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    The Tower

    Written by Simon Toyne

    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

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    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.

    AFTER THE RISE, COMES THE FALL.

    The forbidden Citadel at the heart of the ancient Turkish city of Ruin opens its gates for the first time in history. Why now, after centuries of secrecy?

    A deadly disease has erupted within, and threatens to spread beyond its walls. Infected charity worker Gabriel Mann may hold the cure – but can one dying man stop an epidemic?

    Without him, former journalist Liv Adamsen is vulnerable, surrounded by strangers in the desert oasis that is her new home. Liv, however, has far bigger concerns than just her own life…

    In the USA, newly qualified FBI Agent Joe Shepherd investigates the disappearance of NASA’s most senior professor. Is it a vanishing act, an abduction, or something darker? Shepherd’s investigation approaches a powerful conspiracy with global reach, and profound consequences.

    For them all, this much is clear: something big is coming. Something that will change everything. But will it be a new beginning or the End of Days?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 18, 2013
    ISBN9780007508976
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    The Tower
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    Simon Toyne

    Simon Toyne is the author of the internationally bestselling Sanctus trilogy (Sanctus, The Key, and The Tower), The Searcher, The Boy Who Saw, Dark Objects and The Clearing and has worked in British television for more than twenty years. As a writer, director, and producer he’s made several award-winning shows, one of which won a BAFTA. He lives in England with his wife and family, where he is permanently at work on his next novel.

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    • 5/5
      The third book in a trilogy that I literally could not put down. The entire story is one of the best I have ever read with this third book taking quite a surprising turn. Although the ending was exciting it was a satisfying conclusion to an extraordinary literary journey.
    • 4/5
      The final book in the Sancti trilogy provides several twists and turns and just when the reader thinks he/she knows how it will end, Toyne will twist you into a different direction that is completely unexpected. After the first two books, he introduces new characters and comes to the final book from a completely different perspective. He brings in new characters and deftly ties them in with the characters from the first two books, developing both new and old characters to the point that the reader is immersed in their lives and emotions as he builds to a climax. No spoilers here, but Toyne’s plot is well developed and unpredictable and people you think, and hope, should survive, die, and others who you don’t expect to make it survive til the end. But to what purpose as the book winds us to the “end of days?” Will it do anyone any good to escape plague and violence only to arrive at the prophesied end? Very well written with great characters and a plot that will keep the pages turning until the end – which will come too soon.
    • 4/5
      Difficult to follow a brand new character storyline but all tied together in the end, sort of. Good religious-scifi thriller, but not as based in factual places and things as Dan Brown.
    • 4/5
      Sancti and Mala struggle for the upper hand as the 'end of days' approaches in this exciting conclusion to the story.
    • 5/5
      This was a great ending to the trilogy and kept me up to the early hours of the morning in order to finish the book, at no point did I think I could put it down. I would strongly recommend this trilogy. I look forward to reading more books by Simon Toyne.
    • 3/5
      "The Tower" is in many ways almost a completely different story than "Sanctus" or "The Key." In fact, when I finished the first book, then heard it was a part of a trilogy, I wondered how; it seemed as though most loose ends had been tied up. And while "The Key" wasn't quite as good as the first, it still had very strong ties to "Sanctus." "The Tower," however, seemed even farther removed. Don't misunderstand--it has all the same characters, but they really play a much smaller role. "The Tower" seemed to have been written not because we needed a third book to finish the story, but because trilogies are cool (I guess).In "The Tower," we meet a novice FBI agent Joe Shepherd, and veteran FBI agent Ben Franklin. These two are tasked with investigating strange threats to Marshall Space Center, where the Hubble Telescope has somehow been compromised. Meanwhile, there are assassins trying to kill key NASA personnel tied to projects designed to see deeper into space than ever before.In flashbacks, we follow Liv Anderson who's found a desert oasis, and Gabriel, who's made his way back to Ruin because he suffers from the blight--the disease that has now escaped the Citadel and threatens to spread farther. What happens to these two is no surprise--although I think it's meant to be.I think author Simon Toyne should have wrapped up "The Key" by leaving off the supposed cliffhanger and finishing the series at two books. It's not that "The Tower" is bad, it just really didn't seem that connected to the first two books.
    • 3/5
      This is the third book in the trilogy and I think I would have been happier not reading it. Maybe it is the way with trilogies.. book 1 very strong, catches your interest and you are chomping at the bit to read book 2 .. book 2 generally keeps moving the story ahead and holding your interest. Now this particular book 3 just seemed to spin out of control, the story moved every which way but with no joining of the threads of the story from books one and two. No resolutions to any unanswered questions. Sad but true I should have stopped with book 2.
    • 4/5
      A very good end to the trilogy.
    • 5/5
      I found The Tower to be an exciting ending to an excellent trilogy. I loved all the characters (good and bad) and the plot kept me turning the pages. The books are all entertaining adventure reads with a different take on religious themes. Simon Toyne knows how to draw you into the story and make you feel as if you are right there living the story. Although they can be read separately, your enjoyment will be greater if you read them in order. I am anxiously awaiting his next book.
    • 5/5
      The Tower exists in two separate stories, eight months apart at first and with the time closing in. In one, we pick up the threads of Gabriel and Liv at a time when the Blight unleashed in The Key threatens to burst from the Citadel. While one rushes back to the heart of Ruin in order to confine the disease, the other is in the desert, deciphering and fulfilling a prophecy that we have slowly begun to unravel through Sanctus and The Key. In the other timeline, we are taken to the United States and the efforts of two FBI agents to solve a puzzle that threatens mankind’s entire involvement in the exploration of the stars. And while these two seemingly disparate threads unwind, The Tower knits them together into a page turner of a thriller. The flashback sections are easy to follow by the utilization of italicized font for those events occurring eight months prior.

      The way this book is structured means we spend less time with Gabriel and Liv but we get to follow FBI special agents Franklin and Shepherd, both of whom bring a great deal of the plot to the novel. The ancient city of Ruin is not the only place suffering a religious crisis. It seems as if the United States is also reevaluating its position to God and the heavens. Something fascinating is happening. Ships are returning to port, towns and posts are abandoned, and men and women are searching for home. At the same time, the southern US is besieged by snow whereas the northern states are scorched by heat. Something has happened to change the nature of things.

      The Tower is the final entry in the exceptional Sanctus trilogy, which includes Sanctus and The Key. Filled with intrigue, relentless action, versatile plotting and lively narrative, this extraordinary thriller will keep readers enthralled. I know one thing......Simon Toyne's skillful writing expertise makes him an author who is sure to give us some excellent books in the future. These are three books that really need to be read in order: Sanctus, The Key, and The Tower.