Triggers
Robert J. Sawyer
When an experimental memory-modification device goes awry and affects the president of the United States, the race is on to determine if someone has obtained the president's memories, including secret military plans.
Read Time: ~6.9 hr
The Bookman
by Lavie Tidhar (2010)
About this book
When his girlfriend is killed in a terrorist attack committed by the sinister Bookman, young poet Orphan becomes involved in a web of secrets and lies. His quest to uncover the truth takes him from the hidden catacombs of a London on the brink of revolution, through pirate-infested seas, to the mysterious island that may hold the secret to the origin not only of the shadowy Bookman, but of Orphan himself.
Setting / LocationLondon & UK
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Bookman Lead Character
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