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The Tomb of Hercules (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase #2)
AN ANCIENT WARRIOR.
AN INCREDIBLE TREASURE.
A LETHAL ENEMY.
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime–the chance to prove that a tomb containing the remains of the legendary hero Hercules actually exists. If American archaeologist Nina Wilde can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever unearthed. But as Nina and her ex-SAS bodyguard, Eddie Chase, begin their sea...more
AN INCREDIBLE TREASURE.
A LETHAL ENEMY.
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime–the chance to prove that a tomb containing the remains of the legendary hero Hercules actually exists. If American archaeologist Nina Wilde can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever unearthed. But as Nina and her ex-SAS bodyguard, Eddie Chase, begin their sea...more
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Okay, so I know how I talked up this series after reading the 1st one. Granted, the genre is super-cliche but I thought Hunt for Atlantis was even good enough to get 5-stars. Why? Because that was an entertaining novel. McDermott apparently did not realize what made the first novel good because almost all of that gets lost here.
The Hercules stuff is good and this is where the book redeems itself a bit. But the problem is that it's not even really the main plot of the book! I won't get into the r...more
The Hercules stuff is good and this is where the book redeems itself a bit. But the problem is that it's not even really the main plot of the book! I won't get into the r...more
The Tomb of Hercules by Andy McDermott is the second installment in the Nina Wilde/Eddie Chase novel series. In this particular book, we come across Nina and Eddie in their newfound relationship which seems to be hitting a bit of a rocky point. Nina has been promoted to a high-class position as part of the IHA. An organization put together to aid in the protection of sensitive subjects such as Atlantis which Nina, and many others, found the location to in the first book.
Eddie is not very happy w...more
Eddie is not very happy w...more
Well the follow up to McDermott's first book The Hunt for Atlantis is even MORE of a thrill-ride - and I wouldn't have thought that was possible, so he gets point for that!
In the aftermath of Nina and Eddie finding Atlantis, and stopping the deranged megalomaniac trying to remake the planet's population [if you haven't read the first book, you really should!] they are living together as well as working together at the U.N. in the International Heritage Agency. What they're mostly doing though is...more
In the aftermath of Nina and Eddie finding Atlantis, and stopping the deranged megalomaniac trying to remake the planet's population [if you haven't read the first book, you really should!] they are living together as well as working together at the U.N. in the International Heritage Agency. What they're mostly doing though is...more
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I'm not sure why I read this considering how the first one went. Having done mediocre work at characterization the first time around, this second novel focuses on turning the characters into assholes. Eddie behaves like an ass rather than choosing to talk about his problems so naturally Nina decides it's all her fault for enjoying her job too much and being frustrated with a man who can't adapt to a change in circumstances. Eddie doesn't have the balls to pursue what he wants so he makes snide p...more
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What do you call it when an author sets up a premise and promptly destroys it with a stupid sentence? There must be a term for it. Like ‘shitass?'
For example:
“the scientists were normally able to conduct their explorations with no interference from the outside world.
BUT NOT TONIGHT.”
Or this gem:
“It was not a place where anyone in his right mind would choose to be.
BUT SOMEONE WAS THERE.”
How about:
“The dart guns were designed to fire tranquilizers. But these were loaded with something else.
SOMET...more
For example:
“the scientists were normally able to conduct their explorations with no interference from the outside world.
BUT NOT TONIGHT.”
Or this gem:
“It was not a place where anyone in his right mind would choose to be.
BUT SOMEONE WAS THERE.”
How about:
“The dart guns were designed to fire tranquilizers. But these were loaded with something else.
SOMET...more
While the Eddie & Nina books may be many things, the one thing they certainly aren't are deep reads. Luckily for us, the books are highly entertaining. The first book introduced us to the dynamic duo, setting up their relationship. The second book follows up on the same formula as the first- sparks flying between the two main characters as they are placed in danger & in pursuit of a historical prize.
