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A review by adperfectamconsilium
Across Ancient Sands: Uncovering a Bronze Age journey around the Mediterranean Sea by Eric Horn
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
A while ago @ericscotthornart messaged me to say if I was interested in his book then the e-book was free for a limited time. I quickly downloaded it and I'm glad I did as this is a very interesting read.
The title and cover art first made me think it was a non fiction book, but no, this is an archaeological fiction book (is this a new genre 🤔?)
Dr Jade Asher-Reece is on an archaeological dig in a remote desert location in Algeria. Together with Dr Tariq Al-Maquari and a group of student archaeologists she unearths what could be the most important discovery in history.
Ruins of buildings together with tablets of art and script in various languages including some that shouldn't be possible in that area.
There are some good twists and turns with the story involving Jade and Tariq and trying to keep the discovery secret so they can decipher the meaning of what they've found together with Jade's friend Ryan. If he can't translate a dead language then he will know someone who can.
It's a race against time story with a lot of detail about the archaeological excavation. I learnt all sorts of facts.
Throughout the book we go into the bronze age story of the journey and lives of the people they have discovered.
As each portion of the journey is translated we get a piece of that story in poetry form. I found myself looking forward to the parts of the chapters where they would listen to the next reading. Along with the poetry there are pictures of the stone tablets. All the artwork is done by the author and it really adds to the realism. I could almost swear this did happen instead of it being a work of fiction.
An unusual but rewarding tale with a story within the story.
A strong ✨✨✨✨4 stars
The title and cover art first made me think it was a non fiction book, but no, this is an archaeological fiction book (is this a new genre 🤔?)
Dr Jade Asher-Reece is on an archaeological dig in a remote desert location in Algeria. Together with Dr Tariq Al-Maquari and a group of student archaeologists she unearths what could be the most important discovery in history.
Ruins of buildings together with tablets of art and script in various languages including some that shouldn't be possible in that area.
There are some good twists and turns with the story involving Jade and Tariq and trying to keep the discovery secret so they can decipher the meaning of what they've found together with Jade's friend Ryan. If he can't translate a dead language then he will know someone who can.
It's a race against time story with a lot of detail about the archaeological excavation. I learnt all sorts of facts.
Throughout the book we go into the bronze age story of the journey and lives of the people they have discovered.
As each portion of the journey is translated we get a piece of that story in poetry form. I found myself looking forward to the parts of the chapters where they would listen to the next reading. Along with the poetry there are pictures of the stone tablets. All the artwork is done by the author and it really adds to the realism. I could almost swear this did happen instead of it being a work of fiction.
An unusual but rewarding tale with a story within the story.
A strong ✨✨✨✨4 stars