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The Crystal Skull (Hardcover)

by M.C. Scott (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593055705
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055700
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 379,177 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daily Mail, 22 February 2008

'Scott has done her research and her novel is so engaging, even plausible, that you, too, will be panting with the desperate excitement of it all.'


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21.12.12 The date is set. Time is running out. Hidden for four centuries, a crystal skull of exquisite beauty has just been found by Stella Cody, who also inherits its legacy of dark secrets, intrigue and murder. Facing an increasingly implacable enemy, Stella and her lover, Kit, struggle to crack the code that hides the skull's intended resting place. Their search takes them from the intellectual rigour of Cambridge University to the untamed wildness of England's prehistoric stone circles. But time is against them, and they have only days - hours - left to uncover the secret that may yet save the world.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Bland and tedious, 16 Aug 2008
This review is from: The Crystal Skull (Mass Market Paperback)
This book promised so much, but sadly failed to deliver. The characters had very little depth, and the ending when it came was little more than a whimper, rather than the glorious finale it could've been. There was so much potential available: the twelve other skulls, which were hardly explored at all; and the apocalypse, which was all set up nicely for December 21st, 2012, but which seemed to lack any sort of urgency once the day finally arrived. Sadly, like the rest of the book, it was all very anti-climactic.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars I'm sure Indiana Jones does it better...., 21 May 2008
By Read Me (West Midlands, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Crystal Skull (Mass Market Paperback)
At face value this book should be a good adventure/thriller. Along the lines of find treasure, avoid killers, use treasure to save the world (a little bit Indiana Jones). It does start out like this. Husband and wife team Kit and Stella are searching Yorkshire caves for the legend that is the crystal skull - after finding the secret clues in Cedric Owens' diaries. All good so far, Stella finds the skull but shock horror there is someone with them in the cave who will stop at nothing to steal the treasure.
Interweaved with Stella's story is that of Cedric, keeper of the skull during the 1600s. His role is to protect the skull and find where its world saving end will be based. I have to admit that Cedric's adventures in Spain and the New World wore more gripping than Stella's self absorbed tale. However it is the armageddon averting ending that ended the book which was probably the main let down, if you blinked while reading the end you'll miss it - in fact I probably did because by then I'd just lost all interest in what was going on.
This book had all the potential and the writing style wasn't that bad so I just don't know what went wrong. Perhaps its the fact that there are 12 skulls and you just expect more things to happen. Obviously read it if you're a fan of the author as you probably will like it, but if you're looking for a good thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat reading into the darkness then I'm afraid this isn't it.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Best avoided!!, 30 April 2009
By Miss K (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crystal Skull (Mass Market Paperback)
Why oh why didn't I read the reviews for this BEFORE buying the book? This book is abysmal! The characters are one-dimensional and stir no interest from the reader. I very rarely despise a book so much - there is almost always something good to say but unfortunately here this isn't the case. The reader is treated like an idiot: the plot is jaded and formulaic and the story completely lacks any kind of depth or mystery.

The synopsis as described by Amazon is accurate but the book is very poorly written and I hate saying it but the author really lacks the kind of vigor required to tell this kind of story in gripping compelling way. If you are still contemplating buying this book, please please try and find an excerpt online or visit a bookshop so that you can read a few pages and see for yourself just how awful this really is.
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