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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780060848323 ISBN: 0060848324 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: February 01, 2007 Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: February 06, 2007 Studio: HarperCollins Related Items:
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William Dietrich's books have been hailed for their vivid imagery, evocative atmospheres, impeccable historical accuracy, and ambitious plots. Now, in the breakout novel of his career, he delivers an enthralling story of intrigue, greed, and danger. Ethan Gage, assistant to Ben Franklin and expatriate American in post-revolutionary France, wins an ancient—and possibly cursed—medallion in a card game one night. It turns out that the medallion, covered in seemingly indecipherable symbols, may be linked to a Masonic mystery. That same night, however, Ethan is framed for a prostitute's murder and barely escapes France with his life. Faced with either prison or death, Gage is offered a third choice: to accompany the new emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, as France sails to conquer Egypt—with Lord Nelson's fleet following close behind. Once Gage arrives, he encounters incredible surprises: one in the form of a beautiful Macedonian slave and another in the dawning knowledge that the medallion may solve one of the greatest riddles of history—who built the Great Pyramids, and why. What is revealed to Gage is more shocking than anyone could ever have imagined. Moving from the lascivious salons of post-revolutionary Paris to the Mediterranean's high seas to the treacherous sands of Egypt, Napoleon's Pyramids is a riveting, action-packed thriller that will captivate readers and introduce them to this supremely talented author. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Post-revolutionary Indiana Jones-type adventure with Napoleon in Egypt - good funWilliam Dietrich has written a terrific yarn with "Napoleon's Pyramids," replete with action and humor, with just enough historical detail to be sufficiently authentic. Dietrich's novel revolves around one Ethan Gage, a former disciple of Benjamin Franklin now gambling and womanizing his way through revolutionary Paris. If you were casting Ethan Gage, you would definitely choose a young Harrison Ford or Michael Douglas, or today's Matthew McConaughy rather than Daniel Day Lewis or ... Read More Rating: - a mixture of Indian Jones and FlashmanThis book is about Ethan Gage, an American assistant to Benjamin Franklin, a bit adventurer and commodity trader, who is rather unsuccessful in his business endeavors, but happens to win in cards an Egyptian medallion, old and interesting enough, to bring him problems and path of destruction, leading him and all important characters of the book to fabled Egypt. The book is quite fascinating, mixing a bit energy of Indiana Jones movies with farcical adventures of `Flashman' by George MacDonal Fraser. ... Read More Rating: - A safe betDietrich is a skilful author. Readers will appreciate the consistent yet unobtrusive references to Revolutionary French society throughout "Pyramids". More cerebral inclusions such as the famed "Fibonacci sequence" (de rigueur, you might say) is well handled. Most problematic are several archetypical characters; there is the Cleopatra-clone love-interest; the deadly "Moorish" assassin (Achmed not Ahmed!?); a band of mysterious gypsies; the stubborn Parisian land-lady; the bearded and zealous ... Read More Rating:  - A fun novel in the grand tradition of H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs!It was actually William Dietrich's newest historical novel, The Rosetta Key, which caught my attention and caused me to buy the prequel, Napoleon's Pyramids. I love the Indiana Jones movies and the old serials from the forties and fifties, so a story that deals with an adventurer in search for the Egyptian Book of Thoth and the Ark of the Covenant in Israel during Napoleon's invasion of 1799 was right up my ally, but first I needed to read Napoleon's Pyramids. I picked up a copy of it and found myself quickly ... Read More Rating:  - (2.5 stars) Filled with poorlly written charcaters and seems it was soley written to be a movie; this book still has its momentsEver since reading "Hadrian's Wall" four years ago William Dietrich has been on my list of authors I've been interested in. After reading "The Scourge of God" earlier this year I fell in love with the way he writes and the stories he tells. So naturally I wanted to read his newest historical books. So I picked up "Napoleon's Pyramids" in spite of the fact that it was written entirely in first person (unlike the previous books of his I read which were at least in part in third person.) I expected to ... Read More 
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