Prophet by Sin Blaché & Helen Macdonald

Prophet by Sin Blaché & Helen Macdonald
UK Publication: August 2023
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★★]

This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

What a wild ride!

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Your happiest memory is their deadliest weapon.
THIS IS PROPHET.

It knows when you were happiest. It gives life to your fondest memories and uses them to destroy you. But who has created it? And what do they want?

An all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. It’s brightly lit, warm and inviting but it has no power, no water, no connection to the real world. It’s like a memory made flesh – a nostalgic flight of fancy. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the past.

And the deaths quickly follow.

Something is bringing these memories to life, then stifling innocent people with their own joy. This is a weapon like no other. But nobody knows who created it, or why.

Sunil Rao seems a surprising choice of investigator. Chaotic and unpredictable, the former agent is the antithesis of his partner Colonel Adam Rubenstein, the model of a military man. But Sunil has the unique ability to distinguish truth from lies: in objects, words and people, in the past and in real time. And Adam is the only one who truly knows him, after a troubled past together. Now, as they battle this strange new reality, they are drawn closer than ever to defend what they both hold most dear.

For Prophet can weaponise the past. But only love will protect the future.

My Thoughts:  Well I can’t say a lot without giving away the plot so you will just have to live with this. This is an intriguing book at times the pacing suffers from exploring too much detail but overall it moves along at a fairly steady pace.

I was absolutely intrigued by what Prophet was and it’s possible applications.

I loved the central characters Adam and Rao and their relationship and military experiences added another dimension to this story.

Fascinating and not altogether beyond belief which is a scary thing.

Who would like this? I would recommend this to those who enjoy their fiction weird, who like unique characters and who are ready and willing to dive down any rabbit they see.

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