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'A master novelist' Steve Berry, bestselling author of The Emperor's Tomb
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Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Nnapoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand year-old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion. But the danger is only beginning...Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll that promises to reveal the secrets of the universe, even as Bonaparte launches his deadly invasion of Israel. The general hopes the ancient secrets of the Middle East will help catapult him to power in France, and the inventive Gage faces old enemies as he must use all his wit and derring-do to prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Anyone looking for a mixture of Flashman, Sharpe, and Indiana Jones with a hint of Dan Brown style mysticism should check out this series. This second book carries on the tales of derring do and treachery, action packed but with some easily digested historical description thrown in as well. It looks like the publishers are obviously aiming to tap into the Da vinci code et al market going by the title and cover design but if any group of fans is going to be disappointed then it will probably be fans of this ilk as the "mysticism" as I've called it, is lightly spread and is not as outrageous as the DaVinci code and quite frankly pretty believable. Mind you there are some outrageous claims as to what Mr Gage may have "invented" during his exploits but it's all good fun. Fans of the other characters mentioned above will find lots to enjoy in here as our hero clambers from one crisis to another. Yes there are some outrageous coincidences, outlandish escapes and a good old fashioned villain but this is well written and fulfils the brief of "page-turner" nicely. No it's not going to win the Booker but on a cold winter's evening you might welcome the suspension of disbelief and wallow in the thrills and spills herein.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first of the Ethan Gage books that I have read. It is pretty obvious it comes out of the USA as the hero is an American loveable rogue. It is a bit like Indiana Jones set in Napoleonic Times.
The story continues from Napoleons Pyramid, and refers back to what happened in that adventure a lot. So I don't feel you have to have read that book to know what is going on, though by doing so you would have a greater insight to his arch enemy. Historically, what is going on in the story is truthful. Such as Napoleons attack on Jaffa and his attack on Acre. Although a few inclusions have been put in, much like Bernard Cornwell did in the Holy Grail series of books.
Our gambling, womanising hero who can it seems escape from more or less any situation keeps the story going at a fair pace of knots.
I personally am not a great fan of books written in the third person, but this was a really enjoyable easy read. If you like swashbuckling at a fast pace this is the book for you. I do, so I loved it.
The story continues from Napoleons Pyramid, and refers back to what happened in that adventure a lot. So I don't feel you have to have read that book to know what is going on, though by doing so you would have a greater insight to his arch enemy. Historically, what is going on in the story is truthful. Such as Napoleons attack on Jaffa and his attack on Acre. Although a few inclusions have been put in, much like Bernard Cornwell did in the Holy Grail series of books.
Our gambling, womanising hero who can it seems escape from more or less any situation keeps the story going at a fair pace of knots.
I personally am not a great fan of books written in the third person, but this was a really enjoyable easy read. If you like swashbuckling at a fast pace this is the book for you. I do, so I loved it.
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