Amazon the Ghost Tribe

by Rob MacGregor

A brutal gale battles the pilgrim ship, Seaflower, driving the ill-fated vessel off-course toward the coast of South America, leaving it to the mercy of blood-thirsty pirates and murderous tempests. The year is 1627. And so begins a drama that will ultimately span centuries, as destiny strands a handful of luckless European voyagers in the most inhospitable jungle on Earth.

Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Horror, Action

391 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Rob MacGregor is author of 19 novels, 14 non-fiction books, and has teamed with George Lucas and Peter Benchley. He is a winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for mystery writing, and has been on the New York Times best-seller’s list. He writes both adult and young adult mysteries, adventure, and science fiction/fantasy. He’s best known for his seven Indiana Jones novels. He co-authored The Fog with Bruce Gernon, and with his wife, Trish, co-authored three books on synchronicity. His latest book is Aliens in the Backyard: UFO Encounters, Abductions, and Synchronicity. In his spare time, Rob teaches yoga and meditation.

Reviews

[Alan Hoffman]

Takes place entirely before the story in the TV miniseries, about puritans colonizing the Amazon. Guess it was written as marketing tie-in with the TV show. Not very deep characters or history, but moves pretty quickly for 400 pages, like an adventure story, with a lot of kidnappings and rescues (which may get repetitive for some people).

[Rob · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only book that I have read in which I just wished everyone would die so I could get on to another book.

[Danna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Entertaining in a "Based on the Hit TV Show!" sort of way; historical fiction for a present-day fictional story. Time to stop snacking and move on to the other things on my currently-reading list.

[Diane Tomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Action packed from beginning to end. Several moments where you can't believe what just happened!

[Yarnigras · Rating 1 out of 5]

Note to self.....make sure it is a Peter Benchley book.....this was meh

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was quite the epoch spanning over decades and following a group of shipwrecked, stranded, Puritan survivors in the jungles of South America. Mostly I just couldn't wait for some of the main characters to die because they were terrible human beings.

[Nathan Kelkenberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast paced, entertaining and easy to follow.

[Jon]

historical fiction : 9 out of 10: very well done and captivating read!

[Gary Barrentine]

Great story, I found myself yelling at some of the characters while reading it.

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Peter Benchley does NOT disappoint. If you like adventure, READ this book!

[Lucy Khan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Could not finish reading it. Was not a fan. But there are other books by Peter that are really good, just not this one, I just couldn’t get into it.