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By William Dietrich
Napoleon’s Pyramids
The Rosetta Key
The Dakota Cipher
Copyright © 2009 by WILLIAM DIETRICH
Map by Nick Springer, Springer Cartographics LLC.
Read Ethan Gage’s previous adventures in … NAPOLEON’S PYRAMIDS
‘If you think finding a smart, intelligent, well-written action thriller is as tough as deciphering hieroglyphics … the book you’re looking for is Napoleon’s Pyramids’
USA Today
‘Unbeatable adventure rivalling the exploits of George MacDonald Fraser’s Harry Flashman’
Publisher’s Weekly
What mystical secrets lie beneath the great pyramids?
Revolutionary Paris, 1798. Adventurer Ethan Gage – gambler, sharpshooter and pupil of the late Benjamin Franklin – wins a mysterious medallion in a card game. Within hours he is framed for murder and, facing the grim prospect of either prison or death, he barely escapes France with his life, choosing to accompany the ambitious young general Napoleon Bonaparte on his glorious mission to conquer Egypt. But even as he hurtles into war, Gage is pursued by shadowy enemies who seem determined to lay their hands on the baffling medallion, and the powers it could unlock, at all costs. In a race against time and terrain, he must find the answer to one of history’s greatest riddles, before it is too late…
THE ROSETTA KEY
‘Historical fiction meets thriller … The action is nearly nonstop, the humour is plentiful, and the intrigue is more than enough to keep the pages turning’
School Library Journal
‘Marvellous and filled with colour … The Rosetta Key is action packed, reads easily, and is ideal for the big screen’
Historical Novels Review
Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon’s army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand-year-old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion. But the danger is only beginning …
Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in dogged pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll imbued with magic, even as Bonaparte launches his 1799 invasion of Israel, which will climax at the epic siege of Acre. Pursuing Napoleon to France, where the General hopes ancient secrets will catapult him to power, the wily and inventive Gage faces old enemies with unlikely new friends, and must use wit, humour, derring-do, and an archaeological key to prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.