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A review by topdragon
The Spider Stone by Alex Archer, Mel Odom
4.0
The third installment in the Rogue Angel series finds Annja being asked to investigate a mass murder site that took place in the American South at the beginning of the Civil War. There appear to be ties to the Underground Railroad. One of the bodies at the site was a slave whom the archeologists on site deduce was a guardian of the "Spider Stone", which was a holy relic of the African nation of Hausa. To make matters even more intriguing, the stone relic’s mythology describes it as a gift from the spider god Anansi.
I’m really enjoying these books so far. They are sort of a combination of Indian Jones adventure and Tomb Raider action. The character of Annja Creed is fun to follow along with. Not only is she a smart and knowledgeable historian, she is also capable of much awesome badassery as well. Her good looks get her in some doors that might otherwise be closed to females, especially in some of the off-the-beaten path locations she visits, and yet she is humble, almost embarrassed by this. The fact that she can wield Joan of Arc’s sword, conjuring it up at will from the “otherwhere” is just the sort of pulpiness that makes these books fun reads.
Mel Odom is the author behind this third entry in the series. He wrote the first one as well as many of the first dozen or so and occasional later entries too. He’s a writer primarily known for his novels set in existing properties, everything from Forgotten Realms, to Buffy, to Mack Bolan, to NCIS, and even Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Looking forward to more.
I’m really enjoying these books so far. They are sort of a combination of Indian Jones adventure and Tomb Raider action. The character of Annja Creed is fun to follow along with. Not only is she a smart and knowledgeable historian, she is also capable of much awesome badassery as well. Her good looks get her in some doors that might otherwise be closed to females, especially in some of the off-the-beaten path locations she visits, and yet she is humble, almost embarrassed by this. The fact that she can wield Joan of Arc’s sword, conjuring it up at will from the “otherwhere” is just the sort of pulpiness that makes these books fun reads.
Mel Odom is the author behind this third entry in the series. He wrote the first one as well as many of the first dozen or so and occasional later entries too. He’s a writer primarily known for his novels set in existing properties, everything from Forgotten Realms, to Buffy, to Mack Bolan, to NCIS, and even Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Looking forward to more.