Prophet of Bones, Ted Kosmatka
Prophet of Bones, Ted Kosmatka
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Prophet of Bones
A Novel

Author: Ted Kosmatka

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Unabridged: 12 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2013

Synopsis

Ted Kosmatka's sensational new thriller, Prophet of Bones, thrusts listeners into an alternate present.

Paul Carlson, a brilliant young scientist, is summoned from his laboratory job to the remote Indonesian island of Flores to collect DNA samples from the ancient bones of a strange, new species of tool user unearthed by an archaeological dig. The questions the find raises seem to cast doubt on the very foundations of modern science, which has proven the world to be only 5,800 years old, but before Paul can fully grapple with the implications of his find, the dig is violently shut down by paramilitaries.

Paul flees with two of his friends, yet within days one has vanished and the other is murdered in an attack that costs Paul an eye, and very nearly his life. Back in America, Paul tries to resume the comfortable life he left behind, but he can't cast the questions raised by the dig from his mind. Paul begins to piece together a puzzle which seems to threaten the very fabric of society, but world's governments and Martial Johnston, the eccentric billionaire who financed Paul's dig, will stop at nothing to silence him.

About Ted Kosmatka

Ted Kosmatka was born and raised in Chesterton, Indiana, and spent more than a decade working in various laboratories where he sometimes used electron microscopes. He is the author of Prophet of Bones and The Games, a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel and one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012. His short fiction has been nominated for both the Nebula and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards and has appeared in numerous Year's Best anthologies. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest.

About Scott Sowers

Scott Sowers has narrated numerous audiobooks, including books by Douglas Preston, Robert Ludlum, John Hart, and Nicholas Sparks. He was named the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense by AudioFile magazine. AudioFile also awarded Sowers an Earphones Award for his narration of John Hart’s Down River, writing, “[providing] a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional.”  Sowers is also an accomplished actor of both stage and screen. His theater credits include roles in Inherit the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Bus Stop, and A Few Good Men. His many television credits include guest roles on Law & Order, The Black Donnellys, Six Degrees, All My Children, and the Hallmark Channel’s Season for Miracles. He has also appeared in the films Trust the Man, The Village and The Ten.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on February 10, 2019

Typically I tend towards books with unusual characters, a dab of humor and plots that are somewhat unusual. This book was a staff pick at our local library and as soon as I started it I couldn't put it down. Paced like a thriller, it builds momentum continually and the last chapters yield a twist yo......more

Goodreads review by Tina on July 15, 2013

I was very excited about the idea of this book. On the flap all I had to see was "archeologist collecting samples from the Indonesian Island of Flores" and I threw it in my library bag. What a total disappointment. My main issues with the book are this: 1) the entire novel is building up to our main......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on December 23, 2017

I thought this book opened up very well, and was interesting. The idea in the synopsis sounded like a good one and I was fascinated. Sadly as the story progresses it quickly becomes obvious that something is a little "off kilter". With us finding out early that it has been "scientifically established......more

Goodreads review by J.P. on February 27, 2013

A thriller with not much excitement based on ideas that have been written about numerous times before. A scientific discovery is made that could have worldwide ramifications, or so we are led to believe. Connections in this book are tenuous at best and hard to fathom at worst. Why should a congressm......more

Goodreads review by Amy on May 06, 2013

From the ScienceThrillers.com Review: Prophet of Bones is a cool, brainy science thriller with one of the most intriguing SciFi plot premises I’ve seen in a while. In Ted Kosmatka’s novel, the Earth is exactly like it is in the real world–same history, same intellectual heroes and writers of the past......more

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