Gold in the Shadow

By Michael Marcotte

It was outright lunacy, Rachel realized. A Peruvian expedition, based on a Moroccan map, to find a fabled city that almost certainly did not exist. A destination smack in the middle of some of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595094147
• ISBN13: 9780595094141
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Join the Expedition

Michael Marcotte draws you into this adventure, and you find yourself a member of an expedition through the Madre de Dios jungle. The clever riddles and intricate puzzles tied to ancient myths and legends capture the imagination and challenge you to keep up with the group, trying to discover the secret passages that will lead you to safety. As you encounter one factastic obstacle after another, the authentic language and magnificent descriptions help blur the line between fact and fiction. I found myself wondering, "What if?" and hoping that the lost city really does exist.Gold in the Shadow is a very rewarding read. You'll have a difficult time putting it down once you have joined the incursion to find the lost brother and the lost city.

Where Fantasy Meets History

Over the course of my life, I have had the honor to read many novels. However, I must say that after reading this novel, my expectations were drastically raised for all other works of literary art that I read from here on out. Michael Marcotte has masterfully created and woven together a story of rich historical background as well as bringing in the great works of Egyptian and Early Middle American myths and lore. Then blending them together into such a scale that he touches upon several theories that have been propsed about ancient civilizations for years. He achieved this masterfully.

A Hair-Raising Tale

The setting of "Gold in the Shadow" is exotic, fraught with the natural dangers of dense South American jungles. Plus lost treasures and historical puzzles. Author Michael Marcotte uses his knowledge of anthropology to create an adventure that is so thrilling you can't put the book down. Instead of pitting man against nature, however, he introduces Rachel, a short, slim anthropologist with mismatching eyes. She's a heroine whom readers, whether men or women, feel comfortable with because of her flaws rather than her virtue. She's courageous and honest, yet refreshingly vulnerable. Her only reason for flying to Peru is to find her lost twin brother, a cargo pilot whose plane has crashed near the border of Bolivia. Once she arrives in Cuzco, an unscrupulous treasure seeker dupes her into believing that he will help her find her brother's downed plane if she will join his expedition as his interpreter. In the perilous journey to follow, this man's greed endangers everyone, and only Rachel's knowledge of ancient myths and native legends helps her unlock the secret to their survival. In his debut novel, Michael Marcotte proves he is a master storyteller far more credible than Clive Cussler. His authentic details bring his adventurous tale to life, and like an ancient fable, the reader comes away with a far greater gift than the gold treasure sought in the story. It is the wisdom found in "Gold in the Shadow."

Great Read!!

An exciting, non-stop adventure. You never know what's going to happen next! I couldn't put the book down -- a must read!!