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Rotten Gods

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In the tradition of Ludlum, Clancy, le Carre and MacLean, comes Greg Barron's first critically acclaimed, page-turning, thought-provoking thriller.


It took seven days to create the world ... now they have seven days to save it.

Extremists hijack the conference centre where heads of state have gathered in an attempt to bring society back from the brink of global environmental catastrophe, and the clock starts ticking: seven days until certain death for presidents and prime ministers alike, unless the terrorists' radical demands are met.

Marika, an Australian intelligence officer, Isabella, a treasonous British diplomat, Simon, an airline pilot searching for his missing daughters, and Madoowbe, a mysterious Somali agent, are all forced to examine their motives, faith and beliefs as they attempt to stave off disaster, hurtling towards the deadline and a shattering climax.

Rotten Gods is both an imaginative tour de force and a dire warning, holding the reader spellbound until the last breathtaking page.

Greg Barron is a world traveller who has studied International Terrorism at the prestigious St Andrew's University. His critically acclaimed thrillers reflect his fascination with political, social and environmental change.

Praise for Greg Barron's novels:

'Barron is not one to pull his punches' Courier-Mail

'Barron echoes the work of authors such as MacLean, Clancy and Ludlum' Canberra Times

'A high-octane thriller ... the pace is excellent, the writing is sharp and Barron has a real talent for the evocation of place ... sufficiently gripping to keep you up at night' The Australian

'Combines the very best of a thriller by Tom Clancy with the Boys' Own action blockbuster of someone like Chris Ryan. the speed of the action is matched only by the sophistication of the prose and the originality of the plot. Greg Barron has proved he is a political thriller writer at the very top of his game.' ABC Weekend Bookworm

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    • Books+Publishing

      April 23, 2012
      In the not-too-distant future, the world is on the brink, with unchecked pollution, environmental catastrophes, collapsing food supplies, debt-ridden Western governments and unprecedented inequality. Enter the latest proponents of militant Islam, al Muwahhidin, who capture a UN summit in Dubai, taking global leaders hostage and threatening annihilation if their demands are not met. As a thriller should be, Rotten Gods is hefty—perfect for a long-haul flight or a holiday. Over seven days, we follow events as a female Australian intelligence officer, a British pilot, a Somali security operative and various others work to save the day. The action moves from Dubai to Yemen to Somalia, from the headquarters of desert warlords to islands inhabited by pirates, as the clock ticks down. Despite the countdown—a mirror of the biblical seven days of creation—the action sometimes lags because there aren’t many real cliffhanger moments. The shifting focus from character to character should heighten the tension, but to me the only mystery was how the hostages would be saved, not why or whether they should be. The book raises big questions about how we should live, but in the end I felt there was more attention given to concepts than character development. This is a worthy page-turner that would translate well to the big screen, but it doesn’t break any new ground.

       Lachlan Jobbins is a reviewer, editor, ex-bookseller and presenter on For the Love of Books on STUDIO (Foxtel)

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