Customer Reviews
Oh dear! I'm afraid I don't agree with everyone else - By: R. Gorman, 26 Sep 2008 
Whilst I recognise that this is the authors first book & that it took over a decade to create, I regret that I do not share the euphoric enthusiasm of my fellow reviewers.
The plot is too reminiscent of other, dare I say, far better stories.
The whole story lacks the essence which creates a thoroughly enthrallling tale. You know the sort of story I mean. The book you pick up & can't put down. This, regrettably, is not such a story.
I found it heavy going and, in particular, I found the historical & archelogical details long winded & often to the detriment of the story.
If you want to buy a historical novel, that's fine because you know precisely what you are going to get. I do not expect to get a historical novel when I've bought a book whose cover & write up imply it's an adventure story.
Personallly, I look for a story that twists & turns. Where the characters emerge with a strong & lasting personality yet not stealing the focus of the story. I want the story to capture my imagination & make me want to read on, without stopping. This book fails to do that.
Would I buy the authors new book "The Exodus Quest" ? No.
(The author needs to decide if he is writing about history & archelogy, or writing enthallling adventure stories)
Would I recommend the book to a friend ? No.
Non-stop action adventure about the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great. - By: Julia Flyte, 03 Aug 2008 
"The Alexander Cipher" takes a couple of chapters to get going, but from there the pace doesn't let up. The short chapters with cliffhanger endings pull you in & keep you reading.
When we first meet Egyptologist Daniel Knox, he's working on a dive boat in Egypt. Shortly he'll be a wanted man on the run from some very unpleasant men. Cut to Gaille Bonnard, an attractive French ancient language specialist working on a dig in the Delta. She has never met Knox, but has her own reasons for hating him. Cut to Alexandria, where a group of construction workers have uncovered a long-lost catacomb that contains clues to the location of the tomb of Alexander the Great, a tomb that some powerful Macedonian separatists are desperate to find...
I don't read books like this expecting fleshed-out characters or realistic storylines - as long as the pace & tension continues fast enough that's fine with me. This book didn't disappoint in that regard & Knox actuallly makes a likeable protagonist, resourceful but believably so: an everyman hero.
The only downside of the rapid pace is that tensions don't last for long. Problems arise but get resolved in the next chapter. Nevertheless another twist comes quickly enough to keep you hooked. This would be the perfect book to read on a boring plane flight.
Will Adams is a first-time novelist but definitely one to watch.
An entertaining debut - By: J. Reeve, 24 May 2008 This is an engrossing & entertaining read, with good insight into it's character's motivations, although there seemed to be a few too many supporting characters who slowed down the action to my mind.
I understand it took the author some time to get this published, but hopefully it was worth the effort. If he can build on the strengths of this first book then I look forward to reading his next effort.
The magic of Alexander the Great - a fast paced thriller - By: Klaus Meyer, 24 Mar 2008 Alexander the Great & his long lost resting place is the core & background for this fast paced thriller, even tough it needs a bit of time to gain that pace. Several different stories interwine & lead to a dramtic end. Here alll the right ingredients are in place to hook the readers quickly & wanting them to learn how the story continues to find the long lost treasure - the tomb of Alexander the Great. It is a great debut novel.
Well-written adventure novel - By: Flipper, 16 Feb 2008 
During my 1-week holiday in the sun I read this book & reallly enjoyed it. An adventure novel set in Egypt, with lots of interesting & well-researched details about the country itself & about the story of Alexander the Great. A good choice of very different characters that interact in a way that makes the story nice to read.
Thoroughly enjoyable, it made my holiday even better than it already was.
