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Reviewed Titles The Egyptian Diamond	Benjamin Spaethe Reviews Added November 23, 2007 The Egyptian Diamond Author: Benjamin Spaethe Publisher: PublishAmerica Available At: Bookstores Everywhere Publishing Date: July 2007 Genre: Fiction: Adventure Format: Paperback Price: $17.95 ISBN-10: 1-4241-7997-1 ISBN-13: 9781424179978 Reviewer: Safiya Tremayne Rating: 5 Gargoyles After attaining his Master's degree, Jon Weston and some of his friends journey to Egypt. Jon has always been interested in Egypt and plans to be an Egyptologist. On this, his first trip to Egypt, he hopes to explore the Great Pyramid. He's positive the pyramid contains clues to a great treasure or the location of Khufu's body. While exploring the King's Chamber, he discovers a crack in the wall that looks exactly like the Nile River. The next day, he and his friends head to the Nile Delta and discover a small island. Underneath the island is hidden temple and within a discovery beyond anything they ever imagined. Within the underground temple is a rock. Knowing the rock is important, Jon brings it home. With the help of his professor and her husband, he discovers contained within the rock is diamond. As the studies on the rock progress, evidence points to Mars. Which raises the question: was it possible Mars once supported life? Given the diamond was inside the rock, what information does it contain? After reading the back cover blurb, I was excited to be reading The Egyptian Diamond. However, once I opened the book my excitement turned to dismay. Written in the first person, the story barely moves and the writing is pedantic. In addition, none of the characters are dimensional; a tough task to depict anyway as we only see the secondary characters through the hero's eyes. With its misspelling and editor remarks, I found it impossible to enjoy the majority of the story. By the last few chapters, I found myself engrossed in the story and eagerly awaiting what would happen next. The author does leave the ending open for another book and I know I'll be reading it just to see what happens. Return to top of page. This page was last updated on January 1, 2008 This page and all its contents are Copyright© 2002-2008 In the Library Reviews and the individual reviewers. Except where noted, all graphics are Copyright© Eos Development and are used with permission. All book covers are Copyright© their respective publishers and are used with permission. The In the Library Reviews logo is Copyright© 2002 by In the Library Reviews/Sharyn McGinty. Site maintained by In the Library Reviews.