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highly rrecommended

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i really like this book !! the story is good, i never giggle so much reading a thriller book...the conversation between the character was smart and funny...the two different plot that combined into one plot was good and keep you on the edge all the time ... and unlike some books on similar subject , it keep you guessing and wondering until the last chapter ... i love it.. highly recommended for people who's looking for historical/mystery/thriller kind of story...

Interesting but...

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Is it just me or does this book seem to end very abruptly? Well written with a healthy dose of factual history thrown in but ultimately seems unsatisfying somehow... There seem to be some holes in the plot(e.g. where's Andropolous during the big fight on the mountain?) Payne & Jones are good characters altohugh some of the more peripheral ones (Andropolous, Nicholas, even Nick Dial and particularly Jarkko) seem a bit two-dimensional. An entertaining enough read overall though.

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this book is on the go from the beginning, action, fun and a great story, lots of research went in to this book, and the way that fact and fiction have been mixed together is very well done. Mr Kuzneski is an action writer to watch out for in the future.

From across the pond

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I became a fan of Chris Kuzneski when I had ran out of other books I was currently reading and saw his "Sign of the Cross". I was hooked. The main reasons we read are to educate ourselves, catch up on the daily news, or to entertain. Chris fills several of those needs. His research appears to be well thought out and correct on most points. (Look up Meteora on Google and you will seee the monastery used as a site in this book). I had finished Chris's last book before The Lost Throne and sent him an e-mail asking when his newest was coming out.To my surprise, he emailed back and told me that TLT was out in England but not due out in the US until summer.Amazon helped me out there and I had it shipped over. Haven't figured out the pound thing but whatever.The characters are the reason I like to read for entertainment and Payne and Jones are a couple of guys you would like to have as friends and hate to have as enemies. They are witty, intelligent, resourceful, and just good guys. Chris's plots wind and weave their way through, and just when you think you have it figured out, a twist comes from left field. He handles politics, religion, war, peace, greed and avarice all in a hard to put down format. If you like adventure, suspense, and entertainment, you will like this book and the others he has put together. You want to like the heroes and hate the villians. He gives you an opportunity to do both. As Clive Cussler said, "makes you wish it would never end". Check out this and his others, you will not regret it. B.Roth USA

Insofar the best thriller by Kuzneski

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"The Lost Throne" follows the expected pattern: a secret, short chapters, different guys following the same story from different angels. Those having read his two previous novels one meets again Payne and Jones and Nick Dial. The book is written with a great flow and indeed makes a gripping yarn, easy to read and not at all boring. The style is however not as flat as it used to be Kuzneski managed to give its eading personalities a bit of depth, even tough that is very so slighty. But he can not really get around to describe persons in terms of stereotyps. His writing is always a bit like a film script and one can see the space for the commercial breaks. In his first book Kuznewski asked the question: Why did Americans have to make a joke out of everything? - yes, why indeed and why Kuznewski too. The book is plastered with this kind of lines, but at least he gives a reason for it. Maybe I am just to European for it. All in all, it is a book which clearly entertains the reader, it is fast running thriller, but in terms of language, style and personalities much remains missing. But he has become better and is indeed quite entertaining.