The Lost Scrolls

Rogue Angel #6

by Alex Archer

Ancient papyrus scrolls recoveredamong the charred ruins of theLibrary of Alexandria revealastonishing texts that detail thewonders of Atlantis—knowledge thatcould shatter the blueprint of worldenergy. Archaeologist Annja Creedconfronts shadow figures determinedto preserve empires built on power,greed and global manipulation, findingunlikely allies in a mysterious Americanwith connections in high places, and ayoung linguistics prodigy with attitude.Dodging a petroleum conglomerateand their pet killers on a high-speed chase that leads from Egyptto the North Sea oil fields to theurban battlegrounds of China, Annjabecomes an unwilling conspirator in abid for power to control the beatingheart of the world's energy.

Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Action, Mystery

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

A house name for the Rogue Angel series, published by the Harlequin Publishing's Gold Eagle division.

The first eight novels were written by Victor Milan and Mel Odom. New writers joining the series starting with book nine include Jon Merz and Joseph Nassise.

Reviews

[Maria Dimitrova · Rating 3 out of 5]

The weakest instalment so far. The story about Atlantis had potential but it was quickly lost in the action. So for most of the book Annja and an extremely unlikeable Polish linguist were chased around the world by some European people that deal with petrol. Which is ridiculous! Come on! Europe and oil??? Seriously if you wanted someone with real interest in preserving the status quo on energy sources you should have picked anyone but the Europeans since we don't have rich oil deposits and would welcome any other energy source! Not to mention that girl, the linguist. She should have died the death of a thousand cuts.

Thankfully there was another new character that managed to save most of the book - Tex. I really liked him and felt really sorry when he was killed. Another thing that made me raise the rating to 3 stars was Garin's appearance and in a quite a surprising role.So it wasn't a complete bust.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

The second Rogue Angel book I've read, and it was a letdown. The premise was intriguing- recovered scrolls might hold the key to Atlantis and a new source of energy. Things got off to a fast start, but the story didn't go anywhere. It was basically one long series of chases and escapes, with one rescue thrown in, until Annja finally has to call Garen to bail her out. She repays him by handing over the scrolls and the story ends. We never search for Atlantis or learn about their powers. If you want to read a 300 page chase scene, go for it.

[S.B. (Beauty in Ruins) · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Rogue Angel series is one I've been curious about for years, but somehow never quite got around to starting. With some time to kill on the weekend, I picked The Lost Scrolls at random from my pile of Alex Archer books and got to reading.

My first impressions were that of a cheesy, formulaic read, a paint-by-numbers adventure. Book 6 of a 57 book series (and the third ghost-written by Victor Milán, from whom I'm really expected better), it feels like it's already exhausted its potential.

The writing itself is somewhere between poor and serviceable, forcing me to reread multiple scenes to understand who did what. The fight scenes are decently choreographed, although they suffer from the genre's Stormtrooper affliction, whereby a roomful of trained mercenaries with automatic weapons can't hit one woman, who has time to leap, twist, cavort, and kick them in the face while they inexplicably pause their trigger fingers.

I won't even touch on the laughably bad technology details. Instead, I'll give that a pass, assuming that readers weren't so savvy or sophisticated twelve years ago.

Where the story really fell flat for me, though, was in the adventure aspect. Annja Creed is a world-famous archaeologist. The title speaks of lost scrolls. The cover illustrates pyramids and hieroglyphics. The blurb promises the "charred ruins of the Library of Alexandria" and "astonishing texts that detail the wonders of Atlantis." Despite all that, the amount of actual archaeology and tomb raiding here is negligible, with two scenes hundreds of pages removed from one another.

I skimmed most of the second half, more because I felt obliged to finish than because I really cared what happened. I'll give one of the Mel Odom, Jean Rabe, or Joseph Nassise ghost-written entries a chance, but I fear my Rogue Angel relationship will be a short one, which is massively disappointing.


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[Paraphrodite · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars.

This time we are talking about some lost scrolls from the Alexandria Library. When the archaeological team working on the scrolls were killed and the young linguistic prodigy kidnapped, Annja teamed up with a host of a rival TV show and some hippies to man a rescue.

Again, there are some memorable characters, especially Tex, the adventure guy who helped Annja with the rescue I felt so sad when he was killed. I thought they might have just injured him . Jadzia, the spoiled-brat prodigy was also memorable, even if she's not very likeable.

