Crucible

A Thriller

De: James Rollins

Narrado por: Christian Baskous

In the race to save one of their own, Sigma Force must wrestle with the deepest spiritual mysteries of mankind in this mind-expanding adventure from the number-one New York Times best-selling author, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.

Arriving home on Christmas Eve, Commander Gray Pierce discovers his house ransacked, his pregnant lover missing, and his best friend’s wife, Kat, unconscious on the kitchen floor. With no shred of evidence to follow, his one hope to find the woman he loves and his unborn child is Kat, the only witness to what happened. But the injured woman is in a semicomatose state and cannot speak - until a brilliant neurologist offers a radical approach to “unlock” her mind long enough to ask a few questions.

What Pierce learns from Kat sets Sigma Force on a frantic quest for answers that are connected to mysteries reaching back to the Spanish Inquisition and to one of the most reviled and blood-soaked books in human history - a Medieval text known as the Malleus Maleficarum, the Hammer of Witches. What they uncover hidden deep in the past will reveal a frightening truth in the present and a future on the brink of annihilation and force them to confront the ultimate question: What does it mean to have a soul?

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Brilliant, yet terrifying.

Thought it was going to be a struggle to finish since it started a bit slower than previous novels of the series; I was very wrong. This one is nothing short of brilliant... and terrifying.

Great series but...

Love the Sigma series but too much weirdness in this one with all the computer generated life.

Best Sigma yet

Edge of seat. Wonderful integration between past, present & future. Really great twists you don’t see coming.

another great rollins thriller/adventure

I was not disappointed with the newest Sigma thriller. constant action and historical reference. scary stuff indeed.

historical origins

I would prefer the story lines returning to original form. I am tired of the sigma teams being the target. original stories were based and flowed with historical mystery.

Thought provoking

This was an easy and interesting listen, a modern day apocalyptic tale - with relatable characters & a plot containing much that is potentially possible, coupled with a lot - that has already really been achieved.

Distracting from this, in my opinion, was the comparably poor narration.

Throughout the narrator’s voice remains clear and understandable, but I felt he stressed the wrong words, and his depiction of the little girls’ voices was particularly bad.

Crucible

Probably Rollin's best book! Non-stop action coupled with compelling scientific accuracy and totally engrossing storyline.

What I was able to hear was fine

Baskous' narrations are problematic. He alternates between mumbling and yelling. I eventually had to put it down. Really needs to learn to keep a steady volume whether it is a mic location issue or simply a running out of breath issue.

Truly fascinating

I love all the characters of Sigma and my heart was breaking because of Cat, I didn’t want her to die, or Monk. I’m so glad the book had a happy ending.

Amazing

I love the variety of topics James Rollins combines in his books: history, science, myth & legends, travel while keeping us all in suspense & on our tippy toes… until the world is saved again… & love prevails.