The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria by Edmund Richardson

The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria

Edmund Richardson

352 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
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On the way into one of history's most extraordinary stories, he would take tea with kings, travel with holy men and become the master of a hundred disguises; he would see things no westerner had glimpsed before and few have glimpsed since. He woul...

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Moods

informative 90%
adventurous 85%
mysterious 45%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
inspiring 20%
reflective 20%
tense 20%
dark 15%
funny 10%
sad 10%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 42%
fast 4%

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