covance sent this review in to me today, and I thought I’d share it with you as I also enjoyed the book very much.
The first words that come to mind are speechless and breathtaking. I lose all sense of almost any vocabulary when trying to define the experience while reading The Traveler. The imagery and realism with which Hawks so cunningly captures in his words are profound and exhilarating.
This modern day Novel seems impossible; but when all things are considered, it could be very true. Being in a technological career it thrills and scares me all at once to think that this could never happen, or is happening. You hardly have the strength to put the story down once you start reading the pages, but you know you must in order to get at least a little rest.
The chapters are cleverly written in short or medium in size as to not lose the attention of the audience. This fast pace novel at first seems to be all over the world and yet it ties nicely together as the chapters progress further through the story. The Traveler is one of the THE BEST books I have read in my lifetime. It gracefully combines technology, paranoia, and cynicism with traditions old and new. These fit nicely into one premium package -– The Traveler.
Thank you John Twelve Hawks for providing me excitement and fear into my life as I now look over my shoulder to make sure I don’t wind up on camera, in telephone worker van, or worse on a table with metal prongs drilled into my head. Everyone should enjoy these feelings.
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Publisher : Doubleday; First Edition (June 28, 2005)
Hardcover : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 038551428X
ISBN-13 : 978-0385514286
Author website: John Twelve Hawks: The Fourth Realm trilogy
A bloody fantastic read,when are the other two books of the trilogy being published??