Fury From the Tomb

Mummies, grave robbing ghouls, hopping vampires, and evil monks beset a young archaeologist, in this fast paced Indiana Jones style adventure.Saqqara, Egypt, 1888, and in the booby trapped tomb of an ancient sorcerer, Rom, a young Egyptologist, makes the discovery of a lifetime five coffins and an eerie, oversized sarcophagus But the expedition seems cursed, for after unearthing the mummies, all but Rom die horribly He faithfully returns to America with his disturbing cargo, continuing by train to Los Angeles, home of his reclusive sponsor When the train is hijacked by murderous banditos in the Arizona desert, who steal the mummies and flee over the border, Rom with his benefactor s rebellious daughter, an orphaned Chinese busboy, and a cold blooded gunslinger must ride into Mexico to bring the malevolent mummies back If only mummies were their biggest problem Read Fury From the Tomb – kino-fada.fr Romulus Hardy, Egyptologist, heads to Egypt to go a digging and unearths a sarcophagus and six caskets Upon getting them to America, the mummies are stolen by ghouls and hauled off to Mexico Will Rom ever find his mummies This was a Netgalley find, chosen by my love of Indiana Jones and similar tales.Okay, I didn t technically finish reading this book but I m finished for all intents and purposes I m not going to tear into the book I ll just say what I liked and why the book didn t work for Romulus Hardy, Egyptologist, heads to Egypt to go a digging and unearths a sarcophagus and six caskets Upon getting them to America, the mummies are stolen by ghouls and hauled off to Mexico Will Rom ever find his mummies This was a Netgalley find, chosen by my love of Indiana Jones and similar ta...Horror, adventure, the supernatural, and Egyptology seasoned with a spice of the wild west fuel this journey into the unknown Romulus Hardy, an eager Egyptologst is commissioned to travel to Egypt to unearth the tomb of a mysterious yet powerful Pharaoh he ultimately succeeds but success comes at great cost with the band of men on his expedition loosing their lives On bringing the sarcophagus back to America, his mysterious benefactor remains aloof, communicating only by letters and messages Horror, adventure, the supernatural, and Egyptology seasoned with a spice of the wild west fuel this journey into the unknown Romulus Hardy, an eager Egyptologst is commissioned to travel to Egypt to unearth the tomb of a mysterious yet powerful Pharaoh he ultimately succeeds but success comes at great cost with the band of men on his expedition loosing their lives On bringing the sarcophagus back to America, his mysterious benefact...Review can also be found on my blog, Dana and the Books Fury from the Tomb is a wild pulpy romp start to finish.For me, the cover is what sold me I totally judge books by their cover Before I even read the description I knew I had to experience this story reminisce of a 1980s B movie esque tape cover Boy ...A Mummy story set in the Old West Romulus Hardy, burgeoning Egyptologist, sets out on his first expedition and uncoversthan he bargained for While bringing the mummies to California, they are stolen and he has to track them down before they are used to take over the world.This is setup as some kind of Indiana Jones, pulpy adventure The problem is that it s told first hand in letters from Romulus Hardy He s a huge windbag and drones on for pages before getting to any kind of point A Mummy story set in the Old West Romulus Hardy, burgeoning Egyptologist, sets out on his first expedition and uncoversthan he bargained for While bringing the mummies to California, they are stolen and he has to track them down before they are used to take over the world.This is setup as some kind of Indiana Jones, pulpy...The shifting sands, the mouth of stone, the claustrophobia, the river of blood, the massive man eating worm, the earthquakedamn The opening 50 pages of Fury From the Tomb The Institute for Singular Antiquities was some of the most exciting stuff I ve read in ages It s just a shame SA Sidor had to go and shift genres, and an even bigger shame he didn t pick aengaging narrator.Romulous Hardy Rom is a young Egyptologist, in over his head on his first dig and constantly playing The shifting sands, the mouth of stone, the claustrophobia, the river of blood, the massive man eating worm, the earthquakedamn The opening 50 pages of Fury From the Tomb The Institute for Singular Antiquities was some of the most exciting stuff I ve read in ages It s just a shame SA Sidor had to go and shift genres, and an even bigger shame he didn t pick aengaging narrator.Romulous Hardy Rom is a young Egyptologist, in over his head on his first dig and constantly playing catch up with the figures around him He narrates the story from decades after the fact, so that immediately removes some of the tension, and he tends to wallow in deep thoughts and philosophical musings, which often drags the story to a halt It is entirely fitting for the pulp Victorian adventure genre, but it still makes for a difficult read.Unfortunately, the most interestin...Rom Hardy is no Indiana Jones, but what he lacks in terms of whip cracking and wisecracks, he makes up in determination and unexpected bravery Fury from the Tomb by SA Sidor is best described as Indiana Jones meets The Mummy, and it s fast paced, pulpy and fun, taking readers from the sands of Egypt to the desolation of the Arizona desert Okay, okay, I was sold on this book when I saw the cover I mean, look at this glorious beast How could I even resist If you like a novel filled with Rom Hardy is no Indiana Jones, but what he lacks in terms of whip cracking and wisecracks, he makes up in determination and unexpected bravery Fury from the Tomb by SA Sidor is best described as Indiana Jones meets The Mummy, and it s fast...A solid Indiana Jones The mummy style pulp noir that just never gets out of 3rd gear The narrator is a bore and probably is the main reason for this stagnation in the story Not the most overly original plot lines but was fun The story is told from a 1st person POV style diary entries The scenes throughout Egypt were great, with a nice blend of thrills and horror The narrator didn t make things very exciting The writing was great, and this is probably the strongest element of the book I m A solid Indiana Jones The mummy style pulp noir that just never gets out of 3rd gear The narrator is a bore and probably is the main reason for this stagnation in the story Not the most overly original plot line...I love the old Pulp adventure stories I am always wary of someone writing a new Pulp style book They much of the time just don t get the feel down correctly Well I was pleasantly surprised with this writer efforts Great story and cha...Romulus Rom Hardy is a young Egyptologist in 1886, working out of New York, and has just received an endowment to lead a team of discovery to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt Once there, the team makes a startling discovery including five coffins and an over large sarcophagus But upon returning to the US, its is clear that a fabled curse is all too real.Thus begins this first in a series novel that strives to blend the best of Indiana Jones, the writings of H.P Lovecraft, the weird west Romulus Rom Hardy is a young Egyptologist in 1886, working out of New York, and has just ...Take it from me, I work in higher education, Dr Romulus Hugo Hardy is your quintessential academic He is the consummate scholar, happy to wax lyrical about bygone ages and learn the secrets of times past He dreams about travelling to Egypt and discovering what once was lost Enter mysterious benefactor, Montague Pythagoras Waterson Hardy is offered the opportunity of a lifetime Throwing caution to the wind Hardy embraces his inner explorer and engages in some suitably action packed field ...

• English
• 26 September 2018
Steven Sidor
• Paperback
• 448 pages
• 0857667610
• Steven Sidor
• Fury From the Tomb