Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. An ancient prophecy foretells that the world will end on 21 december 2012. Thomason cocreated hulus castle rock and abc drama the evidence and has executive produced numerous television series, including foxs lie to me and wgn americas manhattan. Written by dustin thomason, audiobook narrated by fred sanders, noel rodriguez, dustin thomason. Dustin thomason sets his latest novel 1221 a solo effort after his successful coauthoring of the rule of four in 2004 a few weeks before that date. This is not a book about the end of the world resulting from the end of the long count cycle on the mayan calendar. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. For the next book im headed farther south, past the reaches of the maya jungles and. Thomason the rule of four, 2004 delivers a fastmoving tale that weaves ancient mayan predictions of the end of the. In central america, a treasure hutner discovers a maya relic a mysterious and ornate codex, but when he smuggles it. It is the date, they claim, when the ancient maya calendar predicts the world will end. From the prologue to the final spellbinding pages, dustin thomasons 1221 random house 2012 is a pageturner.
According an ancient prophecy apocalypse will destroy our world on 21st december 2012. Wanneer antropologe chel manu een oude mayacodex in handen krijgt waarvan het bestaan onbekend was, kan zij haar geluk niet op. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. From dustin thomason, coauthor of bestselling phenomenon the rule of four. Conspiracy theories and doomsday predictions do nothing for me in real life, but they are great springboards of fiction. For decades, december 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers. From the coauthor of the twomillion copy megabestseller the rule of four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse. And as the fateful date approaches, 1221 is the novel all readers will be talking about. Thomason knows his stuff, and it shows on every page. The most exciting novel of its kind since the days of michael crichton, 12. In central america, a treasure hunter discovers a maya relic a. It is the date, they claim, when the ancient maya calendar predicts the. From the coauthor of the twomillion copy megabestseller the rule of four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon perfect for readers of steve berry, preston and child, and dan brown.
From dustin thomason, coauthor of bestselling phenomenon the rule of four, 1221 is an edgeofyourseat novel charting a heroic race to save the world. It was really interesting to read about the ancient prophesies and the maya history. Needs to read it, especially after reading his first and fantastic book, the rule of four. Within five minutes, the reader is locked in the grasp of two seemingly unrelated stories, told in tandem throughout the novel.
Thomason displays an impressive depth of knowledge of both science and the ancient mayan way of life. Both authors have written firstrate medical thrillers, the kind of factbased fiction that isveryscary but alsoveryentertaining. Dustin thomason born 1976 is an american writer and producer. Along the way, he skillfully ramps up the action, one notch at a time. In the genre to which this book belongs thrillers dan brown could.
From the coauthor of the twomillion copy megabestseller the rule of four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenonperfect for readers of steve berry, preston and child, and dan brown. For decades the maya calendar predicts the world will end december 21, 2012 which is only two weeks away at the onset of this novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Thomason constructs this elaborate foundation for 12. Fans of michael crichton will love this thrilling listen. It reminded me of the movie apacolypto which later on when i researched, i realized that the movie was based on the mayan kingdom as well. The coming apocalypse, predicted by an ancient mayan calendar to occur on december 21, 2012, provides the backdrop for thomasons fast, suspenseful second novel, another sciencebased puzzle. On december 22, 2012 the calendar is just supposed to start over, just like ours does every year, but this is a what if story. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 12. Much has been written about the fast approaching 1221 12 end of the mayan calendar but 12. He is the coauthor of the 2004 novel the rule of four, and the author of 12. From dustin thomason, coauthor of bestselling phenomenon the rule of four, 12 21 is an edgeofyourseat novel charting a heroic race to save the world. Both authors have written firstrate medical thrillers, the kind of factbased fiction that is very scary but also very entertaining. Dustin thomason has managed to give an in depth education in mayan history and culture, the medical world of microscopic prions and the processes.
Collected narrators fans of michael crichton will love this thrilling listen. Dustin thomason, author of 1221, on tour august 2012. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Dustin thomason news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message. This acclaimed book by dustin thomason is available at in several formats for your ereader. And as the fateful date approaches, 12 21 is the novel all readers will be talking about.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Yes, it does involve that enigmatic date of 12212012, but author dustin thomason creates a very believable scenario involving a rare infectious disease. It started weird, strange even, and then went full on psychological thriller and yet i find myself wondering what i just read. It was fascinating how a lot of the scenes were similar and it gave that. Both authors have written firstrate medical thrillers.
From the coauthor of the twomillion copy megabestseller the rule of four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant p. With only days remaining until december 21, 2012, stanton and chel must join forces before time runs out. This production entertains with its puzzles and its performances audiofile. Gabriel stanton, the foremost expert on some of the rarest infections in the world, is grappling with a patient whose every symptom confounds and terrifies. Dustin thomason an ancient prophecy fortells that the world will end on the 21 december 2012.
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