LikedI read these all when I was a teenager and I'm just back into adventure thrillers and I figured why not? I'd like to go on those adventures again.
Excavation (2000)
Creators: Liked The South American Jungle Guards Many Secrets...and a remarkable site nestled between two towering Andean peaks, hidden from human eyes for thousands years.Dig Deeper...through layers of rock and mystery, through centuries of dark, forgotten legends.Into Ancient Catacombs...where ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting; where earth-shattering discoveries -- and wealth beyond imagining -- could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown.Something is Waitinghere where the perilous journey ends, in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis; something created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous. Something terrifying.
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Likedand chose excavation by James Rollins which has a little bit of an Indiana Jones type feel to it and it was a fun fast-paced action adventure with a little bit of a Sci-Fi twist in there as well
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