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    Phantom
    Phantom
    Phantom
    Audiobook (abridged)8 hours

    Phantom

    Written by Ted Bell

    Narrated by John Shea

    4/5

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    About this audiobook

    "[Hawke is] a secret agent who takes you into the danger zone with a ballsy wit that had me hooked."
    —Vince Flynn

    "Ted Bell puts a capital A in adventure....Commander Bond might choke on his martini next to Bell's superlative Alex Hawke."
    —Madison County Herald

    Ted Bell's remarkable literary creation, counterspy Alex Hawke, has been called, "strong, shrewd, and savvy, with an aplomb not seen since James Bond" (NPR). He's back in the explosive blockbuster Phantom, on a breathtaking hunt for a madman about to unleash a terrifying new Artificial Intelligence-powered super weapon on the world. Another superb espionage thriller by a true, New York Times bestselling master of the fictional spy game, Bell's Phantom explores a dark side of science while delivering non-stop action, as Hawke races across the globe in order to prevent a coming apocalypse—and the millions of fans of Bell's Warlord, Tsar, and Spy will be breathless every perilous step along the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 20, 2012
    ISBN9781455854585
    Phantom
    Author

    Ted Bell

    Ted Bell was the former vice-chairman of the board and creative director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. He was the New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Hawke series. Ted Bell passed away in 2023.

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    • 3/5
      I didn't like this book as much as the author's previous Hawke books.
    • 5/5
      Alex Hawke overcomes multiple adversaries in the techno-thriller. Fun story with a major sea battle.
    • 2/5
      Second book of the ending trilogy. Plotwise, like most middle books of a trilogy – mostly unnecessary. A lot of bringing together many plot points in preparation for the finale.
    • 5/5
      imaginative yet well within the realm of possibilities.
    • 2/5
      Lacking the talent and steadiness of a Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, or even, god forgive me, a J. A. Konrath or Steve Berry, Ted Bell delivers a too-long story with an unrelatable lead character, a plot and story that's too odd even for this genre, and a conclusion that will leave no reader content. Not recommended. (Won through a First Reads giveaway.)
    • 4/5
      Excellent novel!
    • 3/5
      Starts slow, somewhat predictable but gets better.
    • 5/5
      Having read a lot of the reviews I was not expecting much from this book even though I absolutely love all the rest of them. However I couldn't resist giving it a go and I am so glad I did.

      There are some bits when the explanations go on a bit such as the spell construction and some of the description scenes of the atrocities but I kept going. I realised that the people who go on are the characters who would do that in their lives and as for the other scenes, horrible as it is we need to get the feelings of the horrors.

      A number of the reviews ask for shorter or less words but I say to Terry Goodkind PLEASE in NO WAY cut down your words. I love the long books and get so involved in them that I just don't want them to stop.

      A brilliant book and author who really gets into the story and allows us to be part of it.
    • 3/5
      Repetitive. As were all the books since FotF, thinly veiled Randism. I was going to give 2 stars, but the last quarter of the book redeemed itself somewhat.

      Jordan/Sanderson does epic fantasy much better.
    • 2/5
      Ook weer een goed verhaal. Toch was het op moment wel eens lastig te lezen. Er werd naar mijn mening te veel naar verschillende hoofdrolspelers geschakeld.
    • 1/5
      A bloated, repetitive piece of work. Half of this book is filled with various characters ranting about their beliefs, and the rest is repeating things that we were already told in several of the previous books.

      On the plus side, only 1 more book to go. Master Rahl protect me.
    • 5/5
      great audio book, enjoyed it almost more than the book.
    • 3/5
      This book continues where Phantom left off. Very glad that finally the story begins moving again and more happens this time. The introduction of Six was interesting but I wasn't keen on Viole(n)t's return. Glad neither of them seem to have got what they wanted. Was rather pleased with the way the last battle was to be conducted and finally Richard may find Kahlan at last.
    • 4/5
      The Sword of Truth series continues in this volume, picking up right where the previous book Chainfire ended. Kahlan remains unknown to most people and Richard is determined to find her, even if others have no memory of her. However, others, namely the witch woman Shota, urge Richard to lead the fight against the Imperial Order, which continues its brutal and relentless march into the New World. A great book and a great series, I can't wait to read the next volume!
    • 4/5
      After a long break, I resumed this series where I left off with Phantom. I feel very comfortable in this world with these characters and it felt like I hadn't left it. I love the whole Sword of Truth story but Goodkind continues to make me roll my eyes by using 10 words for every 1 that is neccesary. Still...I did enjoy the continuation of the story.
    • 2/5
      as much as i truly loved goodkind's first few books of this series, his writing style has become rather gratingly winding with too much verbose.
    • 2/5
      Second book of the ending trilogy. Plotwise, like most middle books of a trilogy – mostly unnecessary. A lot of bringing together many plot points in preparation for the finale.
    • 3/5
      I picked this up as an audio book for a road trip, not realizing from the cover that it's way into a developed series. I will finish it (I am on the last cd), and may even rent the final book, but I won't go backwards and work from the beginning.
    • 5/5
      Book 10 in the Sword of Truth series was one of the better books in the series in my mind. It begins to tie up the pieces of the puzzle and draws alot of the other books which were less ejoyable at the time together. Some of the seemingly meaningless and frankly boring books in the series now make a bit more sense. I really enjoyed this one and can't wait to read the final book to see how the whole thing wraps up. Good stuff here.
    • 3/5
      Kahlan who? continued. Goodkind’s preachy soliloquy’s are getting annoying. If he could just focus on the action, that would be wonderful. And interesting.
    • 4/5
      This is clearly a book building up to the end of the series (which is due in the next book). There's some interesting play on the number of ways things can become phantom, and that's fun in places, but gets a little overdone.There are also a couple of long discourses on the evils of the Imperial Order's philosophy. I have to wonder how many people will think "Islamic terrorists", and how many will also think "Catholic church" - interesting seeing them taken out of context and just similar they are.There's the usual mix of action, philosophy and the like. If you liked the earlier books, this one does a lot of looking back - make sure you're up to date with stuff right back to book 1!
    • 5/5
      This book is great simply because it asks the questions we must ask ourselves in this modern day and age. Why do Americans fight to preserve our freedoms when, in postmodernism, our greatest goal should only be to do what feels right to us at the time? Why is the faith of Islam so often destructive, and why has Christianity also been in its less than lustrous past?Full Review
    • 4/5
      Another very good book in the Sword of Truth line by Terry Goodkind. Like most of the books in his series the main problem is waiting for the next one. More please!!!
    • 4/5
      After Pillars of Creation and Naked Empire I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with this series but I'm gald I did. Chainfire and Phantom have both been good and give me hope that the sword of truth series will end the way it began. Again many characters and place's from the series past are in this edition.