The Lost Puzzler, Eyal Kless
The Lost Puzzler, Eyal Kless
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The Lost Puzzler
The Tarakan Chronicles

Author: Eyal Kless

Narrator: Michael David Axtell

Unabridged: 16 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/08/2019

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

A brilliantly written and ritiving post-dystopian debut from Eyal Kless, about a society hoping to salvage the technology of a lost generation, a mysterious missing boy who can open doors no one else can, and a scribe who must piece together the past to determine humanity’s future.More than a hundred years have passed since the Catastrophe brought humanity to the brink of extinction. Those who survived are changed. The Wildeners have reverted to the old ways—but with new Gods—while others place their faith in the technology that once powered their lost civilization.In the mysterious City of Towers, the center of the destroyed Tarakan empire, a lowly scribe of the Guild of Historians is charged with a dangerous assignment. He must venture into the wilds beyond the glass and steel towers to discover the fate of a child who mysteriously disappeared more than a decade before. Born of a rare breed of marked people, the child, Rafik—known as “The Key”—was one of a special few with the power to restore this lost civilization to glory once again.In a world riven by fear and violence, where tattooed mutants, manic truckers, warring guilds and greedy mercenaries battle for survival, this one boy may have singlehandedly destroyed humanity’s only chance for salvation—unless the scribe can figure out what happened to him.

About Eyal Kless

Eyal Kless is a classical violinist who enjoys an international career both as a performer and a teacher. Born in Israel, Eyal has travelled the world extensively, living several years in Dublin, London, Manchester, and Vienna, before returning to Tel Aviv. His first novel, Rocca's Violin, was published in Hebrew in 2008 by Korim Publishers. Eyal currently teaches violin in the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University, and performs with the Israel Haydn String Quartet, which he founded.


Reviews

Mad Max(Mel Gibson and Charlize Theron), Rain Man, and Jesus walk into a bar. The Lost Puzzler was puzzling. I just don't know what to make of this book or how to review it. First time authors should rely heavily on editors. The book was unnecessarily verbose. So what was it about? Uhm let me think abou......more

Goodreads review by Glen

I won this book in a goodreads drawing. After a Great Catastrophe, half of a society clings to technology, while the other half rejects it. There's also some curse like disease. Of course, there's a kid who is the key, and he journeys to save the world. Not bad, but not especially memorable.......more

I’m sorry, but I could not wait for this story to end. The Lost Puzzler dragged on for far too long, considering the storyline. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love a long story, and at 528 pages, this book is far from one of the longest that I’ve read. The story was an overlapping tale, consisting o......more

Goodreads review by Atlas

"Only at Tarakan valley will you feel at peace" * * * * * 5 / 5 It is rare that one book contains so much of the elements and ideas that I love to read about. The Lost Puzzler read like the author had looked into my brain and written this book for me: a speculative, futuristic world featuring ancient c......more