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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. At the rate Andy McDermott is going there aren't going to be any ancient historical mysteries left to blow up. In this one, Nina and Eddie destroy Valhalla. This is the ninth Nina and Eddie adventure, so at this stage there isn't much need to describe the plot.... Oh okay. Ancient myth turns out to be real, there is a race to get to the archeological site first, things get blown up, people get shot at, world crisis averted. Or as my friend Iain summed it up: "Stupid, overblown, ridiculous, unbelievable, and utterly fucking brilliant." I always enjoy Andy's adventure series, and his Persona Protocol was also good fun. You can't help but enjoy his stories. Ressenya escrita per a CrÃtics Matiners de LibraryThing . Plenty of adventure, treasure hunting, and outwitting the bad guys. Valhalla Prophecy is part of an ongoing series featuring a husband and wife team. This addition to the series involves the search for a historic poison reputedly used by the Vikings. I like the use of mythology and history although not especially fond of the back and forth along the time line. Ressenya escrita per a CrÃtics Matiners de LibraryThing . Valhalla Prophecy was my first McDermott novel. I found it difficult to get started with the story, but became interested as the plot developed around the Norse prophecies and the archaeological aspects of the search. Other reviews tell more of the plot, so I will focus on my own response to the book. I did enjoy the story, but I had to force myself back to reading it as my mind would wander to other tasks. I like mysteries and adventures that hold my interest and tear my mind away from daily tasks. Perhaps I had too much on my mind, but Valhalla Prophecy did not hold my interest. I enjoyed it enough however to give another book in the series a try. Ressenya escrita per a CrÃtics Matiners de LibraryThing . This book is well written. Action packed from the first pages to the last. This is the first book I have read from Andy McDermott. I am not sure I will read another due to the excessive cussing in the book. I do not think it added to the characters or the story. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML:For fans of James Rollins and Matthew Reilly comes a heart-stopping, globe-spanning adventure in Andy McDermott’s explosive series featuring American archaeologist Nina Wilde and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase. MYSTERIOUS RUNESTONES. AN ANCIENT VIKING MYTH. AND A PROPHECY OF LIFE OR DEATH. In a Stockholm museum, thieves steal an enormous Norse runestone, but not before killing a security guard. When Nina Wilde, head of the International Heritage Agency (IHA), and her husband, ex-mercenary Eddie Chase, arrive to investigate, they are told a chilling story: A scholar has discovered that the stone may be one of two keys to finding the mythological site of Valhalla, where the Vikings predicted the world’s final battle would begin. The second stone lies at the bottom of a Norwegian lake. But when Nina and Eddie race to the scene, they’re hit with a shocking surprise. Covert agents from around the world, including a ruthless mole in the IHA, are drawn into a lethal game, . Then a disturbing secret surfaces from Eddie’s past, involving a mission in Vietnam and a woman he tried to save. Suddenly suspicious of her own husband, Nina cannot afford to stop the perilous search for the artifact. For somewhere in a remote wilderness, two forces are about to converge: one that could save the world . . . and one that could destroy it. Praise for the novels of Andy McDermott “Raises the bar to please adventure junkies who prefer to mainline their action.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review), on The Hunt for Atlantis “A fun, action-filled James Bond/Indiana Jones-esque story.”—Geek Speak Magazine, on Return to Atlantis “Adventure stories don’t get much more epic than this.”—Daily Mirror (U.K.). No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I don't recall reading any of McDermott's previous novels in this series of Nina and Eddie Chase. I believe this is approximately book nine in the series, but even so, reading it without knowing previous escapades, it read well. This is definitely a thriller/action/adventure novel that I compare to the Boyd Morrison's Tyler Locke series. Plenty of snarkiness in extreme tense situations, led into with a bit of history as Nina Chase is an archaeologist. I enjoyed the way McDermott put together some mythological Norse tales, and bring it to a modern day story. ( )