Brilliance

The Brilliance Trilogy, Book 1

By: Marcus Sakey

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

In Wyoming, a little girl reads people’s darkest secrets by the way they fold their arms. In New York, a man sensing patterns in the stock market racks up $300 billion. In Chicago, a woman can go invisible by being where no one is looking. They’re called "brilliants," and since 1980, one percent of people have been born this way. Nick Cooper is among them; a federal agent, Cooper has gifts rendering him exceptional at hunting terrorists. His latest target may be the most dangerous man alive, a brilliant drenched in blood and intent on provoking civil war. But to catch him, Cooper will have to violate everything he believes in - and betray his own kind.

From Marcus Sakey, "a modern master of suspense" (Chicago Sun-Times) and "one of our best storytellers" (Michael Connelly), comes an adventure that’s at once breakneck thriller and shrewd social commentary; a gripping tale of a world fundamentally different and yet horrifyingly similar to our own, where being born gifted can be a terrible curse.

©2013 Marcus Sakey (P)2013 Brilliance Audio

Excellent book, worth a read with one exception...

The reason i gave the story 3 stars...there is an academy for children in the book, the treatment of the children is evil and made me want to vomit, i was beyond disturbed to red hot anger.
On balance the book is good, other than the obvious i enjoyed it. Perhaps i'm a little over sensitive where child abuse is concerned and if you are like me in that prepare yourself or skip the book.
The book was great and didn't need the added drama of abuse to entertain or add to the drama. It was simply gratuitous, in my opinion.

Luke Daniels, awesome performer.

Brilliance is a good story, made better by the reader. (Except for the female laugh, Mr. Daniels, work on that ... make it less nasal, more throaty.) The plot gusted a bit toward X-men, but nonetheless, I was able to get into the narrative in my head, and live it along with the characters.

Well done.

Marcus Sakey did an excellent job weaving this story based in an alternate version of now.. I truly enjoyed it all the way through. And, I'm ready for more.

twisty, turny, leading to nowhere

Cooper will do anything to protect his family. Take the 1000 repetitions of this sentiment out of this book and its length would be cut in half. Weird thing: 1% of people are being born as brilliants. You might wonder why. Keep wondering; it is never explained. I started listening to the second installment, but realized I just didn't care.

Way more than I was expecting.

So many twists, it's hard to say anything without risking major spoilers, but this book is a lot deeper than what it appears to be in the beginning. A story about morality and how NOTHING is ever black and white, no matter how it seems. Can't wait to listen to the other two in thos series.

i could not stop listening!! voices were perfect

this book kept me engaged and I fell hard for the devotion of Nick's to his family amd country. Ending was perfect

Much better than I expected

This book is pretty good; better written than I expected, despite some cliches. The narration is fantastic, and the story moves along briskly. It's a little predictable, but surprisingly fun and not stuck in one particular genre. It's definitely worth a credit.

Great science type thriller with action and twists

Fun listen. Characters, action, plot is intriguing and move with pace. Recommended for young and old who want enjoyable story. Could see a fun movie of this.

Loved the book..

Loved the book, great story line, can't wait to get into the next one. Will be recommending this one as well!

awesome

narrator is great! I just took a chance on the book and it paid off.