Mitchell: Seven Wonders Suite

The Hunt for Seven Ancient Pieces of Gold

Advantages: Rush of adrenalin an exciting read a book you cant put down
Disadvantages: Not having been made into a film

I have just returned from an adventure of a lifetime... Well not exactly an adventure but that's how it felt after reading the last page of a remarkable 535 paged book, titled Seven Ancient Wonders written by Matthew Reilly. I left this story feeling excited and very exhausted, because you get the feeling that you are part of the story, it grabs you by the collar and pulls you along with it like a rush of adrenalin. The Story. In ancient times there was a magnificent 9 foot high, Capstone that stood at the peak of the great pyramid at Giza, The Egyptians called it Benben. Shaped like a pyramid it featured the eye of Horus and also had mysterious carvings in an unknown language. The stone was made up of seven pieces of gold, with a thin bore-hole that ran down the centre, embedded in each hole was a crystal, when placed in sequence ...

motherjoanb 22.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Ancient Wonders - Matthew Reilly

Little Sense of Wonder

Advantages: An engaging story
Disadvantages: Appallingly written

Whenever something new comes along and is immediately hugely popular, a rash of imitations floods the market soon afterwards. It?s natural that after the huge sales it created that Dan Brown?s ?The Da Vinci Code? should be one such thing and the idea of setting a thriller novel around a historical background of some kind is taking hold. Despite my reluctance to read the book that started it, on the basis that everyone seems to think I should, the basic idea is one that appeals to me and so I read and was let down by ?The Rule of Four? and then stumbled across ?Seven Ancient Wonders?. The Great Pyramid at Giza was once topped by a golden capstone, which could be used for either great good or great evil, but only when the Tartarus sun spot is facing the earth, which happens once every few thousand years. That?s due to happen in the next ...

Soho_Black 22.04.2007 · Read full review
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The wonder of the seven hills

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

Seven Hills Vino da Tavola is selected in Italy by Asda. At £3.00 for this bottle you don't really expect much, but I found it quite surprising it is 11.5% Vol which for me is quite strong but it is so easy to drink. Perhaps I am just in the drinking mood but this goes down so easily (no smutty comments please!). Now lets start with the packaging or in other words the bottle and labels, the front label has a nice picture of a lovely green hilly area (Seven Hills in Italy I take it!), whereas the back label has lots of info like Style - dry rose wine Grape - blend of indigenous (or native) Italian Grapes Serve - as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to light pasta dishes or pizza. Storage - To be enjoyed young and fresh within six months. As I have told you its a rose wine, a gorgeous pinky colour, which in some ways reminds ...

princesssoapy 25.05.2002 · Read full review
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