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spookysoto's review against another edition
4.0
Very action packed, thrilling and entertaining.
This time we follow Malone, Cassiopeia and Thorvaldsen in a adventure involving Alexander the Great.
What I like the most about Berry's books is how fast paced they are. He can describe the setting in a way you are transported there but aren't overwhelmed with excessive details. The chapters are short so you want to know what happens in the next one. It's full of twist and turns that keeps you at the edge of your seat. He does a good job mixing real and fictional facts.
The only thing I didn't like was Malone overall involvement, even though he deciphered the clues, he was most of the time the muscle.
I recommend it to those who like Dan Brown's novels, with action, puzzles, mysteries, history and adventure.
Bingo #3, Un libro de aventuras
This time we follow Malone, Cassiopeia and Thorvaldsen in a adventure involving Alexander the Great.
What I like the most about Berry's books is how fast paced they are. He can describe the setting in a way you are transported there but aren't overwhelmed with excessive details. The chapters are short so you want to know what happens in the next one. It's full of twist and turns that keeps you at the edge of your seat. He does a good job mixing real and fictional facts.
The only thing I didn't like was Malone overall involvement, even though he deciphered the clues, he was most of the time the muscle.
I recommend it to those who like Dan Brown's novels, with action, puzzles, mysteries, history and adventure.
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This one is about a ficticios nation that wants to use biological weapons and then profit from a cure found in Alexander the Great’s tomb. The cure is real, Casiopea is cured from aids thanks to it. In the end the threat is stopped.Bingo #3, Un libro de aventuras
drangie95's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing! I can't stress enough on how i loved this book ! An excellent read!
jennifermreads's review against another edition
2.0
All-in-all: Entertaining but you'll need to stretch to follow & believe the logic -- and that gets old
raptorimperator's review against another edition
5.0
As of this post, my favorite in the Cotton Malone series.
afox98's review against another edition
3.0
Really more like 3 1/2 stars. I liked the story but there were parts I just skimmed, and for the last quarter of the book, I was just wanting it to be done because it seemed to be dragging. Cotton Malone is back and gets dragged into a mess in the fictional Central Asian Federation, where the supreme minister lets her ambition and ruthlessness dominate her rule. Her obsession with Alexander the great guides her as she and her cohorts develop biological weapons. She was absolutely vicious. Cotton and his friends and colleagues get involved when it is discovered that the supreme minister had a friend killed in her pursuit of elephant medallions related to Alexander the great. Lots of interesting history about Alexander.
special_k82's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
amygibbs's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
menfrommarrs's review against another edition
5.0
Enough historical facts to be fascinating. Enough action and suspense to be entertaining. Enough character interaction to keep you guessing. Never, though, can I get enough of Cotton Malone!