Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult (Mass Market Paperback)

by E. E. Knight (Author) "The Tomb Raider fell through darkness..." (more)
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Product Description
While on a mission for the CIA to recover stolen Iraqi artifacts, Lara Croft narrowly escapes death–only to be thrown headlong into her next action-packed adventure.

After destroying years of his research on the ancient Méne cult, archaeologist Professor Frys is murdered by an unknown assassin. Lara Croft knows her colleague must have stumbled upon a dangerous secret–and someone took his life to ensure it would remain in the shadows. So Lara jets to the mysterious cloud forests of eastern Peru, home of the Méne ruins, and makes a shocking discovery: A group is attempting to revive the sinister cult and its mind-controlling ways. One of the followers is Lara’s former friend and failed protégé, Tomb Raider Ajay–and she is determined to see Lara silenced . . . permanently. But Lara, never one to run from a challenge, has other plans.

About the Author
E. E. Knight grew up in Minnesota but now lives in Oak Park, Illinois. He tried journalism, photography, retail jobs, and software development before discovering he could get paid to make up stories and put them down on paper. He is the author of the Vampire Earth series, beginning with the novel Way of the Wolf. His pastimes include reading, movies, history, and gaming. When he can afford it, he indulges an abiding interest in travel. He dedicates his love as well as his books to his belly-dancing wife, Stephanie, and enjoys the companionship of assorted cats, dogs, and an occasional horse.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (August 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034546172X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345461728
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #578,765 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously excellent Lara Croft Novel!, October 10, 2004

By	Anonymous (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This one is much better than the other I read and really provides nice depth to Lara. I'll keep this one and read it again. Highly recommend!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's Croft versus Cthulhu, January 17, 2005

By	Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Or the Cult of Cthulhu, at least. After rescuing some priceless artifacts stolen from Iraq (a laughable and tasteless way to get the story rolling), Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, finds herself caught up with yet another dangerous cult. It seems that someone is trying to resurrect an ancient, proto-religious following called Mene (or The Numbered) and is willing to kill any and all that get in the way of doing so. What makes the situation personal is that an old friend, Alison "Ajay" Harfleur, who wanted nothing more than to be exactly like Lara, has fallen in with the reforming Mene. The Tomb Raider and Ajay's jilted fiance, a mechanical armed behemoth nicknamed Borg, give chase. Despite the promising concept rooted in Lovecraftian lore, I found this outing a tad slow and wordy, focusing less on the action and more on the character (as opposed to The Amulet of Power, which was all action and NO character development), but it had some cool monsters and an exciting finale, with Croft facing off against a bonafide "Deep One." Tomb Raider fans should enjoy it. I just hope that the third book, The Man of Bronze, will be the proverbial charmed one - a pitch perfect blending of action and character.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good, light Lara Croft story, October 13, 2004

By	R. Spottiswood (Western Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good though not spectacular Lara Croft book. The characterisations in general were very good. For the first third the characterisation of Lara seemed a bit odd to me. She was portrayed as considerably more of a typical English Lady than I have ever pictured her. She was also depicted as having a fan club and being some sort of celebrity. I am more of a movie fan than a games fan so I do not know whether games fans would find that odd or fitting. At any rate, that section was still well written. After it the action really starts. The action scenes are written in a clear style with lots of dramatic action. Some of them might not pass muster if they were in a more realistic book, but they are very entertaining regardless. Lara also has several companions who come across as fleshed out, interesting characters. The fighting is left to Lara, while these characters fill out very appropriate roles of their own in the story. There is even a bit of philosophy about the nature of reality versus the perception of it. One thing I did find objectionable, and I must warn that this is a bit of an ending Spoiler, was that Lara found reasons not to kill her main opponents, but the author gave them gruesome deaths anyway. That was rather unnecessary. All in all, this is a light action adventure story. I would not recommend it on its own, but I would to any people already fans of Lara Croft.