All in all, another action-packed episode with a very high dead count.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bumped down to 2 stars.

This one could have had so much potential, but fell so so so flat.

I 100% absolutely hated the linguist (I can't even remember her name). I genuinely would not have cared if she died. She was horribly annoying.

The only likable side character was Tex, and well... *cough* thats enough of that.

Definitely the weakest of the entire series thus far. Whoever ghost wrote this one did a very piss poor job.

[Timothy Mayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Lost Scrolls is #6 in the adventures of Annja Creed AKA Rogue Angel. It's not been the best by far, but it did move quickly. It is an optimal length for a series novel. The character of Annja hasn't developed much since #1, but I still have hopes for her.

In The Lost Scrolls, Annja stumbles across papyrus scrolls detailing a war between the continent of Atlantis and the ancient Greeks. What starts the gunfire is an account of how the Atlantans possessed the secret of free energy and used it in their weapons. Someone wants the secret of the free energy and sends in a team of cut throats to kill any and every one on the excavation team. Of course, Annja happens to be there, or we wouldn't have a novel.

I did learn it's possible to land an ultralight aircraft on a north sea abandoned oil platform in a storm. I hadn't known this before hand. I assumed you'd need a helicopter in nice weather. There's an entire section in this book where Annja, getting assistance from some good guys, helps pilot an ultralight plane to a landing under horrible conditions. The Alex Archer Collective did their research on this section.

The sword of St. Joan makes its requisite number of appearances. The two continuing sub-characters, Roux and Braeden, hardly appear at all. One of them pops up at the conclusion. I'm starting to wonder why the authors even continue using them.

The one bright spot is a Polish archaeologist who plays damsel-in-distress. She lightens up the grim action with charm. I'm hoping she'll make it into another book. You also get a good lecture on the history of the library of Alexandria.

There's plenty of action scenes. Eventually, I'll figure out what formula they use to keep the plot moving with combat. I'm not saying they build the books around scenes of Annja swinging her magic sword, but there is a connection.

[pdarnold · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly not my favorite Rogue Angel book thus far. I was heard yelling NOOOO when "?" was bumped off. Not the books finest moment. Why kill off *ALL* the likeable characters? However, I continue to look forward to the next installment of Rogue Angel. I am hooked. This had so much action going on my eyes began blurring trying to read quicker. I believe it was mentioned elsewhere in another review - Indiana Jones tune going through my head as I read. I really enjoy the mix of action, danger, mystery, archaeology, history and a bit of mysticism these books provide without getting too full of themselves.

[Eero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book in series so far.

All what was good in previous books has been lost or replaced with fake chinese copy of orginal.

Annja is ninny, her adversary is unbeliveable idiotic moron and premise of story is somewhat dull, because writer don't tell how crystals work and what motivates all the parties do what they do.

This book made me to lookup all books writed by same writer (as there are bunch of the writers behind Alex Archer) so that I can skip book writed by him and thaks god there is only one more (Secret of the Slaves).

[Asterope · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Not as good as previous books. There was less focus on the scrolls and mystery/conspiracy surrounding them, unlike in previous books where that took more center stage. This one was more about the people and centered around finding and saving the Polish girl, who wasn't totally a likable character to begin with. It just felt sort of pointless, especially because even in the end, we never learned what the scrolls were totally about. Honestly, this one could be skipped as there's little to add to the mythology of who Annja is, so not much is missed in that regard.

[Matt · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one was really bad

[Sarah Alawami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another very good read. The plot is very fast and you will not be able to put the book down. The ending though kind of is an anticlimax.

[R. J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was kind of shallow. It was basically one long chase scene and gunfight, like a action movie. Only, once the dust settles, you realize that nothing really happened. And the layer of the fantastic or mystical that the series started out with is beginning to wear thin.

Anya supposedly has these mystic abilities and is special because she carries Joan of Arc's sword but, other than having the sword pop in and out when she needs it, that's never really mentioned, and the story doesn't have anything to do with that.

