Destiny

By: Tom Lowe

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

When former CIA code breaker Paul Marcus receives the call, he thinks it's a hoax. He's asked to analyze a cache of papers found locked in an old trunk. They were the last manuscripts written by Isaac Newton. Using Newton's math and notes, Marcus begins to see a pattern leading to a prophecy so frightening, to reveal it will change world events.

At the time of his death, Newton was searching for ancient biblical codes that may open a locked window into future events. Newton helped explain gravity - but could he do the same for human destiny?

©2015 Tom Lowe (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Too LONG

What made the experience of listening to Destiny the most enjoyable?

The many mysteries.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Sometimes

Have you listened to any of Mikael Naramore’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No; however, he was Excellent for this story.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found the plot fascinating.

Any additional comments?

I wish the author would have ended with chapter 100. I kept thinking when will it conclude.

Another High for Lowe

Spellbinding story with lots of turns and twists. Superb narration of this nifty narrative. I'm ready for the next Tom Lowe novel, but this one will be tough to top.

Excellent Audiobook!!! Cross the board GOOD!!!

What did you love best about Destiny?

I am not one for giving reviews other than stars! But this book was just cross the board good! This was a "Dan Brown" but with a religious setting. Action, suspense, drama with a touch of romance! It was well "read" by Mikael Naramore. Tom Lowe did a great job with this book!!!

What other book might you compare Destiny to and why?

Dan Brown - Angels and Demons, DaVinci Code, Inferno and his other one!

No lasting impression. OK for read

Not one of the best books I I have read but certainly not the worst perhaps it is just not my usual genre

The Newton Compact

If you could sum up Destiny in three words, what would they be?

Corruption + Absolute Power

What did you like best about this story?

The story was constantly on the move ... The author planned well and he always had control of the story not vice versa

Which scene was your favorite?

Fernier relating his story and gaining a desire for one more quest in his live

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Oh, what a web we weave

Any additional comments?

Long story, but there is never a dull moment...the readers never rushed or got bored with the story, and that in its self was a real pleasure

Destiny

Excellent book! Excellent narration!! This book kept me up most of the night. Tom Lowe is becoming one of my favorite authors.

Ok, but not great

With mystery, adventure, conspiracy, and the potential end of life on earth, this story has all the elements of an epic novel. It's fun but you will have to suspend your disbelief. Lots of action, maybe a little too much detail...I skipped the middle third. It's got technical computer talk and biblical info. Maybe I'll read another Lowe.

Hugely Enjoyable, Well Researched Thriller

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.” - Isaac Newton

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -- Abraham Lincoln

There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do. -- Noam Chomsky

“There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this is what makes possible the resurrection of these two monsters.” - Simon Wiesenthal

Isaac Newton. Arguably the greatest scientist who has ever lived, and some say the greatest who will ever live. Newton’s time was as unique as him – a time of great learning living alongside the darkness of ignorance, brutality and savage poverty – often encouraged by a church that held down the populace with the whip of superstition.

Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton be!" and all was light.
Alexander Pope.

A brilliant scientist, without a doubt. But what could he have accomplished if he hadn’t spent thousands of hours, thousands of pages, on superstition?

* * *

Paul Marcus is a broken man. His wife and young daughter were murdered on the side of a dark, rainy road, Paul barely surviving a bullet and knife. His family slaughtered, he retreats from his work at the NSA. A brilliant mathematician and cryptographer, Paul leaves it all behind to spend time on his farm with his wife and daughter’s horses and the family dog Buddy. It is a quiet life, not truly fulfilling mentally, but he simply can’t force himself to return to his old life.

Suddenly, Paul finds himself forced back into the world. And all hell breaks loose. The newest Nobel Laureate in Medicine, he has no interest in accepting a prize he is being offered for decoding the portions of human DNA that controls a particular heart disease – a disease his daughter suffered. It didn’t save her – nothing could have, not when a bullet tore her life away. But the President of the United States is up for the Nobel Peace Prize, and it just wouldn’t look good for him if Paul refuses to accept the award.

Then he receives a telephone call that could change not only his own life, but the lives of every being on earth. Isaac Newton’s studies into the Bible have been found. But what do they mean? Are they the ramblings of a man so determined to find meaning where none exists that he is jousting at shadows? Or are the hundreds of thousands of words he wrote truly a window into the thoughts of god, and a warning of a coming Armageddon?

To be honest, I didn’t really think, once I figured out what the story was truly about, that I would be able to tolerate it, much less enjoy it. Was I ever completely and utterly wrong. 17 hours and 35 minutes of narration by Mikael Naramore and I was totally immersed in the story the whole time. Yes, parts of it made me smack my forehead and growl. The Bible was written by humans, rewritten and translated over and over through many languages – Hebrew, Greek, Roman, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, the list goes on and on, portions left out that didn’t conform to the church’s current thought processes, power struggles or intentions. Anything that might have been learned has long since been lost. But Newton was absolutely certain that the Bible was truly the word of god, and his findings would save the world.
Called to Jerusalem to interpret the papers and decode the work, he finds himself drawn into a world of intrigue, international espionage and murder, and shocking (horrifying) views into world politics and plots going back to the Nazi regime – and then further back to the 16th century. Plots that feed the fortunes of a select few families with intentions of ruling the world – and plans to destroy the very world that cradles us all. All. For. Money. Well, and power, we can’t forget power. Power beyond anything any rational human being could possibly realize.

I was completely enthralled by the amount of research that went into this book. It was, in a word, amazingly well researched and thought out. History, politics, finance, it’s all there, and all captivating. I could rattle on and on, but I will leave it for you to find for yourself. Well worth all 17 hours 36 minutes!

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for a realistic review. Highly recommended if you are prepared to open your mind to it.

Excellent book

This was an excellent book. The narrator was perfect. He seemed tot be able too master the voice and accent of each character. The author must have really had to research the Bible. It was Fascinating how he mixed the Bible with the codes of the sheets that he got. It’s very exciting and an excellent book.

Kept me entertained

I liked the story a lot. All the turns keep you wondering. It is a go read. My only turn down was to discover that it was an undercover plot