It is summer, right? The time to sit back, turn off the brain and read a real page turner. And one of my favourite writers who keeps me turning pages is Andy McDermott. I agree, the plots are thin, anyone but the core characters are paper thin, but nearly every book by McDermott has me up until the wee hours of the morning, wide awake and reading. This one is no different.
Before you go any further, stop and make sure you have read The Sacred Vault and The Empire of Gold. If not, go do it now. It won’t take long and there is no way you will make sense of this plot unless you are already familiar with earth energy and the 3 statues.
Now for the plot summary, well it is kind of the same as all the rest. Eddie and Nina are on the trail of some rare archaeological artefacts. Just as they get their hands on them, a bunch of mercenaries arrive and after a huge fight, take them away. Then Nina using her education and insight and Eddie using his contacts and brawn locate and win back the artefacts only to see them and their legendary source destroyed. Easy summary, because that’s the plot outline for the whole series.
But McDermott has a talent for imaginative interpretations of legend, as well as the ability to write a gripping adventure. He doesn’t let anything resembling a fact get in the way. So relax, chill and enjoy.
