Ethan Gage
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Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand year-old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion. But the danger is only beginning...Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll that promises to reveal the secrets of the universe, even as Bonaparte launches his deadly invasion of Israel. The general hopes the ancient secrets of the Middle East will help catapult him to power in France, and the inventive Gage faces old enemies as he must use all his wit and derring-do to prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.
"With President Thomas Jefferson's blessings, Ethan and Magnus embark upon an expedition into the western wilderness--keeping their eyes open for woolly mammoths. But another prize secretly impels them : the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor, allegedly carried to North America more than a century before Columbus. Across a landscape no white man has ever traversed, Gage's skills will be tested as never before--as he bravesunimaginable peril en route to the most incredible discovery of all time." [back cover]
The world changes for Ethan Gage - one-time assistant to the renowned Ben Franklin - on a night in post-revolutionary Paris, when he wins a mysterious medallion in a card game. Barely escaping France with his life, Ethan accompanies the new emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, on his glorious mission to conquer Egypt. It will prove to be the adventure of a lifetime.
In a land of ancient wonder and mystery, with the help of a beautiful Macedonian slave, Ethan will come to realize that the unusual prize he won at the gaming table may be the key to solving one of history's greatest and most perilous riddles - who built the Great Pyramids... and why?
In a land of ancient wonder and mystery, with the help of a beautiful Macedonian slave, Ethan will come to realize that the unusual prize he won at the gaming table may be the key to solving one of history's greatest and most perilous riddles - who built the Great Pyramids... and why?