Crusader Gold

If I were a smarter man, or had more self-control, this is a book I would never have read. Having found Gibbins' debut novel "Atlantis" to be little more than a weaker version of a Clive Cussler novel I was in no hurry to read another. But then my wife decided to borrow his second novel, "Crusader G......more

4.5 με 5 αστεράκια, τελικά 5αρι ολοστρόγγυλο. Βασικά, το βιβλίο αξίζει περισσότερο για 4 (και αν είσαι σε πολύ καλό mood, εμένα όμως με έπιασε στο ευαίσθητο σημείο μου...) Διαβάζοντας αρχικά για θησαυρούς Σταυροφόρων, μενόρες και Ιουδαίους η αλήθεια είναι πως σκέφτηκα πως δεν θα τα πάμε καλά. Ούτε με......more

I thought it would be a good idea to read this book so soon after the one on the Crusades, seeing as it's the book I'm on in the series anyway, but it turned out not to be about the Crusades at all! For a historical mystery like this, the characters are surprisingly developed and likable, whereas it......more

Af en toe een beetje te ver over de top met het linken van culturen.......more

I haven't read David Gibbins first book about Atlantis but I felt intrigued by the 'Crusader's Gold' so much I bought it on this years' book sale. I'm a great fan of historical fiction and I like the idea how authors can take the time to read up on, and none the less actually produce an interesting......more