Author – David Ian Flynn
Publisher – Eleventh Storey press
Date – 2019
Length – 265 pages
Stars – 5/5
Blurb
Michael is an academic of sorts, a cataloger of ancient texts, everything from Greek to Egyptian. To some, it’s not exactly the most glamorous of professions, but for him it is a worthy endeavor.
One day, a seemingly innocuous manuscript lands on his desk. Perhaps it’s a fake, perhaps not.
Little does he know that this aged papyrus would launch him on a brazen adventure across multiple countries and linking many eras — involving not only himself, but also a plucky American scientist, Anna, and the promise of a discovery that might shake our knowledge of what happened 2000 years ago to its very core.
Short Review
A fast-paced educational thriller.
Review
I loved this book. Having been a Dan Brown fan (I know, guilty as charged), I really enjoyed books that mix history with fiction. In this case, Flynn makes papyrology cool. I have never read about the subject before, but I found Flynn’s commentary on ancient languages really informative. I felt like I learnt something reading this book.
The action is written just write. Not too blockbuster so it allows you to absorb some new ideas but fast enough that you don’t get bogged down thinking you’re reading a textbook. There are a few twists littered throughout the book which I felt were well-conceived and the reader doesn’t seem them coming.
I was just disappointed to find that there are yet to be any new instalments. Hopefully, this is something Flynn is working on.
I would definitely recommend reading this. A comparison to Dab Brown may be helpful in conveying the general concept of the book but, in some ways, I think this downplays Flynn’s originality and hard work in researching the area.
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