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Crusader Gold by David Gibbins

ftedatchley's review against another edition

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3.0

Tremendously well researched book that never really grabbed me. There were too many characters to keep up with and I couldn't keep them all in my head. I didn't realize until I was part of the way through it that it was #2 in a series which may have contributed.

meiklejohn's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

pjc1268's review against another edition

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4.0

a very good read, very much like along the line of Clive Clusser.

lisaebetz's review against another edition

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4.0

A fun read. Sort of Clive Cussler meets Steve Berry. The title is somewhat misleading because this is not a story about crusaders per se, but it is about gold--a very specific golden item that may or may not still be buried somewhere...
If diving in caves or inside icebergs makes you claustrophobic, maybe this isn't your book. Otherwise, read on.

papersquared's review against another edition

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3.0

Silly, silly fun. A quick read.

epictetsocrate's review against another edition

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3.0

Cei doi vulturi de aur pluteau deasupra oraşului venind dinspre vest, îndreptându-se neabătut înspre podium, cu bătăi de aripi încete şi profunde. În lumina pastelată a zorilor umbrele lor păreau a se ondula, căpătând proporţii gigantice de-a lungul templului şi al monumentelor din Forum, ca doi locuitori ai tărâmului lui Hades care vin să îşi reclame locul de drept la masa victoriei. În ultima clipă, vulturii îşi schimbară direcţia către nord, zburând în lung de Via Sacra. Bărbatul cu coroană de lauri care stătea singur pe podium simţi atingerea aripilor şi văzu flamurile purpurii din ghearele lor şi lumina reflectată acolo unde penajul lor fusese stropit cu aur. Ei erau perechea lui victorioasă, descendenţi ai vajnicilor vulturi pe care îi adusese la Roma pentru a sărbători alt triumf, cu aproape jumătate de secol în urmă, şi care fuseseră smulşi din cuiburile lor izolate undeva în vârful munţilor situaţi la marginea de nord a imperiului. Îi privea acum înălţându-se maiestuos deasupra centrului oraşului, cu aripile întinse de parcă ar fi plutit pe un curent de aer ascensional format de respiraţia oamenilor adunaţi de-o parte şi de alta pe Via Sacra. Ajunşi în cel mai înalt punct, rămaseră aparent nemişcaţi, ca şi cum Jupiter însuşi îi prinsese în îmbrăţişarea sa. Apoi, cu un ţipăt răguşit, se înălţară şi plonjară cu aripile strânse, năpustindu-se peste Templul Capitoliului şi ieşind din raza privirii, înapoi spre legiunile comasate pe Câmpul lui Marte.
În tăcerea tremurătoare care urmă, toţi ochii se aţintiră asupra podiumului. Bărbatul îşi dădu mantia la o parte conform obiceiului şi îşi ridică braţul drept cu palma în exterior, astfel încât să fie văzut de toţi. Semnul fusese unul bun. Cel mai grandios marş triumfal al tuturor timpurilor putea începe.

rucha's review

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3.0

as usually David Gibbins amazed me... if it wasn't for some weird translation, I would give it 4⭐️
the way Gibbins talking about Harald Hardrada story mesmerized me even more... every page of thrilling scene makes me hold my breath spontaneously😱

essentiallymeagan's review

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3.0

At times I found this book to be rather confusing, I tend not to pay attention to scientific stuff and there was a lot of it. This book is about a group of archeologists who are looking for a gold Menorah from Ancient Rome. They follow clues that a group of Vikings left all over the world. I didn't read the book that was before this one, and I think that I would have understood a bit more about the technical stuff in this book if I had.

wyvernfriend's review

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3.0

Although it could have done with some harsh editing, this isn't a bad read, lagging in places when the author felt a need to pass on some of the historical facts to the audience so almost losing my interest a few times by the end though it had me firmly gripped by the story and I really did want to know if some of the characters survived.

Better written in many ways than the Da Vinci Code and there's a blurb from the Mirror that suggests crossing Indiana Jones with the Da Vinci Code and getting this book. It spans the Atlantic going from Iona to Greenland to Canada to Mexico to Instanbul to Rome and sometimes the galloping pace almost left me behind. Still a good thriller.
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