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The Three Emperors: An Ethan Gage Adventure
The Three Emperors: An Ethan Gage Adventure
The Three Emperors: An Ethan Gage Adventure
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The Three Emperors: An Ethan Gage Adventure

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Adventurer Ethan Gage travels through the darkest and most superstitious realms of eighteenth century Europe, to the castles and caves of Bohemia to rescue his family and uncover a mysterious medieval device rumored to foretell the future.

Having quick-wittedly survived the battle of Trafalgar, Ethan is rushing to rescue “Egyptian priestess” Astiza and son Harry from imprisonment by a ruthless mystic who seeks revenge for disfigurement, and an evil dwarf alchemist who experiments with the occult on Prague’s Golden Lane.

Using death as his ruse, and a pair of unlikely allies—a Jewish Napoleonic soldier and his sutler father—Ethan must decipher clues from Durendal, the sword of Roland. Astiza uses her own research to concoct an explosive escape and find a lost tomb, their tormentors in relentless pursuit.

William Dietrich skillfully weaves intrigue and magic, romance and danger in a historical thriller that sprints from the fury of Napoleonic war to the mystic puzzles of Central Europe. What enigmas will the fabled Brazen Head finally reveal?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateMay 6, 2014
ISBN9780062309167
Author

William Dietrich

William Dietrich is the author of fourteen novels, including six previous Ethan Gage titles—Napoleon's Pyramids, The Rosetta Key, The Dakota Cipher, The Barbary Pirates, The Emerald Storm, and The Barbed Crown. Dietrich is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and naturalist. A winner of the PNBA Award for Nonfiction, he lives in Washington State.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    This book was a genera that I normally don't read. About half way through the book I came to the realization that I was not enjoying it. Life is much to short to continue reading something you are not enjoying.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Ethan is a man who has more things happen to him, both good and bad, than could ever happen to a normal person. His luck gets him into the worst sorts of trouble and just as often saves him from permanent loses. He seems to be Mr. Magoo crossed with Indiana Jones. Often to hilarious effect.In this episode of how to find priceless treasure and still be poor, we find Ethan has survived a naval battle between Napoleon's navy and the British with Nelson at the helm. He has hitched rides on boats until he has washed up on the shores of Venice with a little gold to his name and a clue that his wife might be hostage in Bohemia. He needs more money and better clues so he can be reunited with his wife and child. Like most of his plans, they never go quite as smooth as they should. First, he is cheated out of what little money he has managed to collect gambling with the rich. Then after barely escaping with his life, he runs into an old ‘friend’ who commandeers him back into Napoleon's forces. It is rather inconvenient when trying to find a missing family. He seems to always jump out of the frying pan into the fire.Overall, I really enjoyed this book, which was a bit of a surprise. After reading the Emerald Storm I wasn't real impressed. I did however think it was good enough to give the series at least one more chance, and I am glad I did. This one (in my opinion) was much better and worth a read.