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List Price: $7.99
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Manufacturer: Harper
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380810932
ISBN: 038081093X
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 438
Publication Date: 2000-07-01
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: 2000-07-03
Studio: Harper
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Editorial Reviews:
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The South American Jungle Guards Many Secrets...and a remarkable site nestled between two towering Andean peaks, hidden from human eyes for thousands years.Dig Deeper... through layers of rock and mystery, through centuries of dark, forgotten legends. Into Ancient Catacombs...where ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting; where earth-shattering discoveries -- and wealth beyond imagining -- could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. Something is Waitinghere where the perilous journey ends, in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis; something created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous. Something terrifying.
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Summary: book review
Comment: This is the 4th Rollins' book I've read. I finished Excavation in three days; it was very good. True to his form, Rollins combines the exotic scenery with treachery, history, and mind-boggling suspense. Enjoy!!!!
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Summary: Really good action packed adventure
Comment: The idea of this story is a mystery mummy if found along with a strange liquid gold material. While this is back in the United States, an excavation is taking place to find the entrance to a pyramid in the jungle.
While exploring the pyramid, looters decide to close the entrance with dynamite for later plundering, trapping several people inside. After the explosion, the pyramid is collapsing and the people have to go further into it's heart. There they find riches and a nasty trap. After escaping that, there are killer albino tarantulas, freezing cold rivers, bats, and strange mutated corpses.
And if that wasn't enough, the church is trying to collect all of the mysterious liquid gold for their own goals, crazy as they sound.
I really liked reading this book and would recommend it to anyone that likes the Indiana Jones/Dirk Pitt type stories. Between this and Subterranean I had to buy all of Rollins' books.
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Summary: Some Faults, But Brilliant Nonetheless
Comment: Excavation is definitely more refined than Rollins' previous novel, Subterranean, and managed to entice me as early as the first or second chapter. However, once more the efforts of providing some form of romance falls a bit shy of the goal line. The two romantic relationships seemed rather strewn together, as if the characters were being forced to exhibit these emotional inclinations throughout the novel. Much of the physical contact and body language between the two romances was quite unbelievable--even given the circumstances. Towards the end, where you expect these characters to finally establish a true relationship, I raise an eyebrow in curiosity at how unrealistic the events appear. Such developments take place in the limited timeframe of the cinema, but surely not in the many pages of a novel.
The end of the novel seemed to glaze over some of the more finer details, rushing to complete the story and move the characters into a 'safe zone'. I felt a bit turned off by some of these events, as I truly wanted to read more. For instance, the climax of Joan's story arc is almost in absentia. The prologue even felt a bit anti-climactic, as if Rollins was attempting to resuscitate this rushed ending with an afterthought.
Though the romance and finale left something to be desired, the journey itself was well worth the trip. Rollins' mixture of history and modern day thinking fluidly develops into a brilliant, foreboding mystery. I found myself unable to resist continuing further in the saga, even as night drew me into sleep. Each piece of the puzzle was presented with encompassing danger and excitement that kept me asking what would happen next. The stories and events of the Incan civilization alone really push this novel into a level of excellence I cannot deny.
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Summary: Another Rollins adventure story!
Comment: James Rollins second novel, "Excavation", is not as good as his prior novel - "Subterranean" - but follows along a similar premise. A team of archeological explorers/students are searching a South American jungle for evidence of an ancient Incan pyramid (and the legendary treasure said to exist there).
The characters are all stereotypical and the action moves quickly. The story reads like a serial/Indiana Jones-like adventure, with both treasures and traps found in the excavated pyramids. What is most remarkable is the discovery of Substance Z - a gold liquid alloy that is not recognized by any scientist and may be the key to the Incan fountain of youth.
A nice summer read!
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Comment: Ok, I think I need to start ordering more than 2 books at a time!
Again a book I couldn't put down.
This one is filled with excitement!
Definately a page turner! Just when you think that the characters might actually get a break and you think about putting the book down...BANG! Something else happens and you find yourself still turning the pages!
Way to go James! Keep them coming!
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