This second book has Eddie & Nina a few months or so after the events of the first bo...more
This second book has Eddie & Nina a few months or so after the events of the first bo...more
I should have seen the writing on the wall with the opening scene killing everyone aboard the rig why is it necessary nowadays for mass killings and the maximum amount of torture in order to make something exciting. But I could have overcome this if the story and characters had been good but I just found the relationship between Nina and Eddie to be annoying I thought it was fun in the first book but now they were just reduced to bickering and it was old very quickly. Eddie seemed to me the poor...more
I was really looking forward to reading about the new exploits with Nina and Chase since I loved the first book. In this one the characters are fleshed out more than usual in this genre and I appreciate that McDermott make them into a "real" couple with problems and issues like everyone else. The story itself isnt as good as in Hunt for Atlantis which had a more human appeal and was frankly better. This one doesnt strike the same nerve and the tomb itself is revealed too late in the book. And ye...more
Jul 27, 2011
Steve Rippington
added it
Did exactly what I expected it to - it's a fast-paced action adventure, with numerous nods to the lastest Bond films and Indiana Jones. The characters are fleshed out a little more than in the first book, and you find yourself warming to the Chase and Nina, and beginning to care about what happens to them. Ultimately though, it's obvious what's going to happen, but none the worse for being predictable! Like the first book in the series, I couldn't stop myself from thinking this would translate i...more
Mar 31, 2013
Jeninne
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I was really looking forward to jumping into the mythos of Hercules, but this book seemed to be more concentrated on the relationship between the two main characters, than anything else. And while I understand why it was so essential to establish them as a couple, it really overshadowed the plot. In fact the plot basically fell away for a good chunk of the book while they argued and fought and spend needless pages of dialogue talking about whatever they were fighting about at the moment. The sav...more
The Tomb of Hercules is the second book in the Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase series by author Andy McDermott, and it was quite different from the first one. Were the first one focused equal on the historical and archaeological aspects of their hunt to find the lost city of Atlantis. This book however seemed to deal more with the personal relationship between Nina and Eddie and it seemed as if the tomb of Hercules was merely a side note, a seemingly pointless sub plot to the main story line.
After r...more
After r...more
if you put "the tomb of hercules" as title, mr mcdermott, please put the tomb in more than just one chapter!!
*merasa ditipu*
after the fantastic, movie-like adventure in search for atlantis, i thought the tomb of hercules would offer the same thing. Not! Well, at least not in the herc's tomb thing cos that only took one chapter!
The thing that intrigue me first time seeing the book is the title. As someone who loves myth i would love to know how mcdermott twist on this one.
Disappointing, storylin...more
*merasa ditipu*
after the fantastic, movie-like adventure in search for atlantis, i thought the tomb of hercules would offer the same thing. Not! Well, at least not in the herc's tomb thing cos that only took one chapter!
The thing that intrigue me first time seeing the book is the title. As someone who loves myth i would love to know how mcdermott twist on this one.
Disappointing, storylin...more
Having read the first book, you should know what you're getting into by now.
When I just want to read something that is entertaining, and fun almost to the point of being silly McDermott is the way to go. They're James Bond meets Indiana Jones meets Crank or something. While some reviewers seem to take issue with that, I'm not exactly sure why.
One of the things I appreciate about these books and McDermott, is that at no time is he ever trying to be anything else. There are no pretensions here.
Som...more
When I just want to read something that is entertaining, and fun almost to the point of being silly McDermott is the way to go. They're James Bond meets Indiana Jones meets Crank or something. While some reviewers seem to take issue with that, I'm not exactly sure why.
One of the things I appreciate about these books and McDermott, is that at no time is he ever trying to be anything else. There are no pretensions here.
Som...more
This was a Hardy Boys setting of character types operating independently against James Bond style corporate madmen (women) bent on using their incredibly unbelievable network of world resources to gain more world domination.
In real life a person can't walk down the street without government intervention and the military or some special government agency is constantly monitoring and intervening in every country and in every unusual major corporate physical building or excavation site. Not in this...more
In real life a person can't walk down the street without government intervention and the military or some special government agency is constantly monitoring and intervening in every country and in every unusual major corporate physical building or excavation site. Not in this...more
Is there less than one star? Did I miss the point of this book, was it a comedy or play on other books. If you have seen National Treasure you can figure much of the book out and if you took the most unrealistic Clive Cussler escapes and made them even more unlikely you have 2/3 of this book figured out. I mean come on, just shoot them. There are jokes where the villain says I am not a Batman villain, well then why are you just not shooting them. Come on. How many times are the heroes going to h...more
Andy...again, deserved to us story in action.
