He just escaped his fate (death) to try to out run the inevitable. In 1538, in the Andes Mountains in Peru, Friar Francisco de Almagro is running for his life from Inca warriors. This is, I think, the 4 th book of his I have read and Excavation did not disappoint.

“Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie” – H.James Rollins has a great imagination.

I have already ordered more books by this author, and I will definitely read them! Despite this, though, the ending was satisfactory.Īt one point I think there was a mistake made with people knowing the name of a priest, but I am not even certain about this bit.Īll in all, I truly do recommend this book. The shock value of the epilogue would have been far greater if more time had been spent on the monsters when the characters met them. It was a bit too smooth, a bit too perfect. The only bad thing about this book is the way things came together at the end. So, in essence, there isn’t much to complain about at all.

None of them truly annoyed me, and they occasionally even surprised me in a good way.

The story is so short and so quick that there isn’t much time to develop anything really, and though the characters are stereotypical stock characters they are still well written and a joy to read. There is a lack of character development, but even so it isn’t a truly bad thing. There are other ways to bridge a gap without long expositions. The segues while people are caught up on what happened to others are a bit too obvious and a bit too often used. Very little time is spent on describing the surroundings, and for some it might be a bit too little. It is a perfect break from heavy-duty high fantasy or sci-fi books that require a lot of focus, and it is incredibly entertaining as well. In fact, the book would be perfect for a movie adaptation.

Full of action, adventure and traps, it reads almost like an Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider action adventure movie. Because of the fast pace that simply going and going, it is easy to keep reading and reading. Something is waiting for them – something ancient, wondrous and terrifying… But their perilous journey takes them deeper into the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis, and they find that they are not alone. As the excavation party descends beneath the ruins they fall victim to ingenious traps laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and protecting unimaginable wealth. This is a review of “ Excavation” by James Rollins.ĭeep in the South American jungle, Sam Conklin is leading a dig on a lost ancient city when he stumbles upon a sealed door: the portal to secrets and treasures hidden for centuries.

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