But with William Dietrich being a historian, the plot gets hung up on the semantics of the time and place of the events. The Ethan Gage series has the potential to be awesome. I couldn't say who the stars would or should be, but I think with some paring down, this entire series would make either an excellent film franchise or a great Netflix project. It would have to be the titular character.Ĭould you see The Rosetta Key being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?Ībsolutely.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Woodman – was your favorite? What could William Dietrich have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?įor sure we need some historical context to put Ethan Gage in the proper time and space, but exposition often gets lost amid the constant reminders that, yes, this is happening in a real place in a real time.

I thought an audio book would help me through the lull in action with this book, but I just sort of found myself tuning out instead.

I read the first in the series, and it was intriguing, although I would have liked more story and less history lesson throughout. Would you try another book from William Dietrich and/or Jeff Woodman? For lovers of stirring historical adventure laden with intriguing mystery and puzzles galore, The Rosetta Key is a terrific thrill ride not to be missed. Pursuing Napoleon to France, where the general hopes ancient secrets will catapult him to power, the wily and inventive Gage faces old enemies with unlikely new friends, and must use wit, humor, derring-do, and an archaeological key to prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.Įntertaining and vividly evocative, The Rosetta Key is William Dietrich at his fast-paced, cliff-hanger best. Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in dogged pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll imbued with magic, even as Bonaparte launches his 1799 invasion of Israel, which will climax at the epic siege of Acre. Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a 5,000-year-old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion.

The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich