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Perun's Hammer

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Perun's Hammer

By: Ian Heller
Narrated by: Alex Freeman
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What if you received a video showing exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart? And then similar videos of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Tulsa Race Massacre? What would you do if historians and experts verified every detail, and none of the videos showed traces of CGI?

If you’re Rich Penton, lead reporter at the investigative news show, RECON, you’d try to figure out who made the videos, who sent them to you and what you’re supposed to do about them. The only thing you’d know for sure is that the existence of the videos is absolutely impossible.

For humans.

But when the RECON team receives a video showing Chicago destroyed by an asteroid in the near future, they decide they’d better take it seriously. That’s when they feel the full force of the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, which clearly don’t want RECON involved in whatever mess this is, and the Russians send an assassin to ensure that anybody who tries to broadcast the videos winds up dead.

Perun’s Hammer blends exciting and contemporary themes: AI, foreign intrigue, murder, historical mysteries, hazardous asteroids, undercover agents, a bizarre cult, and a mysterious intelligence that seems to be able to see through time.

©2025 Ian Heller (P)2025 Ian Heller Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Time Travel Espionage Military Russia
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Perun's Hammer is a literary rollercoaster from start to finish. It's a white-knuckle ride all the way and it's thrilling. It takes you everywhere - past, present and future, all while facing an imminent and existential threat to humanity. You'll go from top-notch television journalism to the Battle of Little Big Horn to theoretical astrophysics to the Pentagon and back again. You'll see humanity at its best and worst. And at the same time your heart will break with a touching story of love and loss.

One of my metrics for great art, be it a book, play, movie, concert, whatever, is how long it stays with me after it's over. This one stayed with me for a long time. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an intellectual pursuit or just a damn good read or both. Can't wait for the sequel!

What A Ride!

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Very entertaining, one of the books you hope will have a sequel. Sorry it lasted only 5 hours.

Excellent book, great naration

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I thought the story was well written with engaging characters. The science fiction is plausible as is the behavior of interested parties. I enjoyed the narrator and the story.

A Great Adventure

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Great story. Not too many characters. Great narration. I’d look forward to another in a series, but not sure it’s possible

Fun story.

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Narrator had chopped presentation. Was disappointed and distracting and was unable to rescue the storyline.

Thin story line

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