Nina-now working on IHA with Eddi as her assistance plus as bodyguard-was trying find the tomb of Hercules that she got clue from book of Plato beside about Atlantis, Hemocrates=Hercules.....and she's believe that it's true.
But the way to get there is not easy. Some big boss in level-up on IHA was also interesting about that, and that's make Nina have to facing more action with Eddie...
But actually something behind that......and it's dangerous, it's n...more
Nina-now working on IHA with Eddi as her assistance plus as bodyguard-was trying find the tomb of Hercules that she got clue from book of Plato beside about Atlantis, Hemocrates=Hercules.....and she's believe that it's true.
But the way to get there is not easy. Some big boss in level-up on IHA was also interesting about that, and that's make Nina have to facing more action with Eddie...
But actually something behind that......and it's dangerous, it's n...more
Oh man! Can Andy McDermott write a fun-filled, action packed, outrageous ride of a book. After finding Atlantis, Nina and Eddie go searching for Hercules, only this time, Eddie's terrorist ex-wife is in on the game. I did not care as much for the Eddie-Nina fits of jealousy when Sophia came into the picture but they still had their lighter, laugh-out-loud moments. The testfor integrity to find the tomb kept me on the edge of my seat. Although sometimes the bad guy death scenes reminded me of som...more
Once again I was incredibly amused.
I enjoyed yet another bumpy ride around the world with Nina and Eddie and also liked the fact that their relationship is in fact progressing (I am female; I like this stuff too!) .
However, as much as I liked the story and its 'James-Bondy' ending, I also liked the great number of historical references in 'The Hunt for Atlantis', so I was slightly sad as I found that this one consisted in limited historical references. In other words, I wish there were more lin...more
I enjoyed yet another bumpy ride around the world with Nina and Eddie and also liked the fact that their relationship is in fact progressing (I am female; I like this stuff too!) .
However, as much as I liked the story and its 'James-Bondy' ending, I also liked the great number of historical references in 'The Hunt for Atlantis', so I was slightly sad as I found that this one consisted in limited historical references. In other words, I wish there were more lin...more
1) Rating: 4 out of 5
2) Genre: Adventure/Thriller
3) Synopsis: Nina and Eddie are once again looking for the next great treasure. Of course, what follows is action, adventure, and more action.
4) Feelings: I read the first book in this series a while ago and finally talked myself into buying this book. I liked it but I can't say I loved it. Definitely had plenty of action as well as some twists but the fighting between Eddie and Nina turned me off some. Sure, I know plenty of couples fight but thi...more
2) Genre: Adventure/Thriller
3) Synopsis: Nina and Eddie are once again looking for the next great treasure. Of course, what follows is action, adventure, and more action.
4) Feelings: I read the first book in this series a while ago and finally talked myself into buying this book. I liked it but I can't say I loved it. Definitely had plenty of action as well as some twists but the fighting between Eddie and Nina turned me off some. Sure, I know plenty of couples fight but thi...more
Don't be fooled by two things: 1) That the titular Tomb of Hercules plays much of a part in proceedings and 2) That Andy McDermott's sequel to the rip-roaring 'The Hunt for Atlantis' is nearly as exciting or blissfully fun. This reads more like an epilogue to that story stretched out to 600 pages, with McDermott choosing to focus way way too much on James Bond-esque outlandish spy-fi action beats than actually telling a truly interesting, history-weaving narrative as in the previous book. The fa...more
Apr 26, 2012
Josh
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Adventure/Thriller fans
Shelves:
read-in-2012,
thriller
This is the next book in Andy McDermott's series of thrillers involving the search for ancient, mysterious artifacts, and I found this book highly enjoyable. There's absolutely nothing new added to the genre of people racing around the globe, gathering clues, looking for an ancient treasure only hinted at by older civilizations, battling enemies hellbent on destroying the world for various nefarious reasons, or wonderful technogadgets. None of that detracts from the fun of reading this fast-movi...more
This is a poorly written piece of tripe that is trying to ride along on the coat-tails of Matthew Reilly (which, up until now, I thought was very average writing, but this McDermott guy is just tragic)...
