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speesh's review against another edition
3.0
To be honest, several times here I was not really seeing a whole lot of point in this volume. Unless it was to fulfil a contract. Maybe he was contracted to do nine but ran a bit out of steam and decided to go off. Though...this does pull together a few strands of 'out there.' Mainly, the idea that the Templars, after their destruction/dissolution, some of them anyway, managed to escape and sail off to America. I've seen several books, fiction and non-fiction based around this theory. I haven't read enough about it to come down either way, so I'm open-minded. It does lead me on nicely to thinking that, in general, this has been aĀ series for the conspiracy theorists. Catholic cults, secret organisations behind everything, the Vatican having stuff in secret archives that would destroy them...all that. Though with the latter, I'm not sure if anyone would be too worried about that any more. As if it could be worse than pedophilia. The rocking the foundations of Christianity also.
Topical though. As as soon as I was finished, if not before, I began seeing articles about 'The Lost City of Z,' or something similar. Which seems to have plenty to do with the lost city and Percival Fawcett that this book is all about. Strange.
If nothing else, Paul Christopher has a great talent for making it all flow and read well and plausible. My imagination is not stretched too close to breaking point - most of the time. And always great fun, Indiana Jones, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fun. With enough added nonsenseĀ to makeĀ Graham Whatsit fans salivate. Though having said that, it's maybe not farĀ enough out on that thereĀ limb for them.
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Topical though. As as soon as I was finished, if not before, I began seeing articles about 'The Lost City of Z,' or something similar. Which seems to have plenty to do with the lost city and Percival Fawcett that this book is all about. Strange.
If nothing else, Paul Christopher has a great talent for making it all flow and read well and plausible. My imagination is not stretched too close to breaking point - most of the time. And always great fun, Indiana Jones, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fun. With enough added nonsenseĀ to makeĀ Graham Whatsit fans salivate. Though having said that, it's maybe not farĀ enough out on that thereĀ limb for them.
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canada_matt's review
2.0
Christopher returns with yet another sub-par novel in the collection, bringing his entire cast out to South America in search of a new Templar lead. Holliday and the gang head there after discovering an artifact that leads them to believe that there is not only something Templar going on in the jungles of Brazil, but something altogether more interesting and exciting. While the story has potential, its presentation and whimsical zipping around the world with no apparent cohesive connection leaves much to be desired. Interested fans in the series might want to hang on until the end for the regular cliffhanger, which came out of left field.
Like some sort of addict, I keep coming back to the series, even when disappointed. I know I should not, but I always hope something good WILL come of all this. I am hopeful that there is a light at the end of this tunnel and that Christopher will redeem himself. Eight books in... so why stop now? Christopher always begins a series strong and lets it go limp... which frustrates me to no end.
Unimpressed, but thankfully it was a free eBook and not a purchase for me.
Like some sort of addict, I keep coming back to the series, even when disappointed. I know I should not, but I always hope something good WILL come of all this. I am hopeful that there is a light at the end of this tunnel and that Christopher will redeem himself. Eight books in... so why stop now? Christopher always begins a series strong and lets it go limp... which frustrates me to no end.
Unimpressed, but thankfully it was a free eBook and not a purchase for me.
stephend81d5's review
3.0
not the best in the series and seems that Christopher has started to lose his touch with the series
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