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    A Better World
    Written in Fire
    Brilliance
    Audiobook series3 titles

    The Brilliance Trilogy Series

    Written by Marcus Sakey

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

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    About this series

    For thirty years humanity struggled to cope with the brilliants, the one percent of people born with remarkable gifts. For thirty years we tried to avoid a devastating civil war. We failed.

    The White House is a smoking ruin. Madison Square Garden is an internment camp. In Wyoming, an armed militia of thousands marches toward a final, apocalyptic battle.

    Nick Cooper has spent his life fighting for his children and his country. Now, as the world staggers on the edge of ruin, he must risk everything he loves to face his oldest enemy—a brilliant terrorist so driven by his ideals that he will sacrifice humanity’s future to achieve them.

    From “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly) comes the blistering conclusion to the acclaimed series that is a “forget-to-pick-up-milk, forget-to-water-the-plants, forget-to-eat total immersion experience” (Gillian Flynn).

    The explosive conclusion to the bestselling Brilliance Trilogy.

    “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series

    “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl

    “Sakey brings his cinematic series to a ferocious close.” —Kirkus

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 16, 2013
    A Better World
    Written in Fire
    Brilliance

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Brilliance
      Brilliance

      Brilliance

      Marcus Sakey
      4/5 - 69 ratings
      4/5 - 69 ratings

      In Wyoming, a little girl reads people’s darkest secrets by the way they fold their arms. In New York, a man sensing patterns in the stock market racks up $300 billion. In Chicago, a woman can go invisible by being where no one is looking. They’re called “brilliants,” and since 1980, one percent of people have been born this way. Nick Cooper is among them; a federal agent, Cooper has gifts rendering him exceptional at hunting terrorists. His latest target may be the most dangerous man alive, a brilliant drenched in blood and intent on provoking civil war. But to catch him, Cooper will have to violate everything he believes in—and betray his own kind. From Marcus Sakey, “a modern master of suspense” (Chicago Sun-Times) and “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly), comes an adventure that’s at once breakneck thriller and shrewd social commentary; a gripping tale of a world fundamentally different and yet horrifyingly similar to our own, where being born gifted can be a terrible curse. A 2013 Edgar Award Nominee “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl Nominated for the Edgar, Lovey, Sideways, and Prometheus awards.

      In Wyoming, a little girl reads people’s darkest secrets by the way they fold their arms. In New York, a man sensing patterns in the stock market racks up $300 billion. In Chicago, a woman can go invisible by being where no one is looking. They’re called “brilliants,” and since 1980, one percent of people have been born this way. Nick Cooper is among them; a federal agent, Cooper has gifts rendering him exceptional at hunting terrorists. His latest target may be the most dangerous man alive, a brilliant drenched in blood and intent on provoking civil war. But to catch him, Cooper will have to violate everything he believes in—and betray his own kind. From Marcus Sakey, “a modern master of suspense” (Chicago Sun-Times) and “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly), comes an adventure that’s at once breakneck thriller and shrewd social commentary; a gripping tale of a world fundamentally different and yet horrifyingly similar to our own, where being born gifted can be a terrible curse. A 2013 Edgar Award Nominee “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl Nominated for the Edgar, Lovey, Sideways, and Prometheus awards.

    • 2

      A Better World
      A Better World

      A Better World

      Marcus Sakey
      4/5 - 31 ratings
      4/5 - 31 ratings

      The brilliants changed everything. Since 1980, one percent of the world has been born with gifts we’d only dreamed of. The ability to sense a person’s most intimate secrets, or predict the stock market, or move virtually unseen. For thirty years the world has struggled with a growing divide between the exceptional…and the rest of us. Now a terrorist network led by brilliants has crippled three cities. Supermarket shelves stand empty. 911 calls go unanswered. Fanatics are burning people alive. Nick Cooper has always fought to make the world better for his children. As both a brilliant and an advisor to the president of the United States, he’s against everything the terrorists represent. But as America slides toward a devastating civil war, Cooper is forced to play a game he dares not lose—because his opponents have their own vision of a better world. And to reach it, they’re willing to burn this one down. From Marcus Sakey, “the master of the mindful page turner” (Gillian Flynn) and “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly), Book Two of the Brilliance Saga is a relentless thrill ride that will change the way you look at your world—and the people around you. “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl “Simply put, Marcus Sakey's Brilliance saga is awesome.” —Kirkus

      The brilliants changed everything. Since 1980, one percent of the world has been born with gifts we’d only dreamed of. The ability to sense a person’s most intimate secrets, or predict the stock market, or move virtually unseen. For thirty years the world has struggled with a growing divide between the exceptional…and the rest of us. Now a terrorist network led by brilliants has crippled three cities. Supermarket shelves stand empty. 911 calls go unanswered. Fanatics are burning people alive. Nick Cooper has always fought to make the world better for his children. As both a brilliant and an advisor to the president of the United States, he’s against everything the terrorists represent. But as America slides toward a devastating civil war, Cooper is forced to play a game he dares not lose—because his opponents have their own vision of a better world. And to reach it, they’re willing to burn this one down. From Marcus Sakey, “the master of the mindful page turner” (Gillian Flynn) and “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly), Book Two of the Brilliance Saga is a relentless thrill ride that will change the way you look at your world—and the people around you. “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl “Simply put, Marcus Sakey's Brilliance saga is awesome.” —Kirkus

    • 3

      Written in Fire
      Written in Fire

      Written in Fire

      Marcus Sakey
      4/5 - 19 ratings
      4/5 - 19 ratings

      For thirty years humanity struggled to cope with the brilliants, the one percent of people born with remarkable gifts. For thirty years we tried to avoid a devastating civil war. We failed. The White House is a smoking ruin. Madison Square Garden is an internment camp. In Wyoming, an armed militia of thousands marches toward a final, apocalyptic battle. Nick Cooper has spent his life fighting for his children and his country. Now, as the world staggers on the edge of ruin, he must risk everything he loves to face his oldest enemy—a brilliant terrorist so driven by his ideals that he will sacrifice humanity’s future to achieve them. From “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly) comes the blistering conclusion to the acclaimed series that is a “forget-to-pick-up-milk, forget-to-water-the-plants, forget-to-eat total immersion experience” (Gillian Flynn). The explosive conclusion to the bestselling Brilliance Trilogy. “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl “Sakey brings his cinematic series to a ferocious close.” —Kirkus

      For thirty years humanity struggled to cope with the brilliants, the one percent of people born with remarkable gifts. For thirty years we tried to avoid a devastating civil war. We failed. The White House is a smoking ruin. Madison Square Garden is an internment camp. In Wyoming, an armed militia of thousands marches toward a final, apocalyptic battle. Nick Cooper has spent his life fighting for his children and his country. Now, as the world staggers on the edge of ruin, he must risk everything he loves to face his oldest enemy—a brilliant terrorist so driven by his ideals that he will sacrifice humanity’s future to achieve them. From “one of our best storytellers” (Michael Connelly) comes the blistering conclusion to the acclaimed series that is a “forget-to-pick-up-milk, forget-to-water-the-plants, forget-to-eat total immersion experience” (Gillian Flynn). The explosive conclusion to the bestselling Brilliance Trilogy. “The kind of story you’ve never read before.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series “Ridiculously good. I love this story so much.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl “Sakey brings his cinematic series to a ferocious close.” —Kirkus

    Author

    Marcus Sakey

    Marcus Sakey’s books have sold more than a million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter. For more information, visit www.MarcusSakey.com.

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