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Cipher
Carefree Nick Ravell has it all: a full scholarship, a first-string position on the lacrosse team, a gang of loyal friends.
But at night he strips off the facade, and tucked into the shadows of the university library, becomes his real self, a fugitive hacker with more warrants than he can keep track of. In a careless moment he reveals his secrets, and becomes ensnared in the plan of an obsessed research physicist who desperately needs someone with Nick’s special skills.
Now, Nick is part a dangerous experiment, tasked with decrypting an equation that may unlock the power of God. Every moment he continues, Nick loses a little more of his grip on who he is, what is real and what is illusion. Is he the student he plays during the day, or the avatar he becomes at night? And what demons might he unleash if given the promise of ultimate power?
CIPHER is a genre-bending thrill ride, meticulously plotted in a steady build of action and suspense, science and philosophy, spanning from the subatomic realm of quantum physics to the limitless ocean of the human heart.
With every escape path shrinking, with the FBI closing in, to get everything he's ever wanted, Nick Ravell might need to finally stop running... and somehow find a miracle.
But at night he strips off the facade, and tucked into the shadows of the university library, becomes his real self, a fugitive hacker with more warrants than he can keep track of. In a careless moment he reveals his secrets, and becomes ensnared in the plan of an obsessed research physicist who desperately needs someone with Nick’s special skills.
Now, Nick is part a dangerous experiment, tasked with decrypting an equation that may unlock the power of God. Every moment he continues, Nick loses a little more of his grip on who he is, what is real and what is illusion. Is he the student he plays during the day, or the avatar he becomes at night? And what demons might he unleash if given the promise of ultimate power?
CIPHER is a genre-bending thrill ride, meticulously plotted in a steady build of action and suspense, science and philosophy, spanning from the subatomic realm of quantum physics to the limitless ocean of the human heart.
With every escape path shrinking, with the FBI closing in, to get everything he's ever wanted, Nick Ravell might need to finally stop running... and somehow find a miracle.
338 pages, Paperback
Published December 22, 2017
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About the author
Sean Jenan
1 book20 followersSean Jenan grew up in Southern California and has been a computer programmer, an industrial designer, and a furniture maker. He lives with his wife and children, and far too many pets.
Sean Jenan's next novel, Black Sea, will be released autumn of 2021. He is currently at work writing the next book in the Nick Ravell trilogy, to be released winter of 2022.
Sean Jenan's next novel, Black Sea, will be released autumn of 2021. He is currently at work writing the next book in the Nick Ravell trilogy, to be released winter of 2022.
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August 8, 2018
Wonderful read
I had no idea where this book was going but it was sure a in ride. Wen I got to the end I wanted to whoop for joy. What a colorful and entertaining read .ill be reading more from this author. Bravo!
I had no idea where this book was going but it was sure a in ride. Wen I got to the end I wanted to whoop for joy. What a colorful and entertaining read .ill be reading more from this author. Bravo!
June 7, 2019
I can't believe I finished this pathetic attempt at a novel. I don't have a PhD in physics nor whatever the rest of this abomination of meaningless words was about. Not an IT/Hacker/cracker book. Not at all. Don't waste your time!
March 1, 2018
A bit too clever, especially with the God-vs.-science thing; an almost hit.
June 1, 2018
Very interesting read
Interesting read and concepts. I enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading the next one in the series.
Interesting read and concepts. I enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading the next one in the series.
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