A recommended book. I picked this up at a local store as a summer read (not academically dense, something that could help me to relax while traveling/camping). Usually, these days, I have had bad luck finding fiction that is entertaining and complex and makes me think about contemporary issues. The Traveler does all three--1) it is at its heart a thriller designed to keep the pages turning; 2) having said that, it is not simple by any means, and it juggles multiple narratives and eras--bringing them together with the necessary rhyme and reason; 3) at the root of the novel is a concern about our surveillance society and loss of personal freedoms.
More about John Twelve Hawks and his first novel The Traveler:
John Twelve Hawks: Living Off the Grid
New York Times Review: It Takes a Superhuman Effort to Escape Human Control
Excerpt from The Traveler
John Twelve Hawks: How We Live Now
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