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‘The action crackles along’ Daily Mail
‘A fast-moving, finely crafted, intelligent action-adventure that delivers on all fronts. Pick it up, settle back, and enjoy the ride.’ Raymond Khoury
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Despite its title, this is more Clive Cussler than Dan Brown. It begins with an episode in the 5th century before placing us in the present day. So far so good. Only this prologue was never explained and only partially mentioned in the epilogue.
Daniel Knox is the main hero of the book, an archaelogist in Egypt, but Adams seeks to introduce us to all the characters at the beginning which I found a bit confusing as it kept jumping to different characters in different places, some of whom I couldn't remember.
By the middle, the story is underway, although Adams now heads off into Brown territory with theories about Gnostic heresies, along with various Pharaoahs & Moses, all told from a secular / historical perspective.
Fortunately, by the third part of the book, the pace and story pick up and it finishes well.
Overall, not as good as The Alexander Cipher, his first book.
Daniel Knox is the main hero of the book, an archaelogist in Egypt, but Adams seeks to introduce us to all the characters at the beginning which I found a bit confusing as it kept jumping to different characters in different places, some of whom I couldn't remember.
By the middle, the story is underway, although Adams now heads off into Brown territory with theories about Gnostic heresies, along with various Pharaoahs & Moses, all told from a secular / historical perspective.
Fortunately, by the third part of the book, the pace and story pick up and it finishes well.
Overall, not as good as The Alexander Cipher, his first book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I didn't think it was quite as good as the Alexander Cipher but a solid 3 stars as the story does move along at a good pace with excitement and good chase sequences. Yes sometimes the story does get bogged down in ancient History, and the various strands of the story don't hang together quite correctly. Having said that there is just enough character development to care what happens and the central characters are quite well drawn. The Egyptian settings, which are well described, action and pace of the narrative did make for an enjoyable read. Not quite a 4 star but a 3 and a half for this book.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I picked this book up to kill the time on a very long train journey. I had never heard of Will Adams before, but I thought it looked ok.
I have just finished it, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. If only all my random purchases were this good! In common with other reviewers I found it reminiscent of Clive Cussler and Dan Brown, but that isn't a bad thing! The plot is fast and the characters likeable. I will definitely be reading Mr Adams' other books...
I have just finished it, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. If only all my random purchases were this good! In common with other reviewers I found it reminiscent of Clive Cussler and Dan Brown, but that isn't a bad thing! The plot is fast and the characters likeable. I will definitely be reading Mr Adams' other books...
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Enjoyable
My sister put me onto this books. Enjoyed them and have passed them onto other fans of this genre. Worth a read.
Published 7 months ago by H. Seabridge
Quest? - what quest?
Generally disappointing, the best way I can describe this book. I thoroughly enjoyed Will Adams debut (The Alexander Cipher, which had a theme and story to be proud of) but The... Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. L. Judd
Hard work and poor characeterisation
Very complicated plot that moved around too much. It was difficult to relate to the main characters as the main 'baddy' seemed to change randomly throughout the story. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Flipper
searching for adam & eve
This is my second book from this author with the second story for Knox and Gaile; the pair who did the last adventure. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by SKYW4LKER
Overly long and boring
The Exodus Quest is the only Will Adams book I have read. Let's just say I hope his others are better...much better! Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Solitary_Woman
Not up to the first one
Having enjoyed Will Adams first effort - the Alexander Cipher, I snapped this one up. Very much a continuation of the first one - using the main central character (Tom Knox) which... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Axl Furneaux
History a turn-on for me
Well, I liked it. Fast-moving, interesting kaleidoscope of plots all lurching together in a knock-out denouement, and best of all fascinating history. Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Georgina Faye
Entertaining and fast, but too many perspectives - less would more...
After his debut novel "The Alexander Cipher" Will Adams's second novel features Mr. Knox in another Egyptian adventure and another huge discovery. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by Amelrode
one of the worse of its kind
I read a lot of these historical/thriller books but this is one of the worst I read. The writing is disjointed, the historical explanation hard to follow and the characters boring... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2009 by J. Wong
Not brilliant, but I've read worse!
I read and quite enjoyed 'The Alexander Cipher' (a bit silly, but interesting and fun) so this book came as such a disappointment. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2009 by Ostara
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