Alexander Cipher [NOOK Book]

Exciting book

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and am about to read Adams' next one,
The Exodus Quest.

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Rick Riordan for Adults!

If you like the mix of mythological/archeological facts with a fictional story, you will love this author and his works. This is fast-paced, multi-faceted yet well-tied together, and simply fascinating. Enjoy!

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Good stuff!

One of a handful of book that i picked up in paperback @ wal-mart. I wasn't dissapointed. Like one of the other reviews here, i have a fascination for archaeology related stories. Thanks for a good book!

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Turned into a great read

I was a little concerned when I first started reading this book that I wouldn't like it--it seemed to start a bit slowly for me, but I am happy I stuck with it. I was soon immersed in the story. The plot moves the action ahead and kept me interested. The characters were well rounded and I cared about them. The setting of the story in Egypt fascinated me, especially the history of Alexander. I actually wanted to visit the area after reading the story. So I highly recommend this book, I almost gave it a "5". I plan on reading more by Will Adams.

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Fast paced

Totally enjoyed this book both from historical perspective as well as plot.

Gives a good look at how people lived in olden times.

Would recommend to anyone interested in archeology.

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Great concept-just left me wanting more

I love the genre of historical fiction where the author gives me a history lesson but with a bit of fantasy. I think that Will Adams certainly accomplished that goal. I enjoyed learning more about the conflicts between Macedonians and Greeks. I just felt that the final outcome of the story left me wanting more. It was all wrapped up in a bow too pretty for me. I'm hoping that the ending will lead to further stories with the main character. He was scrappy without being too perfect (a la Cussler's Dirk). I will certainly be looking forward to a sequel if there is one in the future.

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Slightly Different for the Genre

I liked the book. It has different subject matter from the usual Judaeo-Christian conspiracy archaeological thrillers, which in itself is refreshing. The characters are, for the most part, more everyday people rather than supermen and women. People get hurt and tired. Things break. Motives are, for the most part, believable. The author's writing style is clear, wry, and enjoyable. It's a great book for a rainy afternoon or two, and would make a decent movie.

Good escape a la Dan Brown(ish)

This was a pretty interesting archeological adventure-type book focused on the mystery of the location of Alexander the Great's remains with modern-day political repurcussions - something of a combination of the movie "National Treasure" and the Indiana Jones movies. Easy to read, characters are pretty static, plot has some interesting twists and will keep the book in your hands - overall, what you see is what you get here. In other words, the maxim "don't judge a book by its cover" does not apply here. If I see another book by Will Adams, I will read it, because this was his first, and for the first try, it was pretty darn good. He can only get better.

Love archaeological mysteries/thrillers.

This is a good one, keep 'em coming. There's a lot of history to draw material from.

Alexander Cipher

Will Adams is at it again....He has written another top notch thriller. I predict that Will Adams is a name to watch in this genre...If you like action, adventure and suspense. This is the series for you....Cudos to Will for producing another great read.....Excellent for the virtual adventurer. You will rip the upholstry from your armchair with this one.....

Review by www.cymlowell.blogspot.com

Will Adams creates a new thriller character destined to be a long-running series of best sellers. Daniel Knox is a knock-around archaeologist in Egypt with a history of interesting relationships with his brethren and sponsors.

The supervisor of a construction project in Alexandria stumbles onto a potential site of the final resting place of Alexander the Great, whose body was coveted as a justification for power by his successors in Egypt, the Ptolemys, Alexander's native Macedonians.

The race begins in the fashion of an Indiana Jones movie. Knox is pursued by a bad guy for saving a young girl from being raped by the tyrant. Along the way, there is a budding love affair with a woman who blamed Knox for the odd death of her archaeologist father, an evil female colleague who seems easily seduced by lovers and sources of money, a little girl desperately in need of a bone marrow transplant, rich Macedonian nationalists intent on using Alexander's body as the means, after more than 2,000 years, of fomenting revolution to establish a separate Macedonia out of Greece and Balkan states.

The Alexander Cipher beautifully blends the history of Alexander and his successors into an entertaining, rip-roaring, action-packed, page-turning adventure. The past of Daniel also will not remain there, as the female protagonist in the story, Gillie, moves from a hatred attributable to the strange death of her father to something more beautiful.

