Zenox

by Alex Walker

With the collapse of the Confederacy and the imminent capture of the capital city of Richmond in 1865, a young general, accompanied by a detail of soldiers, is selected by President Jefferson Davis to transfer and hide a sizable quantity of gold to a remote location in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. From there the Confederates escape to Brazil where they are assured a safe haven in exile. President Grant offers the general and his men a pardon and renewed U.S. citizenship in exchange for a disclosure of the treasure’s location. Our characters, Simon and Elijah, are dispatched to South America to escort the general back home. Strange events lead them to venture deep into the Amazon Jungle to search for a far grander treasure…the lost Inca gold, alleged to be hidden in the legendary city of El Dorado…The Gilded One. Our characters find the Amazon River to be most uninhabitable and threatening as they confront many dangerous deathtraps such as primitive headhunters, huge crocodiles, and man eating piranha. They are pursued by a group of extremely dangerous adversaries; hired killers and mercenaries who are also seeking the Inca prize at any cost. A startling discovery is made that reveals a cataclysmic threat to our sun and solar system and launches our characters on the most implausible and hazardous journey of them all. Simon and Elijah now realize they are suddenly and explicitly linked to the fate of mankind as well as every living organism on Earth. The zenox may be their only salvation and failure is out of the question.

398 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2015

Reviews

[P.C. Windham · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the third book of the Toltec trilogy and the writing has evolved and become an easier read. The story is good up until the asteroid scene.

I once again almost just put the book down when I came to this part because it was just so wrong. The writer needed to do a lot more research into astronomy. His idea that an asteroid even as large as the one in the book could destroy the sun is completely ridiculous. If it was to hit the earth, then yes, it could destroy the earth, but hitting the sun would be like a speck of sand hitting a roaring camp fire.

I would suggest to the author that before he writes such things that he do more research. Like I said, when I got to that part I almost laid the book down to forget about it.