I wanted to read this book for a long time. I had it on my wish list and had to finally break down and get it. I was so excited about it, I bought the paperback so I could savor every page. I wasn't as pleased as I thought I would be.There is a lot of action in this book. The first chapter is a doozy. Excellent writing here and it certainly draws the reader in, but after that there was a fight scene on every other page (probably an exaggeration but there was a lot). So if you like action go for it. But in my opinion the story (the reason you read a book) was lost. The synopsis made me think that there was archaeology involved and I was really excited to know that Gobekli Tepe was in it. But I if it was, I can't remember reading anything about it, in fact I can't remember anything but the fight scenes. No story to share with anyone. Such a missed opportunity. All in all it was a good book, made better because it was a well-written debut novel. But I don't think I'll be reading any of the other books in the series. I wanted to like this book because it falls into a category that generally interests me, lost civilizations and technology, but I just can't say that I liked it. It was ok and fast paced enough to keep me reading in the beginning but there is a lag in the middle and by then I couldn't deal with the amount of errors in both grammar and logic. It's also one of those two-people-meet-and-trust-each-other-unquestioningly-in-like-three-minutes kinds of stories and those always set off my BS meter. I give it a 3 out of 5 but I won't read more in this series.
What do You think about The Belial Stone (2013)?
Nicely done! An entertaining read that had the right mix of history, action and science.
—fito
Had no expectations. Was pleasantly surprised. Loved the female main character!
—Roxych
