The Lost Tribe

An Archeological Thriller

De: Robert Rapoza

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Duración: 8 h y 41 m

Resumen del Editor

Deep in the Amazon, Dr. Nick Randall has made a discovery that could rewrite the history of mankind… but he may not survive to find out.

Special Forces Operator turned archeologist, Dr. Nick Randall disappears into the jungles of the Amazon on an expedition to find the lost city of Vilcabamba. A controversial figure in the archeology community, the trip was Randall’s final hope of finding the mythical city and proving his theories are true.

When his daughter Samantha learns of her father’s disappearance, she is forced to make a difficult decision. An accomplished archeologist herself, she must decide if she will set aside her career to search for the man she blames for her mother’s death.

But someone else is looking for her father as well. Francis Dumond, a shadowy man with unlimited resources, will do anything to find Vilcabamba and use its secrets to control the world. Now Sam must find her father and stop Dumond before he unleashes a horrifying weapon on the world.

From Award Winning author, Robert Rapoza, The Lost Tribe, is a fast-paced and fun read for fans of Indiana Jones or National Treasure.

If you enjoy Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park series, Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt novels, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series, you will love the Nick Randall series.

narration

the robotic narration loses some of the story. It is missing the natural warmth of a voice that changes inflection.

The ending ruined it for me.

In the final chapter Nick Randall was knifed in the stomach, shot in the leg, had the stuffing beat out of him, and no one seemed to notice. Other characters were wounded and medical attention was sought for them. Why not Dr. Randall? A stomach wound and gunshot wound are serious occurrences. The good doctor was in a lot of pain and bleeding. Why did no one tell him that he needed to be looked at? Why didn't Nick speak up?

All through this novel people could have revealed their situations and saved themselves a lot of grief. If this were a real book and not audio I would have thrown it at a wall but I didn't want to break my iPod. Grrr!

Enough with the cliches. "And if I don't?", "That's impossible!", "Are you kidding?", are some of the many in this book. It is very annoying to hear them, not once but many times!

The story was OK, mildly amusing. I'm listening to his next book now but if there are too many annoyances I will move on to other authors.

I felt like I was with the characters and their emotions

I liked that the writer had put his emotions into the story as well as research into the characters and how they interacted with each other. Also he could have added more on the USGS part of the storyline. It is the type of book you can’t put down and you’re hooked till the end.