- Paperback: 784 pages
- Publisher: Pan; 5 edition (20 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330482483
- ISBN-13: 978-0330482486
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 125,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the internationally bestselling author of Seven Ancient Wonders comes another rollercoaster of a ride
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Deep in the jungles of Peru the contest of the century is underway. It's a race to locate a legendary Incan idol - one carved out of a strange kind of stone. But a stone which in the present century could be used for a terrifying new purpose. Now rival groups are assembling their teams to hunt the idol down, at any cost. The only clue to the idol's final resting place is to be found in a 400-year-old manuscript. Which introduces Professor William Race, a mild-mannered but brilliant young linguist who is unwillingly recruited to interpret the document that could lead to the idol itself. So begins the mission that will lead Race and his companions to a mysterious temple hidden in the foothills of the Andes. There they find a carefully contrived sanctuary seething with menace and unexpected dangers. But it is not until the silence of the temple is breached that Race and his team discover they have broken a golden rule . . . Some doors are meant to remain unopened.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I think Matt Reilly is one of my favourite authors at the moment, his work is almost non-stop action from start to finish and this book is no different. It tracks the adventure of Prof Race in a quest to find a mysterious Incan idol made from an extra-terrestrial mineral that could have devastating consequences if it falls into the wrong hands. The book also follows the story of Santiago, a Spanish monk in the 1500's that is helping get the idol to it's current resting place rather than fall into the hands of the bloodthirsty conquistadors.
I got this book to read in the 4 weeks leading up to my holiday but it was so good I read it in less than half that time. If you enjoy this I would recommend looking up Reilly's Shane Schofield Ice Station & Jack West Jr Seven Ancient Wonders (Jack West Junior 1) series also as they are great reads too.
I got this book to read in the 4 weeks leading up to my holiday but it was so good I read it in less than half that time. If you enjoy this I would recommend looking up Reilly's Shane Schofield Ice Station & Jack West Jr Seven Ancient Wonders (Jack West Junior 1) series also as they are great reads too.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whilst very entertaining, the author's style is immature and the consistent use of words such as 'nanosecond' is very annoying. I thought the concept and ideas were great and the book has so much potential but the quality of authorship does not do it justice.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book fairly entertaining, but the main problem was I couldn't take any of it seriously, because of the fourteen-year-old boy's adventure story language. If the whole point of a story is that it is based on a genuine 450 year old manuscript written by a monk, why have the monk use the word 'crrrrunch' [sic], last seen in the Beano?! Aside from that, I got it from a friend so didn't feel cross about wasting good money on it...
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below par dan drown novel!
got this in audio format, thought it would be ideal for a night in work, trashy thriller type with little need to concentrate too much but sadly it didnt hit those heights, it is... Read more
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A page turner
This book is Matthew at his most brilliant and imaginative and kept me enthralled until the end. His fans won't be disappointed.
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my first teenage book
i remember when i fist read this book, it was im 2010 and i had just finished reading harry potter for the 2nd time when my dad brought this book on holiday with him. Read more
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A thrilling read
I could not put this book down! It was a book that you need to read again and again. Along with other books by this author, I was entralled by the way he weaves all the... Read more
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temple
having just finished temple and having read most of Matthew Reilly's books i have come to the conclusion that the man is some sort of genius, he pulls you into the stories without... Read more
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MrsWB
I love historical novels/murder mysteries. I have the 2 other books in this series so bought it to complete the set. They are very good.
Published 20 months ago by dt10
Dire
The biggest problem with this book is that it wishes it were a film. I have never seen an author so blatantly try to create a ready made screenplay. Read more
Published 21 months ago by MasterMeister
Rubbish Rubbish Rubbish.
My wife bought me 'Temple' plus two other Matthew Reilly Books, all for three pound! No wonder they were so cheap, I have never read so much rubbish in all my life. Read more
Published on 26 May 2010 by J. N. Tindall
So much fun in just one book
I read this book in just one weekend. Its written as an action book and you don't mind the ridiculous stuff cause you get the impression the author had too much fun writing it. Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Kelly A. Smith
Brilliant book!!
This book was great from beginning to end and kept the suspense progressing all the way through. Well written!
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