A mystery wrapped in a myth about the origins of humanity.A race to find an ancient pyramid hidden in plain sight. A secret so dangerous its guardians will kill to protect it.And an ancient covenant that might save the world, or destroy it completely. In 1655 a group of explorers from the Emerald Star entered the Namibian Desert in search of an ancient relic rumored to be hidden in a secret … relic rumored to be hidden in a secret temple. None of the crew ever returned – but stories of their mysterious demise continued to be told.
In the present-day Turkish subterranean city of Derinkuyu, a strange wooden placard is discovered floating in an old well. It’s covered in the script of a language long forgotten, but Sam Reilly has seen the text before. The words suggest an ancient race might still exist, and are in the process of building a new temple.
The question is – is it the same temple where Dr. Billie Swan is being held prisoner?
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I have so enjoyed reading the Sam Reilly series but didn’t realize I had missed this one. Another great book in the series and fills in some of the holes on the Masterbuilders and their agenda. I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy reading this series.
I couldn’t put this book down. Thrilling is an understatement. Heart pounding adventure. I love the possibility of the unknown but just might be possible.
This could well have been a very good book in the Dirk Pitt style and the premise is very good. However I found the writing to be quite poor, mainly because the author crossed the fine line between making things exciting and going too far and making them too far-fetched to be believable. Also I found the writing jumped about between locales and people too much, so that I frequently found myself re-reading passages to make sure that I understood who and where the narrative was about.
Unfortunately I won’t be reading any more of this author’s work, I did persevere to the end of this book, but it was a close thing as to whether I would abandon it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Was a good romp
I really like this series . I listen to the audible version , and will get all of these books
Good story and well written. Interesting plot and thought provoking.
The premise behind this idea is fun and entertaining. Master Builders or also called Time Masters, a race that is responsible for all the wonders of the world employing building technologies superior to present day humanity. They also foresaw events that could lead to humanity’s destruction.
Bring in the heroes, presented by Sam Reilly, a billionaire with obviously unlimited financial resources, and his side-kick Tom. Their team are drawn into the adventure to prevent (again) humanity’s demise, this time caused by an ancient temple’s device where four amulets have to be placed into to bring about world destruction.
This is an entertaining and promising background, but then the train goes off track. The characters are templates and shallow, and critical action connections are not made but the book goes into minutiae about diving details, weapon details which would be fun, if they would be proportionate to the plot and narrative.
Maybe the later books will get better, it would be wonderful.
The Third Temple by Christopher Cartwright and narrated by David Gilmore is an Audible book I requested and the review is voluntary. I love these books! They are a cross between Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt adventures , Indiana Jones, and Lara Drift Tomb Raider. There is lots of action, adventure, treasure, clues, history, and supernatural or borders on supernatural elements. Great characters, suspense, and loads of trouble find them, or they find it. Never disappointed with a San Reilly book! The narration is great for this series. He has a slightly gruff voice and it is perfect for these adventure novels. He performs the women without the gruffness, lol
A super exciting page turner that will keep you on your toes the entire way through.