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Excavation
by: James Rollins

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380810932
ISBN: 038081093X
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 438
Publication Date: July 01, 2000
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: July 03, 2000
Sales Rank: 6958
Studio: Harper

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High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years.

Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where the perilous journey inward ends—in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis—something else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous . . . something terrifying.

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- Really good action packed adventure
The idea of this story is a mystery mummy if found along with a strange liquid gold material. While this is back in the United States, an excavation is taking place to find the entrance to a pyramid in the jungle.

While exploring the pyramid, looters decide to close the entrance with dynamite for later plundering, trapping several people inside. After the explosion, the pyramid is collapsing and the people have to go further into it's heart. There they find riches and a nasty trap. After escaping that, there are killer albino tarantulas, freezing cold rivers, bats, and strange mutated corpses.

And if that wasn't enough, the church is trying to collect all of the mysterious liquid gold for their own goals, crazy as they sound.

I really liked reading this book and would recommend it to anyone that likes the Indiana Jones/Dirk Pitt type stories. Between this and Subterranean I ... Read More

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- Some Faults, But Brilliant Nonetheless
Excavation is definitely more refined than Rollins' previous novel, Subterranean, and managed to entice me as early as the first or second chapter. However, once more the efforts of providing some form of romance falls a bit shy of the goal line. The two romantic relationships seemed rather strewn together, as if the characters were being forced to exhibit these emotional inclinations throughout the novel. Much of the physical contact and body language between the two romances was quite unbelievable--even given the circumstances. Towards the end, where you expect these characters to finally establish a true relationship, I raise an eyebrow in curiosity at how unrealistic the events appear. Such developments take place in the limited timeframe of the cinema, but surely not in the many pages of a novel.

The end of the novel seemed to glaze over some of the more finer details, rushing to complete the story ... Read More

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- Another Rollins adventure story!
James Rollins second novel, "Excavation", is not as good as his prior novel - "Subterranean" - but follows along a similar premise. A team of archeological explorers/students are searching a South American jungle for evidence of an ancient Incan pyramid (and the legendary treasure said to exist there).

The characters are all stereotypical and the action moves quickly. The story reads like a serial/Indiana Jones-like adventure, with both treasures and traps found in the excavated pyramids. What is most remarkable is the discovery of Substance Z - a gold liquid alloy that is not recognized by any scientist and may be the key to the Incan fountain of youth.

A nice summer read!

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- Couldn't put it down!
Ok, I think I need to start ordering more than 2 books at a time!
Again a book I couldn't put down.
This one is filled with excitement!
Definately a page turner! Just when you think that the characters might actually get a break and you think about putting the book down...BANG! Something else happens and you find yourself still turning the pages!
Way to go James! Keep them coming!

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