Genocide of One

A Thriller

By: Kazuaki Takano, Philip Gabriel - translator

Narrated by: Joe Knezevich

The internationally bestselling, award-winning Japanese thriller about a child who may be the future of the human race -- or the cause of its extinction.

During a briefing in Washington D.C., the President is informed of a threat to national security: a three-year-old boy named Akili, who is already the smartest being on the planet. Representing the next step in human evolution, Akili can perceive patterns and predict future events better than most supercomputers, and is capable of manipulating grand-scale events like pieces on a chess board. And yet, for all that power, Akili has the emotional maturity of a child -- which might make him the most dangerous threat humanity has ever faced.

An American soldier, Jonathan Yeager, leads an international team of elite operatives deep into the heart of the Congolese jungle under Presidential orders to destroy this threat to humanity before Akili's full potential can be realized. But Yeager has a very sick child, and Akili's advanced knowledge of all things, medicine included, may be Yeager's only hope for saving his son's life. Soon Yeager finds himself caught between following his orders and saving a creature with a hidden agenda, who plans to either save humanity as we know it -- or destroy it.

10/10 across the board

Book is unbelievable!! The writing, translation, and narration are amazing. The narrator is so good it feels like you’re watching a film. The author did a fantastic job. The story is 10/10 and the research involved in the book is out of this world. The English translation is perfect.

Amazing!

From start to finish Joe Knezevich puts you right into the world in emotion of the characters and keeps you engaged all the way through. the story is thrilling. Dont miss out on this one!

Puzzle thriller with just the right amount of puzzle and thriller

Often times, books such as these can get lost in overly complex (and often eventually flawed) logic. This book operates on the genius level that seems most likely for the most part - relatively simple, yet complex. Loved the multiple threads. The other great piece was that none of the threads got boring (which I feel is often the case). If you can’t tell, I thoroughly enjoyed the story.

A story about today's world

Timely and gripping. Appropriate for any age but perfect for teens and up. What happens next is really up to us.

Great story

It was a really well composed story. Good narration as well! I would definitely recommend it!