Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx, James Rollins
Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx, James Rollins
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Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx

Author: James Rollins

Narrator: Pedro Pascal

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/03/2011

Synopsis

Using his father's watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he's thrust into a strange desert land where he's joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach'uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figure out what to do next, a surprise attack by the beautiful young Princess Nefertiti takes them all captive.Soon even she is battling the Skull King's minions. For Jake has something the Skull King wants—a prize that will give its owner awesome power, including control of the fearsome Howling Sphinx. In a new pounding adventure, Jake races against time to outfight and outwit Kalverum Rex, knowing that if the Skull King wins, he'll be unstoppable.Filled with unexpected danger, challenging puzzles, and dazzling action, this is a first-rate, fast-paced thriller—a read only James Rollins could have created!

About James Rollins

Veterinary Medicine is a very time consuming, stressful profession, especially for the owner of the veterinary practice. Author, James Rollins (aka James Paul Czajkowski) began his adult career with a DVM degree from the University of Missouri in 1985. He was then working as many as 18 hours a day, while writing on his lunch time, or any spare minutes he might find. For ten years he operated his practice, employing as many as 24 staff personnel, continuing to write during spare moments. One day, he decided to reverse the job and hobby routine. He began writing full time and spent a day or so per week volunteering to do neuter surgeries at the local SPCA.

Rollins began his storytelling very early as a child, so it came naturally to him by the time he made it his main career. His writing gives the reader a look into unseen worlds, mostly underground or underwater. His books are full of originality, scientific breakthroughs, as well as historical insight. All of this packed into a fast paced story line that is honed using his basic knowledge of science and medicine. That skill sets James Rollin's books apart from the others. He is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that are translated into over forty languages. His "Sigma" series is his most popular.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Randy on July 25, 2011

James Rollins is building an interesting world in this young adult series. Even an old "young adult" like myself loves this stuff. Jake and Tandy Ransom are the children of two archaeologists who disappeared three years before, presumed murdered by bandits while on a dig. The two kids always hoped di......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on June 29, 2017

Jake and his sister Kady are thrown into another mythical world of the past, this time with a lost tribe from Egypt. Jake's old friends are pulled into the desert with him, and they must fight to survive in the strange land. Once the young Princess Nefertiti takes them as captive slaves to the capit......more

Goodreads review by AlenGarou on June 14, 2017

Secondo e ultimo (?) appuntamento con le avventure di Jack Ransom. Almeno per ora. Sia mai che all’autore non venga lo schizzo di continuare la serie. Comunque, nonostante le lacune del primo volume a causa di tutto l’ambaradan di roba che Rollins ci aveva buttato dentro, devo dire che questa lettur......more

Goodreads review by Tim on June 18, 2020

'Dus ga je maar gauw inlezen, Einstein. We moeten zo veel mogelijk weten.' 'Wat ga jij dan doen?' Kady keek om, één wenkbrauw opgetrokken, een vilein glimlachje om haar mond. 'Ik moet mijn sabel slijpen. De avonturen van Jake en Kady gaan lustig verder. Nu in Boek 1 de basis werd gelegd, wordt hier......more

Goodreads review by Kate on August 27, 2011

What to say, what to say. It's no secret I'm a huge fan of both James Rollins and YA literature and this book marries those two things, so it should be a winner. In some aspects it certainly is. I love the ways Rollins takes actual parts of history and science and weaves them into a story with his o......more

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