The Traveler: Summary and book reviews of The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks, plus links to an excerpt from The Traveler and a biography of John Twelve Hawks.
The Traveler The First Novel of the Fourth Realm Trilogy
by John Twelve Hawks
Hardcover: Jun 2005,
464 pages.
Paperback: Jul 2006,
464 pages.
One woman stands between those determined to control history and those who will
risk their lives for freedom.
Maya is hiding in plain sight in London. The twenty-six-year-old has abandoned
the dangerous obligations pressed upon her by her father, and chosen instead to
live a normal life. But Maya comes from a long line of people who call
themselves Harlequinsa fierce group of warriors willing to sacrifice their
lives to protect a select few known as Travelers.
Gabriel and Michael Corrigan are brothers living in Los Angeles. Since
childhood, the young men have been shaped by stories that their late father was
a Traveler, one of a small band of prophets who have vastly influenced the
course of history. Travelers are able to attain pure enlightenment, and have for
centuries ushered change into the world. Gabriel and Michael, who may have
inherited their father's gifts, have always protected themselves by living off
the Gridthat is, invisible to the real-life surveillance networks that monitor
people in our modern society.
Summoned by her ailing father, Maya is told of the existence of the brothers.
The Corrigans are in severe danger, stalked by powerful men known as the Tabularuthless
mercenaries who have hunted Travelers for generations. This group is determined
to inflict order on the world by controlling it, and they view Travelers as an
intolerable threat. As Maya races to California to protect the brothers, she is
reluctantly pulled back into the cold and solitary Harlequin existence. A
colossal battle loomsone that will reveal not only the identities of Gabriel
and Michael Corrigan but also a secret history of our time.
Moving from the back alleys of Prague to the heart of Los Angeles, from the high
deserts of Arizona to a guarded research facility in New York, The Traveler
explores a parallel world that exists alongside our own. John Twelve Hawks'
stunningly suspenseful debut is an international publishing sensation that marks
the arrival of a major new talent.
BOOK REVIEWS
Media Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
As if Carlos Castaneda and Robert Ludlum had collaborated for a surefire bestseller.
Booklist
Starred Review. The pace is fast, the characters intriguing and memorable, the evil dark and palpable, and the genre-bending between fantasy and thriller seamless.
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Powerful, mainstream fiction built on a foundation of cutting-edge technology laced with fantasy and the chilling specter of an all-too-possible social and political reality.
Razor
In his breathtaking debut novel (think The Matrix meets 1984), Twelve Hawks offers a thrilling, wholly original take on the suspicion we all feel, at least a little, that our lives are being manipulated by powers we cannot even imagine. After this book, already being turned into a feature film, it's hard to imagine Twelve Hawks will ever be anonymous again.
Newsday
Picture The Matrix crossed with William Gibson and you'll have a sense of the The Traveler...The writing is compelling, and my main complaint is that the book feels unfinished--because the story will continue in two more volumes. I can't wait to read them.
Recent Reader Reviews
Rated of 5
by Mr. dave average This book has great potential, but stumbles and falls short.
Rated of 5
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