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Summary: Need more Methos
Review: A random trip to a museum leads Methos down memory lane to a time in ancient Egypt. In 1500's B.C. Methos travels to Egypt only to discover it is being occupied by a brutal race known as the Hyksos. Methos decides to get the hell out of dodge but he's unwittingly drawn into the fight to rid Egypt of Hyksos rule. His task becomes even more perilous because a Hyksos prince turns out to be an immortal, and a completely insane one at that. Meanwhile, back in present day New York, Methos and Duncan suspect that a killing spree is tied to Methos' past. This really is a three star book but since I lust after Methos it gets four. The plot isn't really anything special but is interesting enough to keep you reading, even though it's pretty predictable. Methos and Duncan were well written and in character but many of the secondary characters were one dimensional. The writing overall is adequate but the author's tendency to repeat herself and state the obvious got on my nerves after a while. Methos fans will enjoy this book but if you aren't that interested in him, skip it.
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Summary: Finally, a Methos book! But, more action please
Review: Finally, a Methos book! As a fan of the ROG, I was thrilled to find a book that was mostly about Methos. However, I was rather dismayed... The characterizations, especially Methos and MacLeod, were very flat--more like stock heroes rather than the two unique ones we've come to enjoy. While it was very, very cool to see Methos taking center stage (where he belongs!) I, like several other reviewers here, was rather dismayed to see his special personality, a hard shell of "look out for number one" concealing a care and respect for other people. The way he was portrayed, he could have been a hero from any number of fantasy/sci-fi books out there. That said, it's a neat adventure, and as a history fan, I enjoyed reading about the Egyptian/Hyksos conflict. If nothing else, Ms. Sherman really did her homework!
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Summary: Finally, a Methos book! But, more action please
Review: Finally, a Methos book! As a fan of the ROG, I was thrilled to find a book that was mostly about Methos. However, I was rather dismayed... The characterizations, especially Methos and MacLeod, were very flat--more like stock heroes rather than the two unique ones we've come to enjoy. While it was very, very cool to see Methos taking center stage (where he belongs!) I, like several other reviewers here, was rather dismayed to see his special personality, a hard shell of "look out for number one" concealing a care and respect for other people. The way he was portrayed, he could have been a hero from any number of fantasy/sci-fi books out there. That said, it's a neat adventure, and as a history fan, I enjoyed reading about the Egyptian/Hyksos conflict. If nothing else, Ms. Sherman really did her homework!
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Summary: Liked it but...
Review: First of all I`ve got to say I liked the book. Maybe just because it was a book about Methos but I liked it. But there are two things I found very strange about Ms. Sherman`s Methos. First: This is 1573 b.c., isn`t it? So why am I feeling as if Methos is behaving like a 20th Century man? Second: It`s just fantastic how fast Methos was capable to change his whole self. In some parts of the world the Bronze Age went on from 2500 to 900 b.c. . So, Methos was "Death" for thousand years during that Age, then radically changed his mind and became the perfectly good saver of Egypt in 1573 b.c. ? It was a good story with a wonderful historical background. But for me, this historical background just not fits Methos` historical background. That`s why I believe the story doesn`t work as perfectly as it should do.
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Summary: The Captive Audiance
Review: I at one time was able to read this book I thuroughly enjoyed every page to the point I couldn't put it down if ever given the chance I would pick it up again and read for hours the whole delving into Methos' past in ancient egypt was so much wished for after all a 5,000 year old immortal just doesn't sit around and eat tea and crumpets for all those years.
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Summary: not very interesting
Review: I bought the book in the hopes of getting a good story about Methos in Ancient Egypt, but instead all I found was a typical story suited to a romance novel and not to an adventure in the Highlander universe. The ending and the discovery of Methos' immortality and the reaction of the Egyptian was trite, simplistic and shows a horrible lack of orginality. The book also managed to work in the typical 'kill the woman he loves so there'll be no hindrance and he can have more adventures' (This was used in countless James Bond movies). The Macleod/Methos relationship was also one dimensional. Macleod does the boyscout routine and Methos does his 'Do nothing and leave' routine. There is no true interaction between the two and they are left as cardboard cutouts. Ms Sherman could have done so much more.
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Summary: The oldest man alive...is hard to kill
Review: I liked this book very much, Methos is my favourite character in the Highlander series, and I guess that he has to be if you are realy to enjoy this book. Methos: Cool as ever.
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Summary: good try, anyway
Review: I rather enjoyed this entry in the series of novels. Despite some flaws, I found it eminently readable, and much more enjoyable than the previous entry ("Shadow of Obsession"). The characterization of Methos seems a plausible extrapolation from the present-day data, and the framing-story was nicely balanced -- strong, but not *so* prominent as to fight for attention with the main body of the tale set in the past. A respectable effort as media tie-ins go.
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Summary: Methos is the coolest immortal
Review: I really hate to be critical of a book that is centered around my favorite Highlander character, but this book is not that good. Very little time is spent in the present which causes the relationship between Methos and Duncan to seem flat and one dimensional. The flashbacks to ancient Egypt are somewhat interesting but I felt that the characterization of Methos in the past was, for the most part, inaccurate. But if you're a diehard Methos fan, go ahead and read the book anyway. Just don't expect anything spectacular.
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Summary: does not capture the characters
Review: I vastly preferred the Methos/MacLeod sections (a regrettably small portion of the novel), despite the lack of rapport between the characters and the strange stiltedness of MacLeod, because at least it had a plot with good pacing and intrigue. Unfortunately, the bulk of the novel centers on Methos in ancient Egypt, where the plot drags, the secondary characters are made of cardboard, and Methos himself is much too noble to be true. Best read in 20-minute increments.
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