First paragraph in the book: Babylon. May, 323 BC. Alexander of Macedonia had decided yesterday to kill the man himself. Usually he delegated such tasks, but not today. His father had taught him many things that served him well, but one lesson above all he'd never forgotten. Executions were for the living.
Backcover blurb: For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it - and a cure that lies buried in the past.
A secret international coalition has created a lethal biological weapon. Whoever develops the cure will control the future of global warfare. Yet that cure could already exist, buried centuries before with Alexander the Great.
When Malone hears about it, he joins the hunt for Alexander's long-lost tomb. His quest soon becomes a harrowing fight for truth that has unimaginable repercussions...
In 2008, world renowned author Steve Berry talks about his third book in the Cotton Malone thriller series and gives tips for aspiring writers:
Fans always provide the best reviews, a delight to watch:
My thoughts: Have you read the Cotton Malone thriller series yet? If not, I urge you to start today. If so, join the club. It is a first rate, page turning, suspenseful, unforgettable and thought provoking thriller which I just cannot put down. If there is one gripe, it would be that the book is a touch too long which put my attention span to the test toward the conclusion. Otherwise, I take my hat off to Steve Berry again and again.
Apart from the images on the author's website, I found images of the dwindling Aral Sea produced over a span of approximately thirty years sourced from www.envis.maharashtra.gov or you can get more images/information from almost anywhere on the internet:
For those who want to know more of Alexander the Great, whether he was a 'wise visionary or a reckless, bloody conqueror', Steve Berry recommends Peter Green's Alexander of Macedon, A Historical Biography. Steve Berry wrote that Green's thoughtful study makes clear that Alexander spent his entire life, with legendary success, in pursuit of nothing but personal glory. In the end, Alexander himself said it best:
"Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame."
(from writer's note)
Rating: 5/5
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