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"Can you spell B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R?" New 5-star review!!
I wanted to share another of our latest 5-star reviews for Secret of the Sands:
(reposted from Amazon.com):
This book has "Summer Blockbuster" written all over it. Mr. Bruckheimer, are you paying attention?
Amittedly, it has all the elements I love--action, suspense, the metaphysical world, Egypt, archaeology.... Yes, it brings to mind my hero, Indiana Jones. This book is as close to Indy's equal as any novel or film will ever get.
The pacing is flawless, the characters well-defined, the history thoroughly researched. The authors have done their homework, and I can't wait for the seuqel.
A note to the reviewer who criticized the authors' grammar, etc.--bear in mind that this is not meant to be a textbook. It's entertainment. The best novelists learn the rules of good English, then break at least half of those rules. The objective is to tell an exciting story, not give an English lesson.
I would enthusiastically recommend this novel to anyone who wants a real page-turner!
Norma Beishir
author, Chasing the Wind
(reposted from Amazon.com):
This book has "Summer Blockbuster" written all over it. Mr. Bruckheimer, are you paying attention?
Amittedly, it has all the elements I love--action, suspense, the metaphysical world, Egypt, archaeology.... Yes, it brings to mind my hero, Indiana Jones. This book is as close to Indy's equal as any novel or film will ever get.
The pacing is flawless, the characters well-defined, the history thoroughly researched. The authors have done their homework, and I can't wait for the seuqel.
A note to the reviewer who criticized the authors' grammar, etc.--bear in mind that this is not meant to be a textbook. It's entertainment. The best novelists learn the rules of good English, then break at least half of those rules. The objective is to tell an exciting story, not give an English lesson.
I would enthusiastically recommend this novel to anyone who wants a real page-turner!
Norma Beishir
author, Chasing the Wind
Secret of the Sands - award-winning adventure novel climbs higher on the Bestseller lists & is now also available in the UK!
G-day book peeps!
Like a proud parent, I wanted to share a couple of cool news items about our adventure novel Secret of the Sands . For the last several months, the novel has been a consistent feature on the Historical Fiction Bestseller list for Amazon kindle, and today I noticed that we have reached one of our highest positions on the list - #29, and we are now appearing on a second Bestseller list for kindle - "Genre Fiction, Historical". That is really thrilling!! We are deeply grateful to all of our readers!! Here is a screen shot of our proud moment, of which I'm all aglow :)
This is doubly wonderful news, because our terrific publisher, Maine Desk/Bristlecone Pine Press, has just recently made the ebook edition available in the UK as well. We are so jazzed to be branching out around the world. Here is a link:
Secret of the Sands adventure novel - Amazon kindle UK
Secret of the Sands is actually a multi-genre novel, suitable for young adult to adult audiences. It is a mix of adventure, mystery, suspense, action, alternative historical fiction & speculative sci-fi (the kind of story that is catnip to me!). It has both light-hearted aspects, as well as serious moments and events. The description that sums it up is that the book is a little Indiana Jones meets The Mummy meets National Treasure .
From the back cover:
A Prophecy was Told…
An ancient prophecy, thousands of years old, told of the coming of the Chosen one, but she will be both loved and feared, and some will stop at nothing to defy everything she represents.
A Secret Long Buried…
A secret power that once proved too deadly, was hidden away deep beneath the sands of Egypt, only to be revealed by its sworn guardians when the time came that the knowledge would be safe.
A Deadly Riddle is Unlocked…
Two young archaeologists fatefully unearth unusual artifacts dating over 12,000 years old. The exhilarating find however, is wrong - very wrong. The artifacts shouldn’t be there…they shouldn’t even exist at all.
A Power Unleashed…
Now after remaining dormant for 12,000 years, the secret has been uncovered, and its true purpose suspected. What will be the greatest discovery in human history will either change us forever or destroy us for trying…
Happy reading always my friends! Thank-you once again to our readers - you mean the world to us!!!
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
Like a proud parent, I wanted to share a couple of cool news items about our adventure novel Secret of the Sands . For the last several months, the novel has been a consistent feature on the Historical Fiction Bestseller list for Amazon kindle, and today I noticed that we have reached one of our highest positions on the list - #29, and we are now appearing on a second Bestseller list for kindle - "Genre Fiction, Historical". That is really thrilling!! We are deeply grateful to all of our readers!! Here is a screen shot of our proud moment, of which I'm all aglow :)
This is doubly wonderful news, because our terrific publisher, Maine Desk/Bristlecone Pine Press, has just recently made the ebook edition available in the UK as well. We are so jazzed to be branching out around the world. Here is a link:
Secret of the Sands adventure novel - Amazon kindle UK
Secret of the Sands is actually a multi-genre novel, suitable for young adult to adult audiences. It is a mix of adventure, mystery, suspense, action, alternative historical fiction & speculative sci-fi (the kind of story that is catnip to me!). It has both light-hearted aspects, as well as serious moments and events. The description that sums it up is that the book is a little Indiana Jones meets The Mummy meets National Treasure .
From the back cover:
A Prophecy was Told…
An ancient prophecy, thousands of years old, told of the coming of the Chosen one, but she will be both loved and feared, and some will stop at nothing to defy everything she represents.
A Secret Long Buried…
A secret power that once proved too deadly, was hidden away deep beneath the sands of Egypt, only to be revealed by its sworn guardians when the time came that the knowledge would be safe.
A Deadly Riddle is Unlocked…
Two young archaeologists fatefully unearth unusual artifacts dating over 12,000 years old. The exhilarating find however, is wrong - very wrong. The artifacts shouldn’t be there…they shouldn’t even exist at all.
A Power Unleashed…
Now after remaining dormant for 12,000 years, the secret has been uncovered, and its true purpose suspected. What will be the greatest discovery in human history will either change us forever or destroy us for trying…
Happy reading always my friends! Thank-you once again to our readers - you mean the world to us!!!
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
New Secret of the Sands trailer from filmmaker James Gelet!
G'day people of Goodreads,
I'm super excited to share a very cool, new trailer for our archaeology adventure novel, Secret of the Sands, created by James Gelet, documentary filmmaker and Writer/Producer of the Jaws documentary, The Shark is Still Working. What a huge honor to have the very talented and accomplished James create this thrilling trailer for our archaeology adventure novel!
Check it out - I can totally picture our story as a movie on IMAX 3D!! :)
Secret of the Sands trailer by filmmaker James Gelet
I have also added this trailer to my profile page.
Here's the link to James's page on IMDb, so you can learn more about his work:
James Gelet on IMDb
James has also done some other very cool book trailers - have a look at his YouTube channel to see more:
James Gelet's YouTube channel
....and you might find some intriguing new reads to add to your Goodreads shelves, I know I did! :)
Cheers,
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands and Destiny of the Sands
I'm super excited to share a very cool, new trailer for our archaeology adventure novel, Secret of the Sands, created by James Gelet, documentary filmmaker and Writer/Producer of the Jaws documentary, The Shark is Still Working. What a huge honor to have the very talented and accomplished James create this thrilling trailer for our archaeology adventure novel!
Check it out - I can totally picture our story as a movie on IMAX 3D!! :)
Secret of the Sands trailer by filmmaker James Gelet
I have also added this trailer to my profile page.
Here's the link to James's page on IMDb, so you can learn more about his work:
James Gelet on IMDb
James has also done some other very cool book trailers - have a look at his YouTube channel to see more:
James Gelet's YouTube channel
....and you might find some intriguing new reads to add to your Goodreads shelves, I know I did! :)
Cheers,
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands and Destiny of the Sands
