A group of 4,400 people are suddenly deposited, by what appears to be a comet, at highland beach near mount rainier, washington. By luiseduardojaenampud ongoing updated dec 14, 2015 embed story share via email read new reading list. With jacqueline mckenzie, joel gretsch, patrick john flueger, conchita campbell. Broken promises is a tv drama about many different promises and secrets that have been made but are eventually broken to betray friends due to greed. Now there are two novels, greg coxs welcome to promise city and david macks promises broken, which apparently show what would have. The first book picks up right after the final cliffhanger episode of the final season of the 4400 television series. There have also been at least two companion guides written, for seasons two and three. Like the previous two seasons, it featured thirteen episodes, but there was no twohour premiere. Their continuity and place in the timeline differs, based on the books, but all are considered to be canon by the series creator. Is this what the future intended to ensure the survival of the human race. Here are what i think of as the money quotes david mack and pocket books have finally given fans of the show the resolution we have been waiting for since its untimely cancellation.
Early episodes in the third season suggested that matthew knew more about the 4400 and jordan colliers assassination than he had revealed. David mack is the author of numerous star trek books, including wildfire, a time to kill, a time to heal, warpath and the critically and fan acclaimed series star trek. Book of broken promises the irregulators an independent. Sequel to one night stand everybody then got older.
According to a postcard in the season 3 episode gone, the fictional location of the center is 6265 crescent road, seattle, washington. Mar 25, 2017 broken promises are as old as politics itself, and there are many famous examples of them in modern history. Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. The vesuvius prophecy by greg cox june 24, 2008 more buying choices mass market paperback. The cw is developing a reboot of usas cult scifi series the 4400, but fans of the original are first owed a resolution to its cliffhanger ending. In a lot of ways, he adds, i approached promises broken with the mindset of crafting the grand finale tale the show might have done if its final six episodes had been. I honestly dont know if wet work takes place before vesuvius or not, but the first two books both took place during the run of the series. In the series pilot episode, an enormous ball of light deposits a group of exactly 4400 people. Jun 20, 2014 intro to the popular tv series that aired in 2008. Subtitled in arabic, english, spanish, french, indonesian, japanese, polish, romanian ana, frida and seleni are like many young, beautiful girls in colombia who dream of growing up and living a wonderful life and helping their families to achieve. The books predecessor welcome to promise city by greg cox was a bit lost and did obviously too little for the bigger picture. His writing credits span several media, including television for episodes of star trek. Greg coxs welcome to promise city and david macks promises broken.
Promises broken is the fourth book based on the series and the second set after the end of the. Buy promises broken 4400 by david mack from amazons fiction books store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. David mack is the new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the star trek destiny and cold equations trilogies. Tom was formerly at the fbi, and a longtime friend of dennis ryland. The 4400 series by greg cox meet your next favorite book. Are the unanswered questions in the 4400 ever answered in the. The story continues in dave macks book promises broken. But with so many characters to deal with, somebody had to get shortchangedand i figured that i had already given shawn plenty of screen time in my previous 4400 book.
Deep space nine, film, short fiction, magazines, and comic books. Although it ended on tv, the story continued on a couple books. Promicin which kills half of those who dare to inject it and grants paranormal abilities to those who survive is spreading across the globe and threatening to. I am sad to hear there is still no real end to it all. Deep space nine, film, short fiction, and comic books. Over nine thousand people were killed in seattle, when promicin was unleashed within the city limits. While i had a number of reservations about some of the plot and character decisions, that should probably be expected from a huge megafan of the tv show such as myself. Welcome to promise city and its sequel should be subtitled the 4400. Although the 4400 began as a television show, the series continues in a series of novels.
The first two take place before season four and the last two take place afterward. I just finished watching all of the 4400 episodes and i wanted to know what happens next after the cancelation, so i look up about this book. Matthew ran the daytoday business of the 4400 center and it is hinted collier gave him specific instructions of what to do. Recommend this to fans of the series and also recommend picked up the next book in the series promises broken by david mack, it picks up right where this one ends and also acts as the last chapter in the 4400 cannon, so far. The 4400 dvd san antonio public library bibliocommons. Mine is essentially a standalone squeezed into the second or third season. Jun 11, 2006 the fourth season of the 4400 ran from june 17 to september 16, 2007. E as per usual, this episode is posted on my series channel, here the link to the video. White light cult get the information about the future recorded in their book. There are two books, welcome to promise city and promises broken that continue the series for about two more seasons worth of plot.
Now, if you are willing to risk it all, you too can be extraord. The book is easily understood only if youve watched the 4400 show. There is a wire that goes into your home, school or office as everyone in. Promises broken by david mack, here are some books like this. I read the previous book welcome to promise city within a day too. It concludes most of the saga of the 4400, but it too ends on a cliffhanger hinting that ntac agent tom baldwin had a much more important role than anyone previously suspected. I loved how this book picked up where the previous book left off. Contentsshow the vesuvius prophecy on a field trip to mount rainier with her school, maia has a vision of the mountain erupting due. Greg coxs welcome to promise city a 4400 novel spoilers. This book wont make complete sense to those who havent watched the tv show. Welcome to promise city, by greg cox, is the third book based on the series.
So far, there have been four books written that tie in to the 4400 tv series. Sadly, the 4400 is one of many tv shows to end without a proper resolution, as tv networks really dont seem to consider pleasing a small but devoted fanbase when deciding how and when to cancel a struggling series. Promicin which kills half of those who dare to inject it and grants paranormal abilities to those who survive is spreading across the globe and threatening to plunge the entire. Promises broken follows welcome to promise city by greg cox. Unfortunately this books front cover came slightly damaged but its no big loss. When the tv series the 4400 got cancelled after a 4 season run, us who enjoyed that often goofy but sometimes smart scifi saga were given a duology of books to conclude a series that still had many plot threads open for closure. On the other hand it had the task of getting the readers back along. As the reappearance of 4,400 missing persons on a single day confounds the global community, federal agents on the case slowly discover the ways in which the victims have been changed. The first of these two books is welcome to promise.
