The Alexander Cipher
by Will Adams
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Author: Will AdamsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-18
ISBN: 0446404683
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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- ISBN13: 9780446404686
- Condition: USED - Very Good
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Summary: 4 Stars
The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams is an adventurous novel that has it all. Political machinations, ethnic strife, power-hungry corporate types, greedy antiquities dealers, mercenaries, sick children, desperate parents, brainy scientific types and beautiful women. Sort of like Matthew Reilly, but better edited, without all the damn italics and exclamation points!! (Sorry, when I think Reilly, I think !! OH BOY!! Exclamation points!!!) But, I digress....
Will Adams debut novel features a sort of nere'do well Egyptologist that everyone seems to love to hate, Daniel Knox, whose life long interest in Alexander the Great puts him right in the thick of things when the novels bad guy..the slightly crazy and wildly wealthy Nicolas Dragoumis, learns of that Alexander's tomb may have been discovered. Nicolas has some wacky belief that the tomb contains secrets and treasures that will cause Macedonia to become an independent state once more, and he has the wealth, power and obsession to see his beliefs through. Its up to our hero, Daniel, and of course, his newly discovered gorgeous sidekick, Gaille, to stop him and save the antiquities. (Sort of like an Indiana Jones meets James Bond thing, but without MI-6 and spiffy weapons and toys.) And of course, there is history between Gaille and Daniel that has to be resolved for their adventure to be a success.
I'm a bit of an ancient history buff, so I found the well-researched novel interesting, although occasionally confusing. There is a large cast of characters and apparently my old brain had a little trouble keeping up. Once I figured everyone out though, I really enjoyed the book. It's a bit slow here and there, but overall, a good solid read.
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