Suzy da Silva is working to find a link between ancient
Egyptian religion and Christianity for her doctoral thesis,
but such a potentially explosive idea won't get her funding
from the university. The Horus Corporation will provide her
with the money she needs for her research, but their
sponsorship comes with hidden strings that she can't
anticipate. As Suzy travels to Egypt, she uncovers more
than a link between Egypt and Christianity, she begins to
uncover a secret shrouded in mystery for thousands of
years, a secret that could unlock the mystery of the stars,
a secret that could get her killed.
MASKS OF THE LOST KINGS features a beautiful, intelligent
female protagonist who also has a black-belt in Brazilian
jiu-jitsu who is willing to push past the assumed facts to
reveal the truth. It's a race as history and discovery
converge into a single moment of revelation that can change
the world. MASKS OF THE LOST KING is truly a fun book to
read, but there are two
places the story felt off. The first is Suzy's
characterization. She just might be the perfect woman. If
Suzy were any more perfect, she'd be Wonder Woman. This
doesn't leave much room for the common woman to connect
with her character and does leave room for some healthy
skepticism to creep in. Does this woman even exist? Don't
get me wrong, I love strong, female protagonists, but I
wish Suzy were just a bit more realistic because flawed
doesn't mean weak and strong doesn't equal perfect. The
other aspect of the story line that felt off was the
romance between Suzy and Dr. Tom Brooking. I liked their
mutual respect for each other which grows throughout the
story, but they really didn't have much in the way of
chemistry. Their romance felt like it was a throw-in to tie
up loose ends or to fulfill expectations for the genre.
This by no means hinders the plot but it doesn't add
anything either.
The first half of the story is really fun to read. Trying
to connect clues in antiquity, learning about the myths and
cultures of ancient Egypt and the Maya, as well as astro-
archeology and the history of early Christianity is
fascinating and Bane does a superb job of breaking down all
these subjects and drawing correlations between them so
they're easily understood. I was hooked from page one,
because the sense of urgency and history all coalesced into
a heart-thumping moment of discovery and I couldn't wait to
see what would be revealed. Unfortunately, some of that
urgency and heart-thumping slows down a notch. To be fair,
Bane used numerology as clues in the latter half of the
story and numerology is a study that I really dislike. The
use of this slowed the story for me and made me start
questioning some of the 'discoveries' Suzy made.
MASKS OF THE LOST KINGS is good action novel, especially
for those who love a mythology, ancient secretes hidden by
time, and fans of archeology adventures.
Following the sudden disappearance of treasure hunter Ben Sanders in Mexico, beautiful archaeologist Suzy da Silva is snatched from the cloistered environs of Oxford University and thrust into a deadly maelstrom of intrigue and discovery. Joining forces with astrophysicist Tom Brooking she crosses four continents, to unlock the dark secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb, the Holy Sepulchre and the mysterious Mayan Temple of Inscriptions to reveal a mysterious truth. Together they risk their lives, pursued by martial assassins and renegade special forces, fighting the forces of evil to discover hidden knowledge so precious that it has lain dormant for over a thousand years...
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