
Hannibal Fogg and the Supreme Secret of Man
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Narrated by:
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Alec Brooks
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By:
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Tahir Shah
About this listen
Through a life cloaked in mystery, Edwardian polymath Hannibal G. Fogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science, and code-breaking - producing feats of unrivaled cerebral dexterity. Hailing from a landed family, Fogg was a confidant to world leaders, a soldier, swordsman, prolific author, inventor, collector, and quite probably the most extraordinary man ever to have lived.
But, while such genius won him accolades and fame, it also fanned the flames of envy. Unable to take Fogg's triumphs any longer, the British establishment sought to have him discredited. His life work was publicly destroyed in what was to become known as the "Great Foggian Purge". Banished from England, he lived out his days in secrecy - before disappearing on an expedition to Manchuria in the winter of 1939.
Almost eight decades passed.
Then, one morning, William Fogg receives a letter from a legal firm in London, claiming he's the sole inheritor to his great-great-grandfather's estate. Knowing almost nothing of his forebear, he takes possession of the single object left in the bequest - a large rusty iron key...the key to a door in Marrakesh.
And there begins the treasure trail of mystery, danger, and uproar, as William pieces together the clues left for him by Hannibal Fogg. Zigzagging through five continents, the quest reveals how Alexander the Great was never beaten in battle. By completing the life work of Hannibal, William Fogg strives to lift the veil on the Supreme Secret of Man.
First in a series of ground-breaking adventure novels from master storyteller Tahir Shah, Hannibal Fogg and the Supreme Secret of Man is unlike anything published in recent times. Ten years in the making, it's as worldly and wise as the indefatigable Hannibal Fogg.
By the celebrated author of The Caliph's House, a Time top-ten book of the year.
©2018 Tahir Shah (P)2018 Tahir ShahI liked most of the characters and Hannibal Fogg most of all what an amazing man. I was invested in what happened to him and the fate of his family.
I loved the old technology and how it was used, the use of things like google add to the story rather than take the listener out of it. I really enjoyed the old world feel to the story at times and the use of things like steamer trunks as now people usually try to pack light or to the minimum.
There are lots of nice details regarding items and places that help the listener imagine what is going on.
My favourite part of the book involved a robbery.
The narrator did an excellent job his voice, pace and performance were spot on. I hope Alec Brooks does more audio books.
I hope there will be another book. This was a credit well spent and a refreshing change.
A great adventure
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great fun, Los of historic/imaginary details of a globetrotting romp.
super story
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Enthralling, lavish and exiciting story telling
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Engaging and fun
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This is a book which confronts the many dangers threatening our species, not least from within ourselves, but it does so, not in a piecemeal way, but by getting to the root of our problems. Tahir Shah offers great hope in a book where humour lightens the darkest moments.
Much more than a Great Story
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no spoilers, but would love a sequel!
love the adventure!
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It might be better on the printed page because the reader is the dreadful. Not in the usual dreadful reader type of way in that they have an annoying voice or do the characters all wrong. No, this guy just doesn't do any characters at all. All of them are read as generic British in the same voice, despite at least half of them being American or Indian or Australian etc. And they're all read in the same voice regardless of the emotion they're supposed to be expressing.
That said it's not all the reader's fault. The main character doesn't 'do' anything. It's all handed to him on a plate and he goes through the motions. That would be okay if you liked any of the characters, but they're possibly the most one dimensional characters I've ever read.
I wanted to like this book, but really I can't.
Strangely dull despite being action packed
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