Crucible

A Thriller

De: James Rollins

Narrado por: Christian Baskous

Duración: 14 h y 34 m

Resumen del Editor

In the race to save one of their own, Sigma Force must wrestle with the deepest spiritual mysteries of mankind in this mind-expanding adventure from the number-one New York Times best-selling author, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.

Arriving home on Christmas Eve, Commander Gray Pierce discovers his house ransacked, his pregnant lover missing, and his best friend’s wife, Kat, unconscious on the kitchen floor. With no shred of evidence to follow, his one hope to find the woman he loves and his unborn child is Kat, the only witness to what happened. But the injured woman is in a semicomatose state and cannot speak - until a brilliant neurologist offers a radical approach to “unlock” her mind long enough to ask a few questions.

What Pierce learns from Kat sets Sigma Force on a frantic quest for answers that are connected to mysteries reaching back to the Spanish Inquisition and to one of the most reviled and blood-soaked books in human history - a Medieval text known as the Malleus Maleficarum, the Hammer of Witches. What they uncover hidden deep in the past will reveal a frightening truth in the present and a future on the brink of annihilation and force them to confront the ultimate question: What does it mean to have a soul?

©2019 James Czajkowski (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Reader was a bit melodramatic for me

The reader often got in the way of an interesting story. He often overemphasized parts that need not have been and at other times, read some very intense parts without any emphasis at all. It was distracting and unnecessary.

Worse performance of any James Rollins book.

Just buy the print or ebook version. This is one of the worst audible performances I have ever tried to listen to. Halfway through I gave up and bought the Kindle version. Baskous seems to be bored by the written word, he emphasizes in places that make no sense and seems to decrescendo every sentence and is just painful to listen to. Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.

Great book

This is the best books I have heard in la long time. The story will have you contemplating the future.

A true thinker’s adventure!

As usual, great action sequences, but more to the point, the theme was truly thought provoking! Great listen! I’ve not been disappointed by any of Mr Rollins’ tomes, but this one has , I think, become my fave!

Best yet in the Sigma series

This book was, in my opinion, the best yet in the Sigma series, and one of the best books I’ve listened to on audible to date.

I’m not going to write 10 paragraphs on why, just download the damn thing and thank me later.

Crucible

Crucible!

This was another outstanding story. It leaves the reader with fear,
mystery and a warning.

Brilliant and terrifying

Another great Sigma adventure. I'm looking forward to reading into A.I.
I wouldn't mind if someone else took a shot at reading Sigma stories.

Wow....wow.....wow

I'm rarely ever really scared by a story, but this one has me SERIOUSLY spooked. So good.

Amazing

An absolute home run. Rollins never fails to disappoint, but this Sigma adventure was a real treat. The technological aspects of this novel were pivotal to its success and the detail captured was comprehensive without being overdone. Something not easily achieved. Writers hoping to deliver an exceptional techno-thriller tend to either overindulge in the tech aspects of the tale, or skimp to the point where they lose credibility. Rollins continues to walk this delicate line with precision and finesse to deliver a spellbinding thriller that keeps the pages flying by from begging to end.

Excellent

Absolutely love the Sigma Series, and this is yet another page turner! I love how the narrator keeps it exciting, chapter after chapter! Another 5 star book from James Rollins! A must read,even if you aren't familiar with the Sigma Series. This book will have you searching for more James Rollins!