The Lost Army of Cambyses (Paperback)

from dezert

I lost interest in this book gradually until I reached about half of it, the second half how ever things picked up gradually and by the end it really got me hooked up. Unlike steve berry's or Dan Brown's however, this didn't turn out to be much of a historical fiction novel, but a bit of history,...

from bcquinnsmom

don't worry -- this isn't a spoiler, it's a synopsis. Now here's a book that would make a really good movie. I don't often say that, because I don't often read books I think would hold up well as a movie, but this one definitely would do so. I liked it -- it was fun to read, the mystery was reall...

from Eyejaybee

I don't know why I bothered! I have had bouts of neuralgia that were more entertaining than this fatuous book.

from jimgysin

This is another excellent candidate for the Wasted Potential category. A good premise and an interesting setting are overshadowed at every turn by a thoroughly unlikable protagonist who's a major pain in the backside when she's not dreamy and ga-ga after sex ... with a guy who proves that she is ...

from passion4reading

I had expected a novel with a more historical angle but instead the lost army of Cambyses featured more as a continuing thread in the background. Instead the book is a sort of boys-own adventure with thriller elements and not even a very good one at that. Except for Inspector Yusuf Khalifa the ch...