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Ethan Gage Adventure – Book II
authorWilliam Dietrich
Allison and Busby
11 April 2011/ ISBN 0749009039
Historical Adventure / 1799 / Egypt and Israel
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
If you have
read Napoleon’s Pyramids then you will know all about adventurer
Ethan Gage and his magical medallion. Now he is back for a third
helping of Indiana Jones style adventures as Napoleon launches his
next campaign in the direction of Israel. This time Gage is on the
trail of an ancient Egyptian scroll said to reveal the mysteries
of the universe…
…which of course he needs to get hold of before his arch enemy
does or the scroll will be used for exactly the opposite reasons.
This is all entertaining stuff that reminds me somewhat of the Dennis
Wheatley books I used to devour during my formative years and the
pace has picked up somewhat, which is a boon. I found that too much
information about the Freemasons tended to slow down the pace in
the first book but there is less of that in here and more action,
which suits this type of novel better. It does get off to a somewhat
slow start, but picks up speed as it goes along despite the odd
potted bit of arcane lore. There is real history in here as well
in the shape of Napoleon’s campaigns but not a lot; this is
a story to read just for fun. One to appeal to the many fans of
Da Vinci Code-style thrillers. |
