Green, Tim. Kingdom come.GREEN, Tim. Kingdom come. Read by Stephan Hoye. 8 cds. 9.25 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. 1-4159-3232-8. $72.00. Vinyl; plot notes. A Spurred on by his grasping and ambitious wife, Thane thane n. 1. a. A freeman granted land by the king in return for military service in Anglo-Saxon England. b. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England. 2. Coder murders his boss, James, to wrest control of King Corporation, the multi-billion dollar construction company that employs him as a high-ranking executive. When Scott, James's son and corporate heir apparent heir apparent n. the person who is expected to receive a share of the estate of a family member if he/she lives longer, or is not specifically disinherited by will. (See: heir) , skips town, suspicion of the crime falls on him, and Thane gets the top spot he most desires. Keeping it is another matter. Abetted by some mob-linked union thugs, confused and emboldened em·bold·en tr.v. em·bold·ened, em·bold·en·ing, em·bold·ens To foster boldness or courage in; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage. Adj. 1. by the promises and predictions of some FBI agents, and pressed evermore ev·er·more adv. 1. Forever; always. 2. In a future time. evermore Adverb all time to come Adv. 1. by his sexually manipulative wife Jessica, Thane finds that blood will have blood. So far, so familiar, right? But don't let that stop you from finishing this novel. While Green deliberately invites comparisons with Macbeth and amuses himself and those who know the tragedy with both subtle and obvious references, this is no retelling of Shakespeare's Scottish play. In fact, for those who remember their Macbeth as well as those who don't, the plot of Green's modern-day suspense thriller will yield plenty of original surprises. Hoye's fully differentiated dramatic reading is lively and well paced, and his uptown and downscale To resize lower or convert down. See scale, downsample and downconvert. accents sound authentic. Francine Levitov, Attorney, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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