The Testimony

I got more than I bargained for with this. I was drawn in by the initial setup (almost everyone in the world hears deafening static, followed by several proclamations from a voice that seems to have no source) and the storytelling technique (an oral history with lots of different voices, reminding m......more

**SPOILER REVIEW** I was so looking forward to this book but it pains me to say it bored me to tears!! For me The Testimony was a mix between World War Z (Max Brooks) and Blindness (Jose Saramago) but lacked the "Global Crisis" excitement of the former and the deeply religious questions raised by the......more

A really good thinking experiment about "how to make the world divide into three camps over a single hour: make them pick between science, fantasy and religion. Give them a situation, a hypothetical situation, then give them three possible reasons for it happening – could be aliens, could be God, co......more

Global thriller presenting an apocalyptic vision of a world on the brink of despair and destruction. What would you do if the world was brought to a standstill? If you heard deafening static followed by the words ‘MY CHILDREN, DO NOT BE AFRAID’? Would you turn to God? Declare it an act of terrorism?......more

A free ebook. Nearly everyone in the world simultaneously hears a voice saying 'my children, so not fear'. The story follows the lives of 50 or so people as they experience the repercussions of the broadcast, or testimony. As expected, there are a lot of religious implications involved, although the......more