Seven Deadly Wonders - A Book Review
If you love an exciting action packed thriller, you must read Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly.
First published in hardcover by Simon and Schuster in December of 2005 the book is kind of like Indiana Jones meets the Da Vinci Code.
The paperback edition was released by Simon and Schuster in July 2006. You can also download this wonderful book to your Kindle.
Read further about the details of this exciting book.
A general synopsis:
Seven Deadly Wonders
BevsPaper ReviewBasis for this action packed story is that a golden capstone with mystical crystals once sat on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The story unfolds as 3 groups (2 bad guys and 1 good) try to find the pieces of the capstone that were hidden in each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Alexander the Great and then protected by a cult of Amun-ra with booby traps built by ancient Egyptian engineers. All the pieces must be found and put together before the Day of Tartarus arrives. Whoever stands at the capstone on that day and recites the ritual words can either rule the world for 1,000 years or give the world peace.
I don't typically read this genre of fiction but this book really captivated my interest. Reilly has the extraordinary gift of writing that "grabs" you on those first few pages and keeps you interested through out. I prefer historical fiction and mystery novels and this book actually gave me a bit of that too. Reilly incorporates the history of Egypt along with Alexander the Great and the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world in this story. He gave me some mystery with trying to figure out who the "mole" in his group was. The book is full of action, historical information, and was just a wonderful reading experience. I'll pick more of Matthew Reilly's books to read. I also hope that somebody makes a movie of this book!
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The storyline of this book revolves around the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with three teams trying to locate them in 2006.1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
Word of Thoth
Many clues to finding the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are written in an ancient language referred to in the book as the Word of Thoth. In the book there are only two people in the entire world who can read the language.-
Thoth
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Thoth, Tehuti or Djehuty in ancient Egyptian, is the god of wisdom, writing, speech, measurement, the moon, and magic. He serves as the vizier (prime minister) to Re, King of the gods. He's also the gods' official record-keeper. He's Mr. Science, the...
Egyptian God Thoth
plays a huge role in the book.
Places to Visit On the Web
Giving information about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- The Great Pyramids at Giza - When were they Built?
- A discussion on when the Giza Pyramids were actually built.
- The Seven Wonders - Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- The Statue of Zeus was the most famous artistic work in all of Greece and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was also bathed in olive oil daily.
- Temple of Artemision, Artemision Temple Ephesus
- Temple of Artemis, Artemis Temple Ephesus
- The Seven Wonders - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- The Seven Wonders - Colossus of Rhodes
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
- Egypt: Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
Buy the Seven Deadly Wonders on Amazon
Seven Deadly Wonders: A Novel
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Link to Matthew Reilly
Read about the author Matthew Reilly by clicking on his name.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
a place visited in the book
Other Books by Matthew Reilly
The Six Sacred Stones
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Temple
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Ice Station
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Area 7
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Ancient Wonder Statue of Zeus
visited in the Book Seven Deadly Wonders
Ancient Scroll of Comments
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- ChineseKitesforKids ChineseKitesforKids Jun 30, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
- I had never even heard of this book. I'm more a of non-fiction junkie myself but this looks like a great action packed thriller. Thanks for sharing!!
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- Amitabh1702 Amitabh1702 Apr 7, 2009 @ 6:41 am
- Thank you for submitting your lens to my group.
This lens is featured in the group Books On Review.
I have changed the layout of the group so that all lensmasters get permanent visibility. Hope you approve.
And oh yes, 5* for this lens.
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- jrr2112 jrr2112 Apr 6, 2009 @ 7:53 am
- You know, I haven't read a good thriller in a very long time, and your review has made me want to pick this one up as my next target! Great review, 5 stars!
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- Joan4 Joan4 Mar 27, 2009 @ 8:47 am
- Wow! I would never have picked this one up, but your review makes me want to read it! Adding to my reading list right now!
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