The Emperor's Tomb

By: Steve Berry

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

The tomb of China’s First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it’s regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won’t allow anyone to open it. Why? That question is at the heart of a dilemma faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, whose life is shattered when he receives an anonymous note carrying an unfamiliar Web address. Logging on, he sees Cassiopeia Vitt, a woman who’s saved his life more than once, being tortured at the hands of a mysterious man who has a single demand: Bring me the artifact she’s asked you to keep safe. The only problem is, Malone doesn’t have a clue what the man is talking about, since Cassiopeia has left nothing with him. So begins Malone’s most harrowing adventure to date—one that offers up astounding historical revelations, pits him against a ruthless ancient brotherhood, and sends him from Denmark to Belgium to Vietnam then on to China, a vast and mysterious land where danger lurks at every turn.

©2010 Scott Berry (P)2010 Random House Audio

To Fragmented

An awful lot of jumping around with sub-plots, which was distracting. I found Mr. Berry's other books much more interesting.

fasinating story

What did you love best about The Emperor's Tomb?

Each character was engaging and full of surprises.

Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Scott does a fantastic job narrating the story and his voice changes are impressive.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely

Great "Read"

I really enjoyed this book. It was detailed and had lots of facts that weren't fiction mixed in with the story which made it even better!

Too many characters

This book used too many characters close to the center making it confusing throughout much of the book. The history and culture of China mostly carried any interest in the story.

Great story

I enjoy Steve Berry’s books . And Scott Brick does a great job. Will be listening to another shortly.

Great read.

Where does The Emperor's Tomb rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a good listen. Gives some history and a great story to enjoy. At the moment the Cotton Malone series is one of my favorites to listen to.

Entertaining

Great book, I truly like how Steve is a master of blending true locations, history facts and real history figures with fiction to protrude an amazing story!!!

Slow, Confusing, Dispassionate

Although the basic plot, premise, and backdrop were interesting, it's execution were too slow and convoluted for me. The story bogs down in the overly detailed conversations and expositions of Chinese history and politics. Although this is a trademark of Berry's style, I found it more difficult to follow and maintain interest and comprehension compared to his other books. The same, too, goes for the multiple storylines, which I often found too disjointed and confusing. Scott Bridk's narration is always slow and cautious, but in this case it only enhanced my boredom with the story and the dispassion of the characters.

Interesting concept introduced

The storyline is good, but he got a little too mired in Chinese politics and ideology for my taste. I was, however, interested in the biotic vs. abiotic oil theories as if never heard of those before. I'll definitely have to explore that further. Overall, it was a good read.

another great steve berry book.

the amount of historical facts that the author incorporates into his fictional stories is impressive. the fictional characters make the story very entertaining.