- Paperback: 316 pages
- Publisher: Libros International (20 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190598846X
- ISBN-13: 978-1905988464
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,057,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Czechoslovakia, 1975. Tana is a spy - and she's psychic. Orphaned inthe Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War, she was adopted by aBritish naval officer and his wife. Now she works for the BritishSecret Intelligence Service. Czechoslovakia's people are still kicking against the Soviet invasion. Tana was called in to restore morale and repair the underground network. But there's a traitor at work. And she learns about a secret Soviet complex, concealed in a colliery in the Sumava Mountains. Unknown to her there's a top-secret psychic establishment in Kazakhstan, where Yakunin, one of their gifted psychics, has detected her presence in Czechoslovakia. As he gets to know her, his loyalties are strained. With her old flame Laco, Tana infiltrates the Sumava complex. When she's captured, a desperate mission is mounted to either get her out or to silence her - before she breaks under interrogation.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Prague Manuscript by Nik Morton is an exciting and well-constructed espionage thriller. I do not usually like these sort of books (I prefer horror stories) but I thought that this was an intelligent and nicely-paced story. Nik pays great attention to detail and he has created a memorable heroine with Tana Standish - a tough, efficient super-spy with psychic powers who makes James Bond and Harry Palmer look like Austin Powers!
The year is 1975 and Tana is sent on a special mission to Czechoslovakia (as it was called back then) and this sets off an intriguing chain of events and some nail-biting set-pieces as Tana encounters Russian soldiers, ruthless assassins and sadistic torturers.
The unusual twist is that as well as being lethal in armed and unarmed combat, Tana also possesses a psychic sixth-sense and telepathic abilities which certainly come in handy at times as the action moves towards a thrilling climax. There is plenty of (literally) thought-provoking material thrown in along the way making this an extremely entertaining read. Even if you do not normally like spy thrillers, The Prague Manuscript is well worth checking out.
The year is 1975 and Tana is sent on a special mission to Czechoslovakia (as it was called back then) and this sets off an intriguing chain of events and some nail-biting set-pieces as Tana encounters Russian soldiers, ruthless assassins and sadistic torturers.
The unusual twist is that as well as being lethal in armed and unarmed combat, Tana also possesses a psychic sixth-sense and telepathic abilities which certainly come in handy at times as the action moves towards a thrilling climax. There is plenty of (literally) thought-provoking material thrown in along the way making this an extremely entertaining read. Even if you do not normally like spy thrillers, The Prague Manuscript is well worth checking out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Welcome back to the Cold War. For those of you who remember with affection those atmospheric spy stories set in Eastern Europe, men and women with unpronounceable names, then this will surely be a welcome return for you all. Snatches of John le Carré, Len Deighton and Adam Hall are in effect sewn into the secret weave that runs like a latent thread through the pages of Nik Morton's spy adventure set in Eastern Europe.
Morton's heroine, Tana is made of stern stuff and possesses a savant like ability to move out of her consciousness and into an ethereal plane. Here she fights against the chilling torture methods used by her tormentor, Kasayiev to probe her inner mind and get her to break under his perverted methods.
Because Tana has learned of the top secret Sumava complex, built beneath the ground in an old mine, British Intelligence have to get Tana out of the hands of Kasayiev and save her from certain death. In a race against time, Morton puts together a fast moving narrative as Keith Tyson battles to save his colleague, Tana.
Lovers of this genre and readers of Morton's novel will no doubt wait with keen anticipation for his follow up; The Tehran Transmission.
Morton's heroine, Tana is made of stern stuff and possesses a savant like ability to move out of her consciousness and into an ethereal plane. Here she fights against the chilling torture methods used by her tormentor, Kasayiev to probe her inner mind and get her to break under his perverted methods.
Because Tana has learned of the top secret Sumava complex, built beneath the ground in an old mine, British Intelligence have to get Tana out of the hands of Kasayiev and save her from certain death. In a race against time, Morton puts together a fast moving narrative as Keith Tyson battles to save his colleague, Tana.
Lovers of this genre and readers of Morton's novel will no doubt wait with keen anticipation for his follow up; The Tehran Transmission.
What can i say about this book? It's pure genius. A cold war spy thriller set in czechoslovakia which is truly gripping and exciting with the added twist of the main character, Tana Standish, having psychic powers aswell as being as hard as nails, (with or without a weapon). She is a brilliant character, being a spy with amazing ability and deadly expertise to easily rival any top spy from previous literary works, plus, like i say she has the added bonus of being able to get into peoples heads. Very handy when you can read what your enemy is thinking even if they are miles away. The baddie mind you has a trick or two up his sleeve. Don't want to give too much away as i could actually happily go on and on and tell you the whole story, but i'll hold back and keep you guessing.Just trust me when i say READ IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN. All in all the book is a spell binding piece of literature with great depth and wonderful characters which is on par with any top spy novel, ( or any thriller novel for that matter), Nik Morton is a top notch writer with the ability to make you believe that you are in the story yourself, which is a rare thing. I can honestly say only a handful of novelists have that kind of skill and Nik is definately on that list. Will follow his career with great interest and will be snatching up a copy of the next installment asap.
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