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“What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins.”—Daily Mirror (U.K.)
--This text refers to the
Mass Market Paperback
edition.
Book Description
Jack Howard becomes part of a terrifying legacy and a race against time, in the action-packed new adventure from bestselling author David Gibbins.
Greece. 1876. Heinrich Schliemann, the great archaeologist, raises the Mask of Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing discovery. Determined to keep it a secret until the time is right, he then dies. Germany. 1945. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues to lost antiquities stolen by the Nazis. But the operation is covered up after a deadly secret surfaces. Northern Aegean. Present day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard discovers a shipwreck, part of the war fleet of Agamemnon, king of the Greeks, and soon becomes embroiled in a desperate chase across Europe against a ruthless enemy...
Greece. 1876. Heinrich Schliemann, the great archaeologist, raises the Mask of Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing discovery. Determined to keep it a secret until the time is right, he then dies. Germany. 1945. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues to lost antiquities stolen by the Nazis. But the operation is covered up after a deadly secret surfaces. Northern Aegean. Present day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard discovers a shipwreck, part of the war fleet of Agamemnon, king of the Greeks, and soon becomes embroiled in a desperate chase across Europe against a ruthless enemy...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Mask Of Troy (Paperback)
I bought this book in the Halifax airport on the recommendation of the lady in the store. Nothing to entice people to rush out and buy this book based on my read. The author has some good knowledge on diving and the archaeology of Troy which adds some dimension to the story but overall the character development and themes running through the book seemed disjointed and there was nothing that really drew me in as the reader. Although some good insights on diving I thought it was a huge stretch in the book to believe that Russian military divers would not know that consuming a quart of alcohol before diving is not recommended... I would pass on this and find an interesting read elsewhere.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice start, abrupt finish,
By Randall C Willis (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mask Of Troy (Paperback)
"Marine archaeologist makes a startling discovery off the coast of modern day Troy that may cause people to re-examine their beliefs about the Trojan war. Unknown to Jack Howard, however, is the secret connection between his new discovery and a long-lost Nazi operation that still has the power to unleash destruction on the world if triggered by unseemly characters working in the background.Melodramatic enough for you? Author David Gibbins is a very good writer who truly understands his history and archaeology. The Mask of Troy carefully weaves real and fictional accounts from 3 different eras into an interesting tapestry of a story. Unfortunately, he spends so much time weaving that tapestry that he forgets to actually tell a story. Of the 466 pages of the paperback version I read, the only real conflict in the story comes around page 323 and even then, Gibbins interrupts the conflict with 30 pages of historic backstory. 350+ pages of backstory is a lot for a book of this length...for a book of any length really. (At one point, I feared that I would get to the end and find out that this was book 1 of 2 or 3.) So much promise early on, only to be disappointed in the long run. It's almost as though Gibbins got bored and decided to end the story early so that he could move onto his next volume in the Jack Howard story. Really too bad" Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
3.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mask of Troy,
By Skip Stein "Management Systems Consulting, Inc." - Published on Amazon.com
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One of Gibbins better works IMHO. Very action packed and loaded with insightful points to factual sites and events. Great dialogues in some sections relating to social issues that I found profound and moving.Skip Stein Orlando, Florida 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waste of time, really,
By Saku Salo - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Mask Of Troy (Hardcover)
The book is all over the place. Many subplots that go nowhere. No real ending to the story. Feels like the author had a time limit for the book. The deadline approaching he just jumped to conclusions. Lot of questions left plain unanswered. More like Mask of Troy, part One.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sloooooooooow Plot and NO ending.,
By Daniella Pompella - Published on Amazon.com
You want a history lesson filled with some small amount of fact? Buy the book. You want a fast paced, chills and thrills adventure with lots of twists and turns? Go to an amusement park or find another book. This is one of the very few books I hated. It was boring. It went nowhere. I got to the end of the book, thought there was more because there was no real ending and realized that I was on the "Author's note" Page. What?? Where did the ending go? It just basically stopped. I would NEVER buy from this author again based on my experience of trudging through this book. It was VERY disappointing. The only decent thing about this book is the eye catching cover. BORING!! I threw it in the garbage. It might make better burning.
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