Sanctus - Brossura

Toyne, Simon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062038311 ISBN 13: 9780062038319

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2012

Riassunto

When a man performs a dangerous, symbolic act on the mountain known as the Citadel, a Vatican-like city-state that towers above the city of Ruin in contemporary Turkey, a deadly chain of events is set in motion that could destroy the certainties of modern life.

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Recensione:

“In British author Toyne’s stellar first in a projected trilogy, a thriller in the Dan Brown tradition . . . The truly mind-boggling revelation will leave astounded readers eager for the next installment.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Sanctus)

“Remarkable . . . Its ‘just one more page, one more chapter’ urgency keeps you reading into the night, and the final revelation of the Citadel’s secret is haunting.” (Library Journal (starred review) on Sanctus)

“When you read Sanctus, you’ll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way.” (Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle)

“[Sanctus] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

“[A] cool, confident debut. A talented new writer who instinctively grasps the broad rules of superior action thrillers and adapts them with pace, grace, humour and a keen eye for cinematic effect.” (Daily Telegraph (London))

“A huge, bold thriller, Sanctus is a bloody, twistedly perverse story about a battle against a secretive group of heretical, conspiring monks . . . . the most engaging writing I’ve read in months.” (San Jose Mercury News)

“This is a big, bold thriller, so big that it needs to create its own mythology . . . Elegantly written and imaginatively plotted, with a smart heroine and an appropriately evil villain, this is a must-read for fans of high-concept thrillers involving grand conspiracies.” (Booklist (starred review))

“Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan Brown. . . .” (The Daily Mirror (UK))

L'autore:

Simon Toyne is the bestselling author of The Searcher and the Sanctus trilogy: Sanctus, The Key, and The Tower. A writer, director, and producer in British television for twenty years, he worked on several award-winning shows, one of which won a BAFTA. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages and published in over fifty countries. He lives with his wife and family in England and the south of France, where he is at work on his next Solomon Creed novel. 

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062038311
• ISBN 13: 9780062038319
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 594