Dark River : Das Duell der Traveler

InThe Traveler, John Twelve Hawks introduced readers to a dangerous world inspired by the modern technology that monitors our lives. Under constant surveillance of the "Vast Machine," a sophisticated computer network run by a ruthless and powerful group, society is mostly unaware of its own imprisonment. Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, brothers who were raised "off the grid," have recently learned they are Travelers like their long-lost fatherone of a centuries-old line of prophets able to journey to different realms of consciousness, and enlighten the world to resist the Vast Machine. But power affects the brothers differently. AsThe Travelerends, Gabriel hesitates under the weight of responsibility; Michael seizes itand joins the enemy. THE DARK RIVER opens with Gabriel and his Harlequin protector, Maya, hiding in the shadows of New York Cityuntil a stunning piece of news is revealed. Gabriel's father, who has been missing for nearly twenty years, may still be alive and trapped somewhere in Europe. Gabriel and Maya immediately mobilize to escape New York and find the lost Traveler. Simultaneously, Gabriel's brother, Michael, receives the news and mobilizes the Brethren, with whom he is now allied, into a full-scale search. Gabriel yearns to find his father to protect him; Michael aims to destroy the man whose existence threatens his newfound power. The race moves from the underground tunnels of New York and London to hidden ruins in Rome and Berlin, and a remote region of Africa that is rumored to harbor one of history's greatest treasures. A mesmerizing return to the world so chillingly portrayed inThe Traveler, THE DARK RIVER is propelled by edge-of-the-seat suspense and a vision of a world where both hope--and freedom--are about to disappear.