Graveyard of Empires (Ben Hope, Book 26)
By (Author) Scott Mariani
Book 26
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperNorth
5th May 2023
24th November 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
War, combat and military adventure fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
Narrative theme: Politics
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 32mm
260g
Some wars are destined to be fought forever
They call it The Graveyard of Empires for good reason. For thousands of years, Afghanistan has been the rock that generations of would-be conquerors have perished on. What chance does one man stand in this place
So when ex-SAS major Ben Hope hears former bounty-hunter, Madison Cahill, needs his help he knows it will test him to his limits and beyond. As the borders slam shut, he must trace his friend before the new regime does. His only lead An ancient lost city founded by Alexander the Great and rediscovered by Madisons archaeologist father.
The mission will take Ben back to a place he thought was firmly in his past, back to someone he can never leave behind and back to some old comrades. Among these is SAS man turned assassin, Jaden Wolf. Wolf has come to Afghanistan with his own agenda and knows as well as Ben that the conditions they face may prove as lethal as their enemies.
As they uncover old secrets, they find modern ones are just as dangerous. Who is the mysterious Spartan that the British officials are so desperate to extract from behind enemy lines And outnumbered and outgunned at every turn, is the pressure of being the last hope of the innocent too much to bear when surviving past sundown seems impossible
Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night Mark Dawson
Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game Andy McDermott
A high level of realism the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time Shots Magazine
James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code J. L. Carrell
History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline David Leadbeater
'Non-stop action this book delivers Steve Berry
Scott Mariani is the author of the worldwide-acclaimed action / adventure series featuring maverick ex-SAS hero Ben Hope. Scotts books have topped the bestseller charts in his native Britain, with The Alchemists Secret, the first Ben Hope novel, having held the #1 Kindle position for a record-breaking six straight weeks. The Ben Hope series is translated into over twenty languages worldwide. Scotts novels have been described as James Bond meets Jason Bourne with a historical twist. His passion for history is reflected in the historical mysteries that form the backdrop to the modern-day adventures of hard-driving former soldier Ben Hope as he travels all over the world in an unending quest to protect and rescue the innocent and bring bad guys to justice as only he can.