Christopher Galt

What if our future had already happened? All around the world, people start to see things that aren't there, that cannot be. Visions, ghosts, events from the past playing out in the present. To start with, the visions are unremarkable: things misplaced in time and caught out of the corner of the eye; glimpses of long-dead family or friends. But, as time goes on, the visions become more sustained, more vivid, more widespread. More terrifying. As the visions become truly apocalyptic, some turn to religion, others to science. Only one man, driven by personal as well as professional reasons, is capable of finding the real truth. But the truth that psychiatrist John Macbeth uncovers is much, much bigger than either religion or science. A truth so big it could cost him his sanity. And his life.

Biblical

Craig Russell

When people around the world begin experiencing events that defy reality, psychiatrist John Macbeth and a team of FBI agents and scientists assemble to find out if this is really a spiritual phenomenon or something much worse.

'Michael Crichton meets The Matrix' Daily MailPreviously published as Biblical.An apocalyptic, mind-melting thriller on an epic scale that will make you question your own reality and even your sanity.What would you do if you found out that your future had already happened? All around the world, people start to see things that aren't there, that cannot be. Visions, ghosts, events from the past playing out in the present. To start with, the visions are unremarkable: things misplaced in time and caught out of the corner of the eye; glimpses of long-dead family or friends. But, as time goes on, the visions become more sustained, more vivid, more widespread. More terrifying. As the visions become truly apocalyptic, some turn to religion, others to science. Only one man, driven by personal as well as professional reasons, is capable of finding the real truth. But the truth that psychiatrist John Macbeth uncovers is much, much bigger than either religion or science. A truth so big it could cost him his sanity. And his life.

The Third Testament

'Michael Crichton meets The Matrix' Daily Mail Previously published as Biblical. An apocalyptic, mind-melting thriller on an epic scale that will make you question your own reality and even your sanity. What would you do if you found out that your future had already happened? All around the world, people start to see things that aren't there, that cannot be. Visions, ghosts, events from the past playing out in the present. To start with, the visions are unremarkable: things misplaced in time and caught out of the corner of the eye; glimpses of long-dead family or friends. But, as time goes on, the visions become more sustained, more vivid, more widespread. More terrifying. As the visions become truly apocalyptic, some turn to religion, others to science. Only one man, driven by personal as well as professional reasons, is capable of finding the real truth. But the truth that psychiatrist John Macbeth uncovers is much, much bigger than either religion or science. A truth so big it could cost him his sanity. And his life.

In the tradition of Michael Crichton and Margaret Atwood, an apocalyptic thriller that pits cutting-edge science against God and asks—who will win? A strange phenomenon is sweeping the globe. People are having visions, seeing angels, experiencing events that defy reality. Bizarre accounts pour in from distant places: a French teenager claims to have witnessed Joan of Arc being burned at the stake; a man in New York dies of malnutrition in a luxurious Central Park apartment; a fundamentalist Christian sect kidnaps and murders a geneticist. Then there is the graffiti WE ARE BECOMING that has popped up in every major city around the world, in every language. And everywhere people are starting to talk about John Astor, the mysterious author of the book that seems to be at the center of it all. After a rash of suicides around the world by individuals experiencing the time traveling hallucinations, psychiatrist John Macbeth and a team of FBI agents and scientists assemble to find out what’s going on before it’s too late. Is this a spiritual phenomenon or something more sinister?

Biblical: A Novel

«Un romanzo eccezionale.» Michael Connelly «Il romanzo che scardinerà tutte le vostre certezze.» Library Journal «Uno dei thriller più originali degli ultimi anni. E il finale vi lascerà a bocca aperta.» Publishers Weekly «Una trama ingegnosa e sorprendente che vi terrà col fiato sospeso fino alla fine. Da non perdere.» Kirkus Reviews Una scritta enigmatica apparsa all’improvviso in tutto il mondo Una seri di fenomeni inspiegabili Una catena di morti misteriose Il conto alla rovescia è iniziato... All'inizio erano pochi casi isolati. Poi, però, il fenomeno si è sparso a macchia d'olio e adesso sempre più persone soffrono di allucinazioni improvvise e così vivide da sembrare reali. In Francia, una giovane giura di aver assistito al rogo di Giovanna d'Arco, mentre a Boston l’intera popolazione ha avvertito le scosse di un terremoto che non si è mai verificato. In seguito sono cominciati i suicidi. Uomini e donne che abitavano in luoghi lontani tra loro si sono tolti la vita dopo aver avuto la stessa visione. E infine è comparsa una frase enigmatica, scritta sui muri ovunque nel mondo: Stiamo diventando. Per far fronte a quella che è ormai diventata un'emergenza internazionale, viene istituita una squadra di agenti e scienziati, di cui fa parte anche John Macbeth, esperto psichiatra cognitivo. Ed è proprio lui il primo a intuire che esiste un collegamento tra quegli avvenimenti e John Astor, il misterioso autore di un libro che profetizza la fine del mondo. Possibile che sia lui la causa di tutto? O l’apocalisse è davvero alle porte? Per scoprirlo, Macbeth deve trovare John Astor prima che sia troppo tardi... Originale e dal ritmo serratissimo, Prima dell'apocalisse unisce profondità psicologica ed azione mozzafiato, teorie scientifiche inquietanti e imprevedibili colpi di scena, trascinandoci in un'avventura che scardinerà ogni nostra certezza.

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