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| Title | : | Temple |
| Author | : | Matthew Reilly |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 523 pages |
| Published | : | February 18th 2002 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Adventure. Action. Mystery. Suspense. Historical. Historical Fiction |
Matthew Reilly
Paperback | Pages: 523 pages Rating: 4.06 | 18779 Users | 569 Reviews
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Four centuries ago, a precious idol was hidden in the jungles of Peru. To the Incan people, it is still the ultimate symbol of their spirit. To William Race, an American linguist enlisted by the U.S. Army to decipher the clues to its location, it's the ultimate symbol of the apocalypse...
Carved from a rare stone not found on Earth, the idol possesses elements more destructive than any nuclear bomb--a virtual planet killer. In the wrong hands it could mean the end of mankind. And whoever possesses the idol, possesses the unfathomable--and cataclysmic--power of the gods...
Now, in the foothills of the Andes, Race's team has arrived--but they're not alone. And soon they'll discover that to penetrate the temple of the idol is to break the first rule of survival.
Because some treasures are meant to stay buried..and forces are ready to kill to keep it that way...
Carved from a rare stone not found on Earth, the idol possesses elements more destructive than any nuclear bomb--a virtual planet killer. In the wrong hands it could mean the end of mankind. And whoever possesses the idol, possesses the unfathomable--and cataclysmic--power of the gods...
Now, in the foothills of the Andes, Race's team has arrived--but they're not alone. And soon they'll discover that to penetrate the temple of the idol is to break the first rule of survival.
Because some treasures are meant to stay buried..and forces are ready to kill to keep it that way...
Be Specific About Books Concering Temple
| Original Title: | Temple |
| ISBN: | 0312981260 (ISBN13: 9780312981266) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Professor William Race..., Alberto Santiago, Renco Capac |
| Setting: | Peru (Perú)(Peru) |
Rating Based On Books Temple
Ratings: 4.06 From 18779 Users | 569 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books Temple
DNF at 2 and a half hours into the audiobook.I don't know why but I just keep zoning out listening to this. Might try it again physically some other time, but for now, i GOTS OTHER STUFFS TO READ.Part 3 in a four-book review of Matthew Reilly's novelsContest -> Ice Station -> Temple -> Seven Ancient Wonders<= Ice Station .... couldn't believe it! This, I believe, is Matthew's third novel, and by now he had devolved almost to the level he attained in the only other of his books that I read.But for now, let's stay with this one. True to his chosen trademark, Matthew creates a plot which is so far removed from reality that it cannot seriously be considered any more as a
Storyline: Deep in the jungles of Peru, the race of the century is underway to locate a legendary Incan idol that was carved out of a strange stone which in the late 20th century could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. The only clue to the idol's final resting place lies in a 400-year old manuscript, and a brilliant young linguist is unwittingly recruited to translate the manuscript and to lead the US Army to a mysterious temple where the idol is hidden. But it is only when they
I will say it time and time again, but Matthew Reilly writes exciting, upbeat action better than most authors I've read. His thrilling pace, weathered characters and well thought out mysteries are enough to make any action fan swoon. Although I do not actively add Reilly's work to my TRL, whenever I come across a book of his I haven't read I can't resist the temptation of picking it up and losing myself in a book where I too, am a badass action hero.After all, don't we all like to think of
Ive been having problems working on my review of this one I had in mind to write one of those reviews where I explain what actually goes down in this book without saying fuck shit OMG and WTF and not talking about the weird shit that happened around me while I was trying to read this book but instead I was going to talk about the non-stopping action, plot twist that left me completely surprised I was planning on talking about the Nazis!!! I mean Nazis!!!! You have any idea of how hard it is not
This is my favourte Reilly book so far. It's a big fat blockbuster of a book but I ploughed through it in a couple of days. It's very edge-of-your-seat stuff, written in a cinematic style so it feels more like watching a fast paced action movie than reading a book.The story has two timelines, one set in the time of the Spanish conquest of the Incas and the other in Peru of 1999. The unlikely hero is William Race, a mild mannered, likable linguisitcs expert who, during this story, finds himself
Trigger warnings: death, murder, gun violence, gore, animal death, mentions of rape, racial slurs, everything associated with the Spanish trying to conquer the Inca Empire, Nazis, mentions of the Holocaust, mentions of experiments in concentration camps, explosions, decapitations, cheating, probably a bunch of other stuff too tbh.27/1/20194.5 stars. So here's the thing: reading this in 2019 is a trip. Because the gist of the story is that various branches of the US military are trying to find an
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