Two million dollars in a black bag.The meaning of life on a deviously encrypted web site.And several dozen heavily armed guys with serious existential issues. The hunt is on for THE MANUSCRIPT. A blitzing cyber-thriller - a novel of huge ideas disguised as a blow-your-hair-back thrill ride - The Manuscript includes a gun-toting urban professional with a tragic weakness for Internet discussion groups; a former chemistry student and hacker turned wildly successful online narcotics dealer; a pair of slacker post-grads with big questions and rapidly escalating problems; a demonstrably unstoppable hitman; a dodgy federal agent with his hands in the cookie jar up to both elbows; a nameless cadre of menacing and well-armed mercenaries (possibly in the employ of one of the world's major religions); and an entire gang of Angry Young Taoists, serenely blasting hell out of all and sundry. What could bring a group like this together? Nothing less than the meaning of life - discovered in the remote highlands of South America by an infamous 19th-century explorer, and now said to be hidden in the vast out-of-bounds spaces at the far edge of a shadow Internet. This is the Manuscript. Caught up in a perilous race to recover and control it are a group of young people so beset by existential unease that they are willing to risk death to know the truth; and others, backed by powerful interests, who have little compunction about killing to keep it hidden. Get ready for an ungentle ride where a number of people will get enlightened, a few will get rich, and all too many will get dead. Along the way, be prepared for some uncommon commentary on the eternal verities, computer security, rules for gunfights, post-millennial information soot, and the possibility of human connection for a generation that believes in nothing - save what they read on the Net.

The Manuscript (Macmillan New Writing)

Literature & Fiction

Fuchs, Michael Stephen

Action & Adventure

Macmillan, UK

Two million dollars in a black bag.The meaning of life hidden on a deviously encrypted website.And several dozen heavily armed guys with serious existential issues.The hunt is on for THE MANUSCRIPT in this high-speed, action-packed thriller.

Macmillan UK New Writing

Two million dollars in a black bag.The meaning of life hidden on a deviously encrypted web site.And several dozen heavily armed guys with serious existential issues. The hunt is on for THE MANUSCRIPT. The Manuscript is a philosophical cyber-thriller - a novel of huge ideas disguised as a blow-your-hair-back thrill ride. Its cast of unforgettable characters includes a gun-toting urban professional with a tragic weakness for Internet discussion groups; a former chemistry student and hacker turned wildly successful online narcotics dealer; a pair of slacker post-grads with big questions and rapidly escalating problems; a demonstrably unstoppable hitman; a dodgy federal agent with his hands in the cookie jar up to both elbows; a nameless cadre of menacing and well-armed mercenaries (possibly in the employ of one of the world's major religions); and an entire gang of Angry Young Taoists, serenely blasting hell out of all and sundry. What could bring a group like this together? Nothing less than the meaning of life - discovered in the remote highlands of South America by an infamous 19th-century explorer, and now said to be hidden in the vast out-of-bounds spaces at the far edge of a shadow Internet. This is the Manuscript. Caught up in a perilous race to recover and control it are a group of young people so beset by existential unease that they are willing to risk death to know the truth; and others, backed by powerful interests, who have little compunction about killing to keep it hidden. Get ready for an ungentle ride where a number of people will get enlightened, a few will get rich, and all too many will get dead. Along the way, be prepared for some uncommon commentary on the eternal verities, computer security, rules for gunfights, post-millennial information soot, and the possibility of human connection for a generation that believes in nothing - save what they read on the Net.

The Manuscript

Contemporary

Pan Books

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Arisen, Book Seven - Death of Empires

James, Glynn

Genre Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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Arisen, Book Eight - Empire of the Dead

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Arisen : Nemesis

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Arisen, Book Nine - Cataclysm

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

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ARISEN, Book Ten - The Flood

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Arisen : Genesis

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ARISEN, Book Eleven - Deathmatch

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The Manuscript (Macmillan New Writing)

The Manuscript (Macmillan New Writing)

The Manuscript

Arisen, Book Seven - Death of Empires

Arisen, Book Eight - Empire of the Dead

Arisen : Nemesis

Arisen, Book Nine - Cataclysm

ARISEN, Book Ten - The Flood

Arisen : Genesis

ARISEN, Book Eleven - Deathmatch