Its set a few months after the series final episode, the great leap forward, and it will build upon events depicted in greg coxs forthcoming postfinale 4400 novel, promise city, he explains. Welcome to promise city, by greg cox, is the third book based on the series, and the first set after the events of the end of the series. On december 18, 2007, it was announced that due to the ongoing writers guild of america strike, budgetary problems, and lowerthananticipated ratings, the 4400 had been canceled and would not be returning for a fifth season. Promises broken, by david mack, is the fourth book based on the series, and the second set after the end of the show. Contentsshow the vesuvius prophecy on a field trip to mount rainier with her school, maia has a vision of the mountain erupting due to the. All of them had disappeared in a beam of light at various times as. Even if you are apprehended, there would be little, if any, repercussions. Jul 27, 2015 broken promise by linwood barclay is published by penguin group and released in australia by hachette and available from 28 july 2015. The earlier ones were pretty generic lowbudget scifi tv and with simple swapouts of characters, most of them could easily have been episodes of the xfiles or half a dozen other shows. Jan 02, 20 promises broken, by david mack, is the fourth book based on the series and the second set after the end of the show. Far be it from me, for those who honor me i will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. I definitely recommend both books in order to all 4400 fans who have watched all 4 seasons.
But the answers arent coming easily, and by the time they do, it might be too late. Matthew garret dillahunt was a lobbyist in the collier organization who advises shawn after jordan colliers death. He joined ryland at ntac, but left after 5 months to investigate the circumstances surrounding his son, kyle baldwin, being comatose. The key characteristic of those early shows was that nothing that happened in an episode had any big effect on the world. But, in my opinion, this book can stand on its own, as long as you watched the tv series. The publication sequence of the novels was vesuvius, wet work, promise city, and promises broken. The 4400 dvd king county library system bibliocommons.
Are the unanswered questions in the 4400 ever answered in. Tom baldwin, portrayed by joel gretsch, is the seriess main protagonist. The question is how a christian chooses to justify the atrocities, broken promises, historical inaccuracies, and flat out unfulfilled prophecies in the bible while still retaining their faith. I just ordered promises broken and except to receive it tomorrow. They were sent back to thwart the efforts of the 4400. Promises broken is the fourth book based on the series and the second set after the end of the show.
Contentsshow inline books these are books which are embedded within the already existing canon. At a time when antigovernment feelings are increasing, the veterans administration has come in for its share of bad press. How would the 4400 season 5 have finished, if it hadnt been. Promises broken 4400 television program responsibility. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the 4400 book promises broken, the 4400 center stands as the last stand against the government in the battle for promise city. Unfortunately this book s front cover came slightly damaged but its no big loss. I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever, but now the lord declares. Bushs read my lips, no new taxes pledge comes immediately to. Perhaps the harshestand the most widely quotedcritique of the va is wounded men, broken promises. The 4400 welcome to promise citypromises broken the trek. When 4400 missing people emerge from nowhere, the department of homeland security wants to know why.
Based on the hit usa network series the 4400, an original novel about a group of 4400 people taken out of their time and returned to the present day with special powers, only no one, including them, is sure if they are a force for good. The 4400, promises broken is the 3rd in a series of books that have been released since the series finale, but the first ive read. Welcome to promise city, tension is escalating between the us government and jordan collier promicinpositive followers. Now, if you are willing to risk it all, you too can be extraordinary. There are two books, welcome to promise city and promises broken that. Welcome to promise city picks up directly after the last episode where colliers ppositives were controlling seattle after the promicin outbreak left thousands dead and ntac scramblin. I need a spin off ive signed the thing to try and get it back bc i need to see more. The 4400 welcome to promise citypromises broken the. The book of broken promises 9 introduction imagine if you could say anything or do anything, with the odds of getting caught being almost nil. Now they are sharing their power with the world but is the rest of humanity ready to join the 4400. Promises broken, by david mack, is the fourth book based on the series and the second set after the end of the show. The 4400 is a science fiction television series produced by cbs paramount network television.
The book s predecessor welcome to promise city by greg cox was a bit lost and did obviously too little for the bigger picture. Oct 03, 2009 if you enjoyed the 4400 series on fx, then the two book series promise city ad promises broken provide a nice visit back to that world, a strong closure for the story lines at the end of the tv series, and the same fastpaced action and scifi idea exploration that made the tv series fun. The great science fiction tv series the 4400 was canceled after four seasons, with a. I was unable to do so, but i do believe that jesus christ was a revolutionary in ways that has been twisted into what has become a mockery of what he. Contains the complete first season of the popular television series about 4400 people who suddenly return after being missing for over a year. Buy now from booktopia australia or amazon international. The great science fiction tv series the 4400 was canceled after four seasons, with a cliffhanger ending. How would the 4400 season 5 have finished, if it hadnt. My wife picked it up for me, without knowing that there were 2 earlier books. All in all, it was a good conclusion to the story of the 4400, and im glad to have been able to read it.
Putting promise city behind him, at least for the time being, he drove north on i5. I am so glad i found out there was a book following the cancel of the 4400. This book grew out of a series of newspaper articles written by robert klein. The second half of a duology of books to offer closure to the cancelled tv series the 4400, promises broken does what it can given the scope of the saga it needs to finish. All the episodes were intresting and new and the final season last episode was such shit.
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