Gideon's Sword

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Narrated by: John Glover

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief....

At 12, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down.

At 24, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him.

Now, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful.

But from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade.

For Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning....

©2011 Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (P)2011 Hachette Audio

Great travel story

it was an excellent story and good audio/narration. we enjoyed it while traveling to DC from Florida. thanks!

pretty good

I loved the storyline. need to remove the music though. I get what they were going for but it fell short and was just an annoyance.

overall good listen though.

Gideon sword

first time for Gideon series, enjoyed it, not gripping but looked forward to getting back to the book.

Hokey and over the top but well written

This is a big old-fashioned Ian Fleming-ish adventure thriller with all the usual trappings idiosyncratic characters, over-the-top villains, rousing finale. But the writers know what they're doing. The prose is tight and clear. Plotting mostly good. Some convenient coincidences but all in all a good read. Some minor sticking points, Preston and Child habitually overuse the phrase "as if on cue" and the word "proffered." But that's just a minor quibble. I have to admit they really know how to write well. I'll be reading the next installments in the Gideon Crew series.

A New Hero is Born

In one word, Excellent.

I've been a fan of Preston and Child for over 2 decades but haven't visited their work for many years, so decided to give this new series with a new charecter a try and I wasn't disappointed.

The characters were introduced with great depth and really brought to life by the dolcit tones of Glover, who gave a stellar e rformance bringing this story to life.

This tale gathers pace from the start and slowly builds to a crescendo at the finale. I really strgulled putting this title down as with the end of each chapter, it left me wanting to know what happened next.

If you like espionage, action and adventure, I thoroughly recommend you give this title a try.

A new series. Hot Dog!

Come on, people! Can't you see this is the beginning of a new, quirky series? The first book lays the foundation so may be less than riveting; but I can see good things coming. The P&C duo won't let us down. Can't wait for installment 2!!

Eli Glenn returns

If you're expecting Pendergast, then yes you will be disappointed. But, if you want more Eli Glenn from Ice Limit here's your chance. The book isn't bad. It's just different. Perhaps it would be a better listen if Scott Brick had been the narrator.

not very plausible

The social engineering parts did not feel very plausible to me and the motivations for much of the main actions were not very believable. It felt like the motivation was manufactured so the desired events could take place instead of naturally flowing from the characters and situations.

A new hero!

Enjoyed every minute of the book. Unorthodox but effect character. Good to return localities I recognize.

Excellent

I'm a fan of the Pendergast series. I tried this book based on that. I was very pleasantly surprised to find an even better level of writing. I think the new characters reinvigorated the writing team. This is the most enjoyable book I have read in a while. Highly recommended!