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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780451224521
ISBN number: 0451224523
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: July 01, 2008
Publishing house: Signet
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An ancient secret. A lost city. A treasure that could change the world.
In search of a Spanish galleon in the Caribbean, archaeologist Finn Ryan and her partner Lord Billy Pilgrim find evidence of a lost Aztec Codex. The invaluable book created by 15th- century explorer and accused heretic Hernan Cortez is said to reveal the secret location of the lost City of Gold. But they are not alone in their quest.
Also on the trail is the head of a menacing religious cadre who’d kill to get it first, and a sociopathic billionaire with his own sinister motives. But while running for their lives, Finn and Billy come upon a more explosive secret that will take them from the Yucatan jungles to the Sonoran Desert, where the stakes are life and death.
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Overall, I'd say "The Aztec Heresy" was a good read, especially if your just in search of pure fun and entertainment. I'll admit, the characters were shallow and, at times, cliche, especially the stereotypical language used by the British character Lord Billy Pilgrim. The story contained no overlying message or moral lesson, which was pretty much so a given just from looking at the cover. But the author didn't intend "The Aztec Heresy" to be the kind of book that would alter your outlook on life, he wanted to provide the reader with a source of entertainment and he does this well.
Regardless of the books size, the print is rather large and the story is much shorter than I expected it. It goes by much faster than you'd anticipate and, by the time you reach the middle-end of the book, your almost wondering when the story is going to kick it into high gear. The beginning was a bit slow but went by quickly. I won't go into depth and ruin it, but I believe that the ending compensated for the somewhat lacking beginning. In a way, it reminded me somewhat of an Indiana Jones film with the ancient treasures and good vs. evil scenario.
So, in closing, if your looking for a book that'll change you outlook on life and really make you think, than don't bother buying it. But if your the kind of person who liked the thriller/adventure genre and authors like Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Matthew Reilly, than you'll probably enjoy the Aztec Heresy.
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Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh.
I didn't like this book. I don't know what the worst part about it was either. Was it the poorly punctuated tension-free narrative? Maybe. It could have been the sexless juvenile bantering between the two main characters. Or was it the stereotypical characterizations of the supporting cast. It could have been the Tom Clancy-like three page long description of a submarine in the midst of some of the action. It could have been the retreaded plot stolen from James Rollins or Preston/Child.
On the positive side the print was big so there weren't as many words to read per page. On the negative side, there were still too many pages to wade through.
Avoid this if you can.
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Some books are so bad they're kinda good; this is not one of them. The character development is nil, factual errors abound, dialogue is infantile. In this book, the U.S. government, the Catholic church and corporate America are all the enemy. Throw in some gratuitous violence and the ludicrous idea that the United States could "lose" a pair of hydrogen bombs and not really bother to search for them and you have the makings of a truly bad book.
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I think I have to be in a certain age group to understand this book because the dialogue kept mentioning things that just flew right over my head. The author kept referencing back to some sort of film, or fictional character. Not just once, but several times. It was enough to become annoying. He can throw in as many Indiana Jones references as he would like but nothing quite compares to the original. Personally, I like to make my own references and imagine the characters in my own special way instead of being directly pointed in the direction that the author wants to carry me. Also, bluntly saying how much trouble they get into and seem to be able to successfully battle out of it like it was nothing over and over again is a bit redundant and boring. A character in a novel should be someone that you can relate to, not someone that seems too fictional. I love the whole Aztec theme and the possibility of a conspiracy attached to it, but I couldn't get past the author's constant need to write for a certain audience and his repetitive references to films. I read several chapters and still found it hard to see the story come alive because there were little descriptions of the characters themselves. I gave up and never finished the book and I doubt I ever will.
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I think you will enjoy reading this book. If you have read his other novels, then you will enjoy the characters, whom I have become attached to. It will not take you long to read. The ending was somewhat anticlimactic for me. All of his novels would be better if he spent more time on character development. There is a bit of humor, which I enjoyed. Now that it is available in soft cover, I recommend you spend the money.
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