The Egyptian

This series has been the most excited I've ever been to read, and I thank it for renewing my interest in reading over the past few months. I read these books out of order without knowing it (#3,1,2), with The Egyptian being the 2nd book of the series. Thankfully the 3rd book, The Summoner, spoils nothing.

What makes this book different from, say, the Sigma Force series which I've also been reading by James Rollins is that nothing feels forced. The Indiana Jones/Religious Occult Thriller story was interesting, thought-provoking, and to the point. The love story was what it should be; fleeting and not made the shared point of the story along with the quest. I love Dominic Grey and Viktor as characters and I was super psyched to see Layton Green is already hard at work on the 4th book.

If you want adventure mixed with myth-turned-fact from the darkly fascinating world of the occult and religion, then this book, and entire series, are the pinnacle in my opinion.