The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel by Steve Berry - U.S. Release date December 11th.
Editorial Review/Book Description
In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game.
After narrowly escaping incineration in a devastating fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton learns from his friend, the beguiling adventurer Cassiopeia Vitt, that the blaze was neither an accident nor an isolated incident. As part of campaign of arson intended to mask a far more diabolical design, buildings across Europe are being devoured by infernos of unnatural strength.
And from the ashes of the U.S.S.R., a new nation has arisen: Former Soviet republics have consolidated into the Central Asian Federation. At its helm is Supreme Minister Irina Zovastina, a cunning despot with a talent for politics, a taste for blood sport, and the single-minded desire to surpass Alexander the Great as history’s ultimate conqueror.
Backed by a secret cabal of powerbrokers, the Federation has amassed a harrowing arsenal of biological weapons. Equipped with the hellish power to decimate other nations at will, only one thing keeps Zovastina from setting in motion her death march of domination: a miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great–in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years.
Together, Cotton and Cassiopeia must outrun and outthink the forces allied against them. Their perilous quest will take them to the shores of Denmark, deep into the venerated monuments of Venice, and finally high inside the desolate Pamir mountains of Central Asia to unravel a riddle whose solution could destroy or save millions of people–depending on who finds the lost tomb first.
The Heretic (Paperback) by Andrew Feder - Self-Published October 19th.
For now I'll leave any comments to our members.Editorial Review/Book Description
A Historical Fiction Novel Introduces a Hero - Warrior, Teacher, Lover - from Ancient Greece.
When a man begins experiencing bizarre dreams, a visit to a psychic transports him to the time of Alexander the Great, and he discovers the amazing truth about his past in Andrew Feder's new historical fiction novel, The Heretic, the sequel to When The Angels Have Risen.
After questioning his bizarre dreams and an unexplained sudden knowledge of ancient Greek, Jerry Fletcher seeks the help of a psychic, who suggests that he undergo past life regression. Under this treatment, Jerry begins remembering his past lives -a Jew during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, a young Arapaho brave, a knight during the Middle Ages - until he stops in Ancient Greece with Aias, a Spartan who was renowned during his time as the world's greatest warrior, but whose name went unrecorded in history.
Aias was not only Alexander the Great's mentor and true friend, he was a highly skilled warrior - akin to a ninja -and an inspiring military hero. The name of Aias has been mysteriously removed from Alexander's journal, but now the truth of this daring man is finally revealed, from the brutal military campaigns to the erotic escapades.
Alexander the Great often compared Aias to Illiad's Hector and Achilles.
Ptlomey thought that Aias was perhaps a God reincarnate from Olympus.
Alexander called him Aries incarnate.
His enemies called him Aias the Decapitator.
Aristotle called him The Heretic.
And the women of Greece called him ... well, you'll have to read the book to find out.
A story of romance and violence, adventure and spirituality, The Heretic unveils a new legend at home with the classics.
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Well, I am so happy that Amyntoros posted the reviews as I have since taken up reading some of Steve Berry's books, The Amber Room, The Third Secret, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, etc.etc.etc. another book on the Romanovs so the Venetian Tragedy is an extension of his interest in Russia.