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Loading... Temple (1999)by Matthew Reilly
I’ve been having problems working on my review of this one… I had in mind to write one of those reviews where I explain what actually goes down in this book without saying “fuck” “shit” “OMG” and “WTF” and not talking about the weird shit that happened around me while I was trying to read this book… but instead I was going to talk about the non-stopping action, plot twist that left me completely surprised… I was planning on talking about the Nazis!!! I mean Nazis!!!! You have any idea of how hard it is not to say OMFG NAZIS!!!!!! Nazis with super machine guns?? Dude, is really really hard!!! And then the giant cats!!! Rapas!!! Rapas are awesome!!! giant Nazi eating cats!! Can I say shit??? please!!! Let me say shit!!! SHIT!!! NAZI EATING GIANT CATS!!!! THAT’S FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! and then can I take a few lines of my “review” to mention that I saw standing in front of me for like 10 minutes something that can only be described as an Epic Booty!! Dude that chick was like 6 feet tall and was wearing these nice pants… and dude… you should have seen it!!! it was epic!!! I know it has nothing to do with the book… but dude!! I’m telling you it was worth mentioning... still man, the book was what you promised… after I finish reading that book I felt so manly that I decided to go to a steak house and order the biggest more manly piece of meat on their menu… but then I saw a subway and end up eating just a veggie patty sub… booo!!! But still!!! When I got home I told my cousin to be a doll and cook me some steak and potatoes… she laugh at me and told me to be a bitch and make her some yaniqueues… and I made em!!!! Wtf!!! I’m a failure as a man!!!! (  ) Alfonso809 | Apr 3, 2013 |  A fast paced storyline where Professor Race gets in a race to find a lost Incan Idol sought after by multiple international agencies and terrorist groups. As soon as you think the story is now going to finish and there would be a long final act in the story ... something else happens and keeps you glued to the book. A thrilling read. (  ) xprsg | Nov 2, 2012 | Previously I'd read the 7, 6, 5... books. This was just as fast, just as exciting. I think though that it definitely shows that this is from a much less experienced author, but don't let that put you off. Still a gripping and entertaining read! (  ) wiccked | Jan 26, 2012 | This book is about a legendary idol which is carved of a meteorite, which could power a nuke that can take out a fith of the eath's mass. It is really fast pace like some overbudget action movies, cool scenes with blood and gore as an added bonus (  ) 6h.library | Oct 17, 2011 | Temple was reccomended to me because I was looking at Michael Crichton books at the book store. Matthew Reilly quickly became one of my favorite authors! I am a fan of the classics and a good nonfiction but what I truly love is a fast-paced enthralling novel that I simply can't put down. I love it when a book is so intriguing I simply can't go to bed and every one of Reilly's novels does that. It simply is a great action story and super fun read. ( ) chase4720 | Jul 11, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0312981260, Mass Market Paperback)William Race, a mild-mannered professor, is impressed into the U.S. army on a bizarre mission: to retrieve a centuries-old Incan idol revered by a Peruvian Indian tribe. The idol, carved out of a meteorite, is the missing ingredient in a so-called "planet-killer," a weapon long sought not only by the U.S. government, but also by a neo-Nazi group whose scientists, linguists, and anthropologists seem to be one step ahead of the Americans. Only Race can translate the legendary manuscript that holds the key to the idol's location high in the Andes in a temple guarded by huge, man-eating panthers, on a moat seething with equally carnivorous crocodiles.It's a preposterous setup of the Crichton/Cook variety, but Matt Reilly, author of Ice Station, takes it to the max, with plenty of improbable feats of physical strength, an arsenal of weapons that would give Tom Clancy pause, and a breathtaking conclusion. There's also a sneaky little internecine war going on among various branches of the American military just to keep the tension ratcheted up. It's not too long on character development, but it's a fast-paced read, with plenty of cliffhangers (literal as well as metaphorical), lots of firepower, and enough villains for a whole other adventure. --Jane Adams (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:57:33 -0500) William Race, a mild-mannered professor, is impressed into the U.S. army on a bizarre mission: to retrieve a centuries-old Incan idol revered by a Peruvian Indian tribe. The idol, carved out of a meteorite, is the missing ingredient in a so-called "planet-killer," a weapon long sought not only by the U.S. government, but also by a neo-Nazi group whose scientists, linguists, and anthropologists seem to be one step ahead of the Americans. Only Race can translate the legendary manuscript that holds the key to the idol's location high in the Andes in a temple guarded by huge, man-eating panthers, on a moat seething with equally carnivorous crocodiles.… (more) |
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