The same with the scrolls supposedly holding the secret to a great new power source. They never find out what it is, or were it comes from or even go looking for it. They basically make this great find, spend the entire book running from people who want to take their find, give their find to someone else, who is likely going to bury it, and the book ends. The whole thing seems rather pointless.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Lost Scrolls (Rogue Angel #6)
by Alex Archer (Victor Milan)
Victor Milan spins a tale with dynamic and building dynamic, Annja Creed’s stories start with a bang, right from the get go. This one does not even have a connecting story but has the story racing from the get go. Annja, has stumbled into a mystery that can only be solved by her and her connections. She is pushed to her limit. Even having to rely on another internet television show host to attempt to save the girl without losing the precious scrolls and their complex historical changes. The action is non stop and the feats more daring. This is a great book for the series, and one that Victor Milan could be proud of.

[PJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm seeing a pattern in these books now. The ones written by Victor have Annja surviving villains attempting to kill her within a few pages and at every possible moment for the rest of the book. They are written like ludicrous action movies. The ones written by Mel Odom are full of interesting and believable plot and are more enjoyable to read. Victor's are so barely tolerable that I can't remember his last name.

[Me · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes I wonder if any of these books are actually edited. There are obvious paragraphs and the wrong spot of chapter 21. Who knows what happened?

But still, for a series of books, built on fast and furious and sparsely detailed cardboard characters in scenes that descriptions could be pulled off Google earth, it isn't a bad book.

I think the best character was the Chinese Rambo cab driver.

[Exanimis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seriously dated with references from the 80's that the younger reader will not get. I believe I would enjoy this series more had I started this franchise from book one. This was a fun read and I will read more.

[Josette Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read! I really love the adventure and mystery that comes with these books.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit more violence than many in the series, but nothing out of character ...

[Eadrinor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was another decent but not too inspiring installment of the series. It seemed like there was much more to be said prior to the last twenty pages wrapping it all up in a Garin-shaped bow.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most exciting book of the series so far! There was a death I didn't like. That and something Garin did.

[Zee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I seem to like best the books in this series that feature Garin Braden. He's so bad, but ya gotta love him.

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i like the stories, but i'm getting a little tired of the hundreds of people killed in each novel. it seems like gratuitous violence and bloodshed.

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[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was kind of disappointing to me. First, the writers actually killed off a main character, which I found utterly shocking. Second, there is the mini-me with the loud and obnoxious mouth and personality who ends up making it throughout the story. Uh! She should have been the one terminated. I still like the character of Annya Creed, and expect to continue reading the series. I know that this book was written by ghost writers. Supposedly, the first 8 books of this series were. Not enough of the storyline about Atlantis was written into this book for my tastes. I am hating Garin with an extreme passion, and wish that the writers would finally come to grips that Annya and he will need to go to battle soon for both of their sakes. Annya does all the hard work, and Garrin sits back and collects all her treasures. Whatever!

[Linda George · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found myself singing The Indiana Jones theme in my head a lot while reading this book. The whole story was a wild ride of constant action reminiscent of a Indiana Jones movie. From the first attack and kidnap on a dig sight, to globe trotting, to trying constantly get away, this is an enjoyable action/suspense novel I have come to expect from Alex Archer. I really enjoy Annjo and her adventures.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely not my favorite Annja book but still good. Non-stop action throughout....good characters brought into the story, but it's too bad the authors feel they always have to kill off potential love interests for Annja. I also would like if Roux and Garin were in the books for more than a chapter of two. It would be nice if she developed some lasting relationships in future books, I think it would give me a greater reason to read the next one.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was hard to get the feel for the author, it seemed if styles kept changing. So I did some research and learned that Alex Archer is a name for a collection of writers who work collectively on these stories. If you don't mind the subtle changes in style and you like tombraider-like action, then you'll like this.

[Keziah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know whether it was this book in particular that failed to hit me or whether I am slightly jaded over the series in general. I know these books are written by house writers and so it is possible that there was something in the way this story was written that just failed to nab me. I also read it over a couple of months which never helps my enjoyment.

[Kathy Davie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the ending I was expecting. Interesting speculation about Atlantis and the Athenians. Garin's actions have left things rather up in the air in this particular episode. And I had had high hopes for Tex in future stories. Jadzia was a major pain...I'm surprised Annja didn't smack her one upside the head...! I was sure tempted...

[Starfire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dear gods that was a quick read. Total action brain fluff, with what HAS to be the highest body count of any of the instalments so far (AND the singlemost annoying bit-part character) - not to mention a deus ex machina ending.

Yet somehow, I still enjoyed it and sucked in down in under 36 hours. Evidently it was just the kind of escapism I needed!