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Brilliance

The Brilliance Trilogy, Book 1

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Brilliance

By: Marcus Sakey
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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 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 Dystopian Espionage Science Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction Chicago Suspense Fantasy
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Excellent read. Narrator's voice shows the right emotion and allows you to hear and see each inflection and action. Great storyline.

loved every minute

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Apart from the similarity, the story stood alone and I'm looking forward to the next book. Fast paced with great character development.

Concept akin to TV series Heros but no superpowers

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Read perfectly to the tone of the Book, a book that carries impeccable timing and a journey worth taking.

Amazing reading for an amazing book.

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Good story and excellent narration but the recording skipped a number of times, which was annoying

Good story and narration. Bad recording

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