Spark (Twelve Hawks novel)
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Spark is John Twelve Hawks's fourth novel, published in 2014 in the United States and Great Britain.[1] It is a stand-alone novel that does not use the characters or setting of Hawks's Fourth Realm Trilogy. Film rights for the book were sold to DreamWorks.
Fictional world
Spark is describes a
Characters
The book is a
Miss Holquist is Underwood's handler at the bank (she never reveals her real name). Although she has two daughters—one about to be married—she is a ruthless individual who has no belief in any kind of larger morality. In a crucial speech, she reduces that world to sub-atomic particles: “Everything that goes on in the universe is a physical process that involves boson particles that have an integer spin such as one or two, and fermion particles that have odd, half-integer spins.”[5]
Emily Buchanan is young executive working for the investment bank that disappears with some top secret information. She turns out to be involved with "anti-social" groups that are opposed to the system of government control and surveillance.
Critical reaction
Critical reaction to Spark was generally positive.
In a starred review in Booklist, reviewer David Pitt wrote: "It’s been several years since the Fourth Realm trilogy ended, and some readers might have wondered if the author had only one story to tell. But guess what? As good as the Fourth Realm books were, this one may be even more appealing: less fantastic, more grounded in a contemporary real world, with a narrator who is deeply scarred and endlessly fascinating."[6]
In her
Film adaptation
In October, 2013 Deadline reported that the film rights to Spark were sold to DreamWorks.[8]
References
- ^ "'Spark,' the Latest Dystopian Novel From John Twelve Hawks". www.nytimes.com. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ "Monday Murder Mystery John Twelve Hawks". www.dailykos.com. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ^ "'Spark,' the Latest Dystopian Novel From John Twelve Hawks". www.nytimes.com. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ "Spark". www.publishersweekly.com. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "'Spark,' the Latest Dystopian Novel From John Twelve Hawks". www.nytimes.com. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- ^ David Pitt (2014-09-01). "Review of Spark". www.booklistonline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ "Three Sci Fi Books to Rattle Your October". www.washingtonpost.com. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (2013-10-14). "DreamWorks Buys John Twelve Hawks Sci-Fi Thriller 'Spark'". www.deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.