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    The Golden City: A Novel

    Written by John Twelve Hawks

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A world that exists in the shadow of our own . . . the thrilling conclusion to John Twelve Hawks's Fourth Realm trilogy, The Golden City is packed with the knife-edge tension, intriguing characters, and startling plot twists that made The Traveler and The Dark River international hits.

    John Twelve Hawks's previous novels about the mystical Travelers and the Brethren, their ruthless enemies, generated an extraordinary following around the world. The Washington Post wrote that The Traveler "portrays a Big Brother with powers far beyond anything Orwell could imagine . . ." and Publishers Weekly hailed the series as "a saga that's part A Wrinkle in Time, part The Matrix and part Kurosawa epic." Internet chat rooms and blogs have overflowed with speculation about the final destiny of the richly imagined characters fighting an epic battle beneath the surface of our modern world.

    In The Golden City, Twelve Hawks delivers the climax to his spellbinding epic. Struggling to protect the legacy of his Traveler father, Gabriel faces troubling new questions and relentless threats. His brother Michael, now firmly allied with the enemy, pursues his ambition to wrest power from Nathan Boone, the calculating leader of the Brethren. And Maya, the Harlequin warrior pledged to protect Gabriel at all costs, is forced to make a choice that will change her life forever.

    A riveting blend of high-tech thriller and fast-paced adventure, The Golden City will delight Twelve Hawks's many fans and attract a new audience to the entire trilogy.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 8, 2009
    ISBN9780739316436
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    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful series of books. I loved them
    • 5/5
      I was a little nervous starting the final book of the trilogy as the ratings seem to go down for each one. Not sure why, as I found this one to be an excellent "finish", and highly recommend. Well done John Twelve Hawks!
    • 2/5
      I have just finished reading the 3 books in the Fourth Realm Trilogy back to back so did not have the problem of trying to remember what had gone before while waiting for the next book's publication.I found the fist book The Traveller engrossing and the second The Dark River a little disappointing (although in my experience this is not unusual for the middle book of a Trilogy), and therefore started the final book with somewhat mixed feelings. Just which way will it go, good or bad? Ultimately I found the finale rather a let-down. The book lack something of the dynamic style of The Traveller and seemed a little pedestrian at times, there was little depth added to the main protagonists characters', and in the end the Tabula seemed to be too easily defeated with no real great power struggle. Although admittedly it does seem difficult to imagine how else it could have ended given the reality of the world we live in.In the final analysis it is good to be reminded that personal freedom of both thought and action are the concerns for all of us not just for our elected leaders and pressure groups but have to say that I feel that the author either ran out of ideas or steam or sold out as the ending rather had a Hollywood 'all lived ever after' feel to it.An enjoyable diversion but left empty as the Hungry Ghosts of Ghost City.
    • 3/5
      Not as pleased with this book as I was with the first 2 books. There were some elements to some of the storylines that I feel were left undeveloped. Why put them in there if nothing is going to happen with them? The closer I got to the end I kept thinking (as other reviewers said), "How is this possibly going to wrap up in the small amount of pages I have left?" I feel like the author was really going somewhere in the first 2 books and then lost track in this last book. I didn't expect a happy ending for this book by any means, but I definitely don't understand why he put some of the details in this book when nothing happened with them. I don't want to mention specifics and spoil it for anyone. Even though I have some frustrating feelings on how this book unraveled, I don't feel like it was a waste of time to read by any means. I enjoyed the whole series and I would definitely recommend it to others to read.
    • 4/5
      The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks finishes the trilogy begun by The Traveler. The final book has a mystical quality to it and a tone very different from the first two. Gabriel and Michael travel between realms in the endgame between the Tabula and those seeking personal freedom. Tabula's ultimate goal is revealed: humanity is to be barcoded and manipulated through fear. Michael sets a child abuser loose to terrorize parents and encourage them to computer chip their children for safety as step one of the process. This made me think of the dreadful local news at night. I've stopped watching because the reports are intended to frighten us and I need my sleep! It is so easy to fall under their spell and see murderers around every corner. So Twelve Hawks again captures an aspect of modern life and questions the motive.This is a reasonably satisfying conclusion to a thoughtful series. I could have lived without the religous allegory and would have appreciated a more concrete ending to our characters' stories. I'm not convinced the author doesn't have a second series in mind, although he says in his notes that he is finished with it. So many loose ends....but a must read for fans of the first two books!
    • 3/5
      Traveler Gabriel continues his fight against his brother, Michael, and the Vast Machine. It's hard to review without giving away too many spoilers but I will say it is a disappointing ending to a trilogy that started off so compelling. It almost felt like the author got tired of writing and just wanted to wrap it up quickly in a very undramatic and anticlimactic way.
    • 2/5
      Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with this one. And I'd looked forward to it for two years! I found myself reading it just to get through it. Oh well.
    • 3/5
      I was hoping for more. I am glad that I finished the trilogy. However the author has kept it open ended which means there could be more. There were even more places in the novel which seemed to be rushed and unbelievable through the turn of events. The romantic involvement became more pronounced.
    • 4/5
      A good conclusion to the story, but could have been better. It felt abit rushed, however I enjoyed it and look forward to his next book.
    • 3/5
      The Golden City ended predictably: with a speech about the evils of the modern surveillance society we live in, laced with new age feel good philosophy about freedom and privacy. The story was...interesting, and at point gripping, but in many ways, predictable. The final ending leaves something to be desired, in it's resolution and completion.

      However, it was worth reading if just for the thought provoking nature of the issue JTH wants his readers to address: do we have too much surveillance? Online, our transactions, cameras everywhere...does it limit our freedom and privacy? Are we losing our ability to function as independent creatures?