![]() Historic facts on the Ark of the Covenant are obscured by the illogical emotions that Christians and Christian Fundamentalists have for stories of the Bible, the explosive political symbolism of a war-torn Middle East, and a true paucity of actual documents and supporting artifacts. The Sword of Moses hooked me in as a reader through a great story premise and a great main character. Ava relentlessly pursues the Ark, because finding the Ark might lead her to a former Nazi SS named Malchus - the man who she believes murdered her father. and British Intelligence, the ancient brotherhood of Freemasons, the Knights Templar, and extremist Neo-Nazis. Ava was dragged back into the world she walked away from when Congolese militia brutally killed an Ethiopian monk guarding the Ark of the Covenant, triggering a chain of events that put Ava in the path of Russian black market dealers, the Massad, U.S. But when Ava's father was murdered and all she and her family could get was it happened 'in His Majesty's Service', Ava left MI6 and severed all ties with them, concentrating just on archeology and recovering artifacts looted from the National Museum of Iraq. They share the same steeliness of character, which was why Ava followed her father into working for British Intelligence's MI6. They share the same love of archeology, even if his interest was observing occult-political movements in history and her specialty is the archeology of the Bible's Old Testament. Ava Curzon thinks the world of her father and followed in his footsteps. This was a very exciting read and worth picking up.ĭr. The author's seamless blend of historical fact and tantalizing fiction had me mesmerized and consuming the chapters non-stop. A capable main character kept me engaged while controversial historical enigmas kept me intrigued. He lives in London.Īs soon as I began reading Dominic Selwood's The Sword of Moses, the first violent scene told me it would be hard to put down. He writes on history for the Daily Telegraph and other newspapers and magazines, and regularly appears on TV and radio discussing history. He has also written two short ghost stories The Voivod and Suffer The Children. His writing guide Punctuation Without Tears: Punctuate Confidently – In Minutes! has been described as ‘simple, feisty, funny and profoundly helpful’ ( The Independent) and is being used widely in schools in the UK and USA. He is also the author of two history books: the international #1 bestselling Spies, Sadists and Sorcerers: The History You Weren’t Taught at School and Knights Of The Cloister. The sequel The Apocalypse Fire was described as ‘the best of James Bond and the Da Vinci Code rolled into one’ ( Soldier Magazine). 'A powerful little book: sure-footed, simple, feisty, funny, and profoundly helpful' ***** ( The Independent)ĭominic is the author of the international #1 bestseller The Sword of Moses, 'a rollercoaster crypto-thriller, a ride that thrills and educates’ ( Daily Express), voted one of the top five religious thrillers of all time ( ). His latest bestselling book, Punctuation Without Tears, is out now. ![]() For readers of Dan Brown and Kate Mosse, comes THE SWORD OF MOSES, an extraordinary and gripping adventure.ĭominic Selwood is a bestselling author, journalist and historian. Taking centre stage, she faces the ultimate battle against an age-old evil she must stop at all costs. ![]() Her breakneck descent into the shadowy realm of dark biblical magic hurls her across continents and into the opaque worlds of the Knights Templar, freemasons, occultists, and extremist neo-Nazis, pushing her mentally and physically to the limits.Īs the plot twists and turns across the centuries, she requires all her skills to solve a trail of ancient clues leading her inexorably towards a terrifying ritual. When former MI6 agent turned archaeologist Dr Ava Curzon is engaged by American intelligence to track down an African militia claiming to hold the Ark of the Covenant, she is plunged into a world where nothing is what it seems. "ONE OF THE TOP 5 RELIGIOUS THRILLERS OF ALL TIME" () "Rollercoaster crypto-thriller … a ride that thrills and educates … move over Lara Croft!" (Daily Express - Five Star - Pick of the Week) The gripping and bestselling first volume in The Ava Curzon Trilogy that will keep you hooked until the very endĭr Ava Curzon is Lara Croft meets Evelyn Salt - the first real challenger to Dan Brown's Robert Langdon.
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