Bill Napier
Auteur van Splintered Icon
Over de Auteur
Bill Napier is an astronomer at Armagh Observatory and an honorary professor at Cardiff University.
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1940-06-29
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Perth, Scotland
- Beroepen
- astronomer
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- Werken
- 12
- Leden
- 1,003
- Populariteit
- #25,717
- Waardering
- 3.0
- Besprekingen
- 17
- ISBNs
- 51
- Talen
- 9
- Favoriet
- 2
There are many similarities between "Shattered Icon" and "The Da Vinci Code". The story is very fast-moving, the hero and heroine are well-educated people with specialised historical knowledge, and the plot is based on events related to the Catholic church that happened long ago.
When I started the book I was swept along by the fast-paced action and was enjoying the idea of an encrypted 400-year-old journal. But as I continued reading I realised that the story was not very believable. By the time I got to the end, I could see holes in the plot that were big enough to drive a bus through.
If you're willing to totally suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride, then this is lots of fun. But if a plot that doesn't make sense and characters that are fairly two-dimensional reduce your enjoyment of a book, then you should look elsewhere.… (meer)