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The Lucifer Code
What happens to us when we die?
Oblivion. Or so believes Dr Miles Fleming, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has developed a device capable of reading human brainwaves. But when his own brother contacts him after being certified dead for six whole minutes, Fleming wonders if he's got it all wrong.
His search for the truth uncovers a terrifying religious conspiracy to stage the most ambitious experiment the world has ever seen - to prove beyond doubt the existence of a heaven or a hell. As the world awaits the final judgement, Fleming must confront his own demons to save not only his own soul but that of all humanity.
THE LUCIFER CODE pits the faith of religion against the certainty of science in a heartstopping thriller which explores our deepest fears.
Oblivion. Or so believes Dr Miles Fleming, a brilliant, young neuroscientist who has developed a device capable of reading human brainwaves. But when his own brother contacts him after being certified dead for six whole minutes, Fleming wonders if he's got it all wrong.
His search for the truth uncovers a terrifying religious conspiracy to stage the most ambitious experiment the world has ever seen - to prove beyond doubt the existence of a heaven or a hell. As the world awaits the final judgement, Fleming must confront his own demons to save not only his own soul but that of all humanity.
THE LUCIFER CODE pits the faith of religion against the certainty of science in a heartstopping thriller which explores our deepest fears.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
About the author
Michael Cordy
31 books122 followersMichael Cordy's first novel, The Miracle Strain, about the search for the DNA of Christ, was published in over twenty five languages and forty countries. It reached the top five in the Sunday Times Bestseller List and became a bestseller around the world.
Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million.
Another five novels followed: Crime Zero, Lucifer, True, The Source and the latest THE COLOUR OF DEATH. All have been published in the UK by Bantam Press and Corgi, and translated into several languages.
Warner Bros optioned the film rights to The Source and Michael recently optioned Crime Zero to the producers of Lord Of The Rings and The Golden Compass, agreeing to write the screenplay.
Due to the ‘high concept’ nature of Michael Cordy’s novels the Press have called him “Britain’s answer to Michael Crichton.” Some of his early books have also been compared to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code - although they were bestsellers many years before that novel was written.
The Miracle Strain was republished as The Messiah Code in many countries and some of the other novels have since been republished with new titles too.
Michael Cordy is British but was born in Ghana and spent much of his childhood in West and East Africa, India and Cyprus. He was educated in England at Kings School Canterbury and the universities of Leicester and Durham.
After ten years in marketing and advertising, his wife, Jenny backed his decision to give up a lucrative career and follow his dream of becoming a writer - so long as he finished his first novel in one year. It took him two. (He claims to have written all the necessary words in the allotted twelve months - just not in the right order)
Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million.
Another five novels followed: Crime Zero, Lucifer, True, The Source and the latest THE COLOUR OF DEATH. All have been published in the UK by Bantam Press and Corgi, and translated into several languages.
Warner Bros optioned the film rights to The Source and Michael recently optioned Crime Zero to the producers of Lord Of The Rings and The Golden Compass, agreeing to write the screenplay.
Due to the ‘high concept’ nature of Michael Cordy’s novels the Press have called him “Britain’s answer to Michael Crichton.” Some of his early books have also been compared to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code - although they were bestsellers many years before that novel was written.
The Miracle Strain was republished as The Messiah Code in many countries and some of the other novels have since been republished with new titles too.
Michael Cordy is British but was born in Ghana and spent much of his childhood in West and East Africa, India and Cyprus. He was educated in England at Kings School Canterbury and the universities of Leicester and Durham.
After ten years in marketing and advertising, his wife, Jenny backed his decision to give up a lucrative career and follow his dream of becoming a writer - so long as he finished his first novel in one year. It took him two. (He claims to have written all the necessary words in the allotted twelve months - just not in the right order)
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July 7, 2014
Irgendwie seltsam ... es scheint zuerst ein normaler Thriller zu sein. Eine neue Religion ist entstanden und hat sich bald zur stärksten und mächtigsten der Welt entwickelt, unter anderem durch die Unterstützung einer Firma, die über die modernsten und leistungsfähigsten optischen Computer verfügt (ja, es spielt leicht in der Zukunft). Ihr Bestreben ist es, die Seele der Menschen dingfest zu machen, und dafür benötigt sie Sterbende, die im Moment des Todes analysiert werden können. Und dafür werden eben jene Todkranken auch schon mal entführt und geziehlt umgebracht.
Bald wird aber klar, daß da noch mehr hintersteckt, und das tatsächliche Ausmaß des "Seelenprojekts" wird erst im Laufe der Zeit etwas klarer. Und auch der unterstützende Firmenchef hat ganz andere Überlegungen im Kopf als es zunächst scheint.
Als Thriller war die Geschichte nicht schlecht erzählt, allerdings fand ich das Ende sehr enttäuschend, darum gibt es nur zwei Sterne, obwohl Cordy ein paar interessante Fragen zu Moral und Religion aufwirft.
Bald wird aber klar, daß da noch mehr hintersteckt, und das tatsächliche Ausmaß des "Seelenprojekts" wird erst im Laufe der Zeit etwas klarer. Und auch der unterstützende Firmenchef hat ganz andere Überlegungen im Kopf als es zunächst scheint.
Als Thriller war die Geschichte nicht schlecht erzählt, allerdings fand ich das Ende sehr enttäuschend, darum gibt es nur zwei Sterne, obwohl Cordy ein paar interessante Fragen zu Moral und Religion aufwirft.
March 29, 2015
Mithilfe der Quantenphysik und neusten Technologien machen sich Wissenschaftler und ranghöchste Geistliche auf die Suche nach der Seele, der Existenz Gottes und dem Leben nach dem Tod. Als erste Ergebnisse erzielt werden kommen unterschiedliche Intentionen zutage.
Ein sehr spannender Thriller mit einer interessanten moralischen Botschaft.
Ein sehr spannender Thriller mit einer interessanten moralischen Botschaft.
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