This is an excellent, well-crafted story. It cries out for a sequel in the adventures of Daniel Knox.

Indiana Jones & Lara Croft

I really enjoyed this book. The search for Alexander the Great's tomb was a great topic. The writer infuses history with mystery, bad guys, a romantic interest and other interesting characters.

Great Movie Script...Although, Rambling "Sand Storm" of a Novel.

This was a first good attempt by Will Adams in his attempt at fiction. He obviously has done his homework in terms of history, and his own background is well established by his knowledge of the content/geographic locale in which the book takes place. However, in reading this novel, you end up asking yourself if you've ever watched a movie where EVERYTHING was just too conveniently CO-mingled, and the realism went out the door? Despite the differences in characters, by the end of the novel, it's like this guy was trying to write the next Guy Ritchie script using an inbred family from Appalachia. The Characters all seem to have a history with one another, literally - all of them are within the 2nd degree of separation (ref: 6 degrees theory). I'm not going to give things away because the plot is well founded and makes for great reading. But the way Will Adams put this thing together, it would make for a better movie script than an actual novel.
Now, don't get me wrong, and you may disagree with this. But every author writes in their own style/syntax - it seems as though Adams is trying to come into his own. There is a great deal of confusion in terms of character references. He uses a lot of pronouns without a lot of congruence. There are times when there are 2 or more characters involved in an event and it becomes a chore in deciding "who the F#" just said/did/or is the author referring?! Again, I will say that this was a good read. It would have been better, had Adams put this novel through at least one more edit.
The main story, the overall plot, and its originality are great. The characters are "so-so", the back story of the characters is very blah (because of the "co-mingling" of their fates - seriously, it's like a "red-neck" family feud set in Egypt). I'm sorry...no one group of "strangers" can be so intermingled - and then flip-flopped into knowing each other because of the central belief of a deranged lunatic and his son - especially in a place so big as the Mediterranean.
Which brings me to my harshest critique - the author is writing in English. But it's like he's writing Americans, Greeks, Frenchman, Australians, and Arabs like a Briton. I'm not being racist, but there are certain things that different people of the world say in terms of their manner, syntax, and slang. The text didn't come across that way. The characters were dynamic to a certain degree, but it came across a bit contrived. That and the fact that again, the pronouns (He, She, and They)were so overused that you couldn't readily tell who was doing what, without doing a double take.

Overall - the book has the potential to be a better movie script. A novel...not so much. A historical view of some really neat facts on Alexander, Ptolemy, and the chaos that still plagues Egypt regarding her history - absolutely a find. To the author....try a bit more editing on the next story. But hey if you can sell this one to Hollywood...do it!

a terrific thriller

In Alexandria, excavation of a site to construct a new hotel reveals the ruins of an ancient tomb. Construction manager Mohammed el-Dahab shuts down work to notify the authorities of the find as proscribed by Egyptian law. The Feds send archeologists to catalogue the tomb. The professionals quickly determine the artifacts come from the age of Alexander the Great. As a side consequence of an Alexander age discovery, there is renewed interest in finding the tomb of the Great Macedonian conqueror.

As the fervor arises Daniel Knox works on a dive vessel in the Red Sea until his chivalrous nature gets him in trouble when the Good Samaritan rescues a woman from a sexual predatory mobster with money, connections and anger. Forced to flee, he rushes to Alexandria where he has a haven to hide in with an archeological friend Augustin until the Red Sea incident becomes forgotten. Daniel gets inside to see the new Alexandria tomb and realizes the greatness of the discovery because there are clues to where Alexander the Great was buried. He soon meets ancient Egyptian language expert Gaille Bonnard, who is part of a team working on an Alexander dig to the north. Before he knows what happened Daniel is in love and searching for Alexander's tomb.

Although overwhelmed with too many subplots, THE ALEXANDER CIPHER is a terrific thriller that cleverly interweaves historical tidbits of Ancient Egypt and Macedonia during the Alexander era into the contemporary adventure. Readers will root for Knox, a sort of modern day Indiana Jones, who gets into one hot water situation after another until the audience assumes he is an over cooked hard boiled egg. Fans will enjoy his escapades in an entertaining brisk archeological thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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