In six separate places, the Bond-style supervillains don't kill the (two dimensional) protagonists, whereas anyone else would just put a bullet in their heads once and for all...and the ending is just ridiculous...if you have any brains at all, don't bother reading this, just re-read some Cussle...more
In six separate places, the Bond-style supervillains don't kill the (two dimensional) protagonists, whereas anyone else would just put a bullet in their heads once and for all...and the ending is just ridiculous...if you have any brains at all, don't bother reading this, just re-read some Cussle...more
After reading The Hunt for Atlantis I was really excited to have found a new mystery author that deals with mythology. So as expected I was ecstatic to find that the next book dealt with Hercules. Having just finished it about 5 min ago, I don't know exactly how I feel. The action scenes in this book were way too drawn out. I felt like I was in a Michael Bay movie most of the time. Knowing now that McDermott was a movie reviewer makes it kind of funny. I was really disappointed in the fact that...more
I'm torn over this series. On the one hand, it's a page-turner, a great vacation read, and a lot of fun. On the other hand, it's full of cliches and makes me wonder why I'm wasting time reading it. Tomb was so similar inplot to McDermott's first book in the series, The Hunt for Atlantis, that the character actyually make reference to it themselves, saying that while the motive for searching for the Tomb of Hercules was world domination, it was FINANCIAL domination, not genocide like in Atlantis....more
Sebagai anggota jaduler di GRI, nama Hercules tentu punya daya tarik sendiri. Setelah memendam rasa sekian lama, akhirnya acara diskon di GI membuyarkan puasa beli buku yang sudah dicanangkan! Puasa batal demi buku ini... dan beberapa teman-temannya he he he
Bayangan cerita seru seperti yang sering ditayangkan di tv (sebelum Xina...)ternyata tidak ditemukan di buku ini! Sejak lembar pertama dibuka, isinya penuh dengan adegan perkelahian, tembak-menembak, kejar-mengejar, penghianatan, tentunya den...more
Bayangan cerita seru seperti yang sering ditayangkan di tv (sebelum Xina...)ternyata tidak ditemukan di buku ini! Sejak lembar pertama dibuka, isinya penuh dengan adegan perkelahian, tembak-menembak, kejar-mengejar, penghianatan, tentunya den...more
This novel left me exhausted with the relentless action sequences, in much the same way the Expendables 2 left me exhausted after the first five minutes. So much so I am convinced both the author & screenwriter attended the same writing school. The novel was much to de desired in places and could have benefitted from some more story telling & character development rather than 'James Bond villain' references and improbable events. Admittedly, there were some good plot twists (hence the se...more
This was a quick read because the main characters seemed to always be fighting their way out of some kind of jam. When they weren't in that situation, they were either arguing with each other or making up. Also, the title of the book, "The Tomb of Hercules", was somewhat misleading. The actual finding of the tomb only happened over a short span of the book and the real story line had nothing to do with the tomb. However, I will continue to read the rest of the books in this series.
I really enjoyed book one in the series ...
I found this one just went from fight to fight to fight and lacked a little detail in the plot.
The relationship between the main characters was explored well but the theme of the story took a major back seat to all the fights and scrapes they found themselves in.
Have moved onto book three and hope its not the same or else i may give up on them!!!
I prefer the mix of fight and plot which Scott Mariani gives the reader
I found this one just went from fight to fight to fight and lacked a little detail in the plot.
The relationship between the main characters was explored well but the theme of the story took a major back seat to all the fights and scrapes they found themselves in.
Have moved onto book three and hope its not the same or else i may give up on them!!!
I prefer the mix of fight and plot which Scott Mariani gives the reader
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Andy McDermott was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and now lives in Bournemouth. As a journalist and magazine editor, amongst other titles he edited DVD Review and the iconoclastic film publication Hotdog. Andy is now a full-time writer.
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