Recursion
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory-his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland's...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory-his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland's upcoming Netflix film."Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel."-The New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot
Reality is broken.
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that's sweeping the world is no pathogen. It's just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery-and what's in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth-and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back.
Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy-before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.
Praise for Recursion
"An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read."-Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian
"Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human."-Newsweek
"Definitely not one to forget when you're packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings."-Entertainment Weekly
"A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch's] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he's set of overcoming the structure of time itself."-Time
"Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an
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author at the top of his game."-AV Club
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BarryNovember 2, 2018
Barry Sutton pulls over into the fire lane at the main entrance of the Poe Building, an Art Deco tower glowing white in the illumination of its exterior sconces. He climbs out of his Crown Vic, rushes across the sidewalk, and pushes through the revolving door into the lobby.
The night watchman is standing by the bank of elevators, holding one open as Barry hurries toward him, his shoes echoing off the marble.
What floor? Barry asks as he steps into the elevator car.
Forty-one. When you get up there, take a right and go all the way down the hall.
More cops will be here in a minute. Tell them I said to hang back until I give a signal.
The elevator races upward, belying the age of the building around it, and Barry s ears pop after a few seconds. When the doors finally part, he moves past a sign for a law firm. There s a light on here and there, but the floor stands mostly dark. He runs along the carpet, passing silent offices, a conference room, a break room, a library. The hallway finally opens into a reception area that s paired with the largest office.
In the dim light, the details are all in shades of gray. A sprawling mahogany desk buried under files and paperwork. A circular table covered in notepads and mugs of cold, bitter-smelling coffee. A wet bar stocked with expensive-looking bottles of scotch. A glowing aquarium that hums on the far side of the room and contains a small shark and several tropical fish.
As Barry approaches the French doors, he silences his phone and removes his shoes. Taking the handle, he eases the door open and slips out onto the terrace.
The surrounding skyscrapers of the Upper West Side look mystical in their luminous shrouds of fog. The noise of the city is loud and close--car horns ricocheting between the buildings and distant ambulances racing toward some other tragedy. The pinnacle of the Poe Building is less than
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fifty feet above a crown of glass and steel and gothic masonry.
The woman sits fifteen feet away beside an eroding gargoyle, her back to Barry, her legs dangling over the edge.
He inches closer, the wet flagstones soaking through his socks. If he can get close enough without detection, he ll drag her off the edge before she knows what--
I smell your cologne, she says without looking back.
He stops.
She looks back at him, says, Another step and I m gone.
It s difficult to tell in the ambient light, but she appears to be in the vicinity of forty. She wears a dark blazer and matching skirt, and she must have been sitting out here for a while, because her hair has been flattened by the mist.
Who are you? she asks.
Barry Sutton. I m a detective in the Central Robbery Division of NYPD.
They sent someone from the Robbery ?
I happened to be closest. What s your name?
Ann Voss Peters.
May I call you Ann?
Sure.
Is there anyone I can call for you?
She shakes her head.
I m going to step over here so you don t have to keep straining your neck to look at me.
Barry moves away from her at an angle that also brings him to the parapet, eight feet down from where she s sitting. He glances once over the edge, his insides contracting.
All right, let s hear it, she says.
I m sorry?
Aren t you here to talk me off? Give it your best shot.
He decided what he would say riding up in the elevator, recalling his suicide training. Now, squarely in the moment, he feels less confident. The only thing he s sure of is that his feet are freezing.
I know everything
The woman sits fifteen feet away beside an eroding gargoyle, her back to Barry, her legs dangling over the edge.
He inches closer, the wet flagstones soaking through his socks. If he can get close enough without detection, he ll drag her off the edge before she knows what--
I smell your cologne, she says without looking back.
He stops.
She looks back at him, says, Another step and I m gone.
It s difficult to tell in the ambient light, but she appears to be in the vicinity of forty. She wears a dark blazer and matching skirt, and she must have been sitting out here for a while, because her hair has been flattened by the mist.
Who are you? she asks.
Barry Sutton. I m a detective in the Central Robbery Division of NYPD.
They sent someone from the Robbery ?
I happened to be closest. What s your name?
Ann Voss Peters.
May I call you Ann?
Sure.
Is there anyone I can call for you?
She shakes her head.
I m going to step over here so you don t have to keep straining your neck to look at me.
Barry moves away from her at an angle that also brings him to the parapet, eight feet down from where she s sitting. He glances once over the edge, his insides contracting.
All right, let s hear it, she says.
I m sorry?
Aren t you here to talk me off? Give it your best shot.
He decided what he would say riding up in the elevator, recalling his suicide training. Now, squarely in the moment, he feels less confident. The only thing he s sure of is that his feet are freezing.
I know everything
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Autoren-Porträt von Blake Crouch
Blake Crouch
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Blake Crouch
- 2019, Internationale Ausgabe, 336 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ballantine Books
- ISBN-10: 1984826018
- ISBN-13: 9781984826015
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A mind-bending thriller. USA Today[Crouch] has sketched out the rules for a new reality. . . . [Recursion] has a thrumming pulse that moves beyond big ideas and into their effects on a larger, more complex world. NPR
[Recursion] will keep you up all night first because you can't stop reading it, and then because you can't stop thinking about it. BuzzFeed
[An] epic page-turner. Good Housekeeping
Quintessential SF . . . [features] wrenching emotional moments . . . tense and vivid action scenes . . . eminently rigorous and logical methodology and science . . . And yet you will not predict anything. Locus
[A] fantastic philosophical thriller [with] ingenious plotting, cinematic action and unflappable characters. Minneapolis StarTribune
Recursion will leave you breathless as it dives headfirst into a strange reality. PopSugar
The fragile elements of time, identity, and memory intertwine in Crouch's unforgettable new sci-fi thriller. . . . A lightning-paced, techno-fantasy that lingers long after the last, mind-numbing page. SyFy Wire
The smartest, most surprising thriller of the summer. BookPage
Crouch isn t just a world-class thriller writer, he s a Philip K. Dick for the modern age. Recursion takes mind-twisting premises and embeds them in a deeply emotional story about time and loss and grief and most of all, the glory of the human heart. Gregg Hurwitz, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Orphan X series
Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be. Karin Slaughter, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pieces of Her
Brilliant. Crouch s innovative novels never fail to grip!
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Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl
A masterful mind-bender of a novel. Crouch brilliantly infuses his story with dire repercussions and unexpected moral upheaval, and leaves you wondering what you would do if you had the chance to turn back the clock. Mark Sullivan, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Private series and author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Cutting-edge science drives this intelligent, mind-bending thriller. . . . Crouch effortlessly integrates sophisticated philosophical concepts such as the relationship of human perceptions of what is real to actual reality into a complex and engrossing plot. Michael Crichton s fans won t want to miss this one. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Completely engrossing . . . highly recommended, especially for readers who enjoy suspenseful, fast-moving, well-crafted, science-based SF. Library Journal (starred review)
A masterful mind-bender of a novel. Crouch brilliantly infuses his story with dire repercussions and unexpected moral upheaval, and leaves you wondering what you would do if you had the chance to turn back the clock. Mark Sullivan, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Private series and author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Cutting-edge science drives this intelligent, mind-bending thriller. . . . Crouch effortlessly integrates sophisticated philosophical concepts such as the relationship of human perceptions of what is real to actual reality into a complex and engrossing plot. Michael Crichton s fans won t want to miss this one. Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Completely engrossing . . . highly recommended, especially for readers who enjoy suspenseful, fast-moving, well-crafted, science-based SF. Library Journal (starred review)
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