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The Manuscript
- Narrated by: Matthew Crow
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Two million dollars in a black bag.
The meaning of life hidden on a deviously encrypted website.
And several dozen heavily armed guys with serious existential issues.
The hunt is on for the Manuscript.
The Manuscript is a philosophical cyber-thriller - a novel of huge ideas disguised as a blow-your-hair-back thrill ride. Its cast of unforgettable characters includes a gun-toting urban professional with a tragic weakness for internet discussion groups; a former chemistry student and hacker turned wildly successful online narcotics dealer; a pair of slacker post-grads with big questions and rapidly escalating problems; a demonstrably unstoppable hit man; a dodgy federal agent with his hands in the cookie jar up to both elbows; a nameless cadre of menacing and well-armed mercenaries (possibly in the employ of one of the world's major religions); and an entire gang of Angry Young Taoists, serenely blasting hell out of all and sundry.
What could bring a group like this together? Nothing less than the meaning of life - discovered in the remote highlands of South America by an infamous 19th-century explorer and now said to be hidden in the vast out-of-bounds spaces at the far edge of a shadow internet. This is the Manuscript.
Caught up in a perilous race to recover and control it are a group of young people so beset by existential unease that they are willing to risk death to know the truth; and others, backed by powerful interests, who have little compunction about killing to keep it hidden.
Get ready for an ungentle ride where a number of people will get enlightened, a few will get rich, and all too many will get dead. Along the way, be prepared for some uncommon commentary on the eternal verities, computer security, rules for gunfights, post-millennial information soot, and the possibility of human connection for a generation that believes in nothing - save what they read on the net.
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- VoraciousBookDragoness
- 10-12-21
Really good
I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Story well written and great narration
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- Gracie
- 24-05-21
Not what I was expecting
There is absolutely zero zombies in this book! I would call it a thriller. There was the author's usual witty dialogue however. But I was confused at times and the ending didn't really answer anything. A series maybe?
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- Martin
- 31-07-23
MacGuffin wrapped in coincidence written by a Tarantino fan-boy
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A computer programmer, and dedicated Tarantino fan-boy, wrote a novel. But not very well.
The central MacGuffin is pointless. The colossal coincidence surrounding the principal characters meeting is ludicrous and the dialogue and action are all Tarantino-lite.
I’d give this a miss if I was you. Spend your credit elsewhere. I thoroughly enjoyed the Arisen series, but this twaddle is a mess.
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