The Sanctuary: the gripping must-read thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author

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However, those who follow the rudiments and commandments of men and accept the counterfeit systems and counterfeit traditions of this world will be condemned. Quite honestly a brilliant book which, like all the best dystopian fiction, makes us question our own world by showing us another world that is going slightly awry in ways not dissimilar to our own. Our questions are, eventually, answered and we sense just how close Ben comes to a very different story.

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Even as the lead character Cyrus is a constant in all the novels, each title in the series may be read as a standalone given that the protagonist has to deal with a different situation in every book. The first person protagonist, a portrait artist named Ben, lives in a low-key dystopian future for a country that is never explicitly identified, though is fairly obviously England. Together with his colleagues in Sanctuary, they will have to put aside their struggles and track and find the culprits that attacked and stole from their rulers. And the plot told from multiple perspectives unfolds and unravels quickly into a menacing tale full of jealousy, hatred, deception, manipulation, desperation, obsession, revenge, violence, and murder. The Sanctuary is a cautionary tale, a reminder that your actions can have an impact more far-reaching than you might imagine.Emma grew up in Sussex; after a stint au pairing in Paris and a couple of half-hearted attempts to backpack across Europe, she studied English at Oxford University then trained in journalism. Set in a near future UKesque landscape, the last elephant has died (thanx, mankind), and the world is heading more towards the toilet than we believe it to be these days. However, the divide between rich and poor has increased, again quite recognisably, with the ordinary people living in cramped conditions in the overcrowded cities, while the wealthy live in luxury in closed villages outside. He has two main supporters - an Ariel equivalent in the scientist Angela, and Caliban represented by the security chief Munro, who only really seems to be in the book to make sure that Caliban is represented as he has very little part to play in the plot.

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Anyway, with an excellent book, it can take mere minutes and then in the morning I zoom back to the last words I remember hearing, while semi conscious, and resume for a morning chapter or so. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The lead character is one of the dullest characters I've ever read and the plot is an absolute snoozer. Allusions are made to past inhabitants, reference is made to previous problems and Ben is struck by the similarity between this island dwelling and the school he was sent to as a child. Here is the patience of the saints, here are they that keep the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus.Should they eat the food (we can compare that to spiritual food as well as physical food) which the Babylonian authority sets before them? The scientist escapes, but a puzzling clue is left behind: a circular symbol of a snake feeding on its own tail. There are some creepy, menacing hints from the start that despite Selina's many efforts to ‘deliver’ a relaxing weekend, her plans go badly awry.