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![]() | The Dakota Cipher (2009) (The third book in the Ethan Gage series) A novel by William Dietrich |
William Dietrich is back with another fast-paced new adventure - one that brings together Norse mythology, the American wilderness, and a swashbuckling explorer in an irresistible page-turner.
Ethan Gage, the hero of Napoleon's Pyramids and The Rosetta Key, just wants to enjoy the fruits of victory after helping Napoleon win the Battle of Marengo and end an undeclared naval war with the United States.
But a foolish tryst with Bonaparte's married sister and the improbable schemes of a grizzled Norwegian named Magnus Bloodhammer soon send Ethan on a new treasure hunt on America's frontier that will have him dodging scheming aristocrats and hostile Indians.
In 1801 newly elected president Thomas Jefferson, taking office in the burgeoning capital of Washington, D.C., convinces Ethan and Magnus to go on a scouting expedition - one that precedes that of Lewis and Clark - to investigate reports of woolly mammoths and blue-eyed Indians.
The pair have their own motive, however, which they neglect to share with the president: a search for the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor, allegedly brought by fugitive Norsemen to the center of North America 150 years before Columbus. Can the hammer control thunder and lightning? Is there a core of truth to this myth?
Ethan's journey takes him across the Great Lakes to country no white man has seen, but not before he becomes entangled with a British temptress, a comely captive, a French voyageur, and a landscape as breathtaking as it is perilous.
Ancient Norse runes will lead him to his most fantastic discovery yet - and to wonder, danger, mystery, and sorrow that will test every ounce of wit and skill Gage can muster. The Dakota Cipher is another exciting adventure by a writer who has quickly become one of America's most beloved and inventive thriller masterminds.
Ethan Gage, the hero of Napoleon's Pyramids and The Rosetta Key, just wants to enjoy the fruits of victory after helping Napoleon win the Battle of Marengo and end an undeclared naval war with the United States.
But a foolish tryst with Bonaparte's married sister and the improbable schemes of a grizzled Norwegian named Magnus Bloodhammer soon send Ethan on a new treasure hunt on America's frontier that will have him dodging scheming aristocrats and hostile Indians.
In 1801 newly elected president Thomas Jefferson, taking office in the burgeoning capital of Washington, D.C., convinces Ethan and Magnus to go on a scouting expedition - one that precedes that of Lewis and Clark - to investigate reports of woolly mammoths and blue-eyed Indians.
The pair have their own motive, however, which they neglect to share with the president: a search for the mythical hammer of the Norse god Thor, allegedly brought by fugitive Norsemen to the center of North America 150 years before Columbus. Can the hammer control thunder and lightning? Is there a core of truth to this myth?
Ethan's journey takes him across the Great Lakes to country no white man has seen, but not before he becomes entangled with a British temptress, a comely captive, a French voyageur, and a landscape as breathtaking as it is perilous.
Ancient Norse runes will lead him to his most fantastic discovery yet - and to wonder, danger, mystery, and sorrow that will test every ounce of wit and skill Gage can muster. The Dakota Cipher is another exciting adventure by a writer who has quickly become one of America's most beloved and inventive thriller masterminds.
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Hardback Editions
March 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher: An Ethan Gage Adventure (Ethan Gage Adventures) Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-06-156800-7 / 978-0-06-156800-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher: An Ethan Gage Adventure (Ethan Gage Adventures) Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-06-219143-8 / 978-0-06-219143-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Dakota Cipher, The (Ethan Gage Adventure) Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-7490-0941-1 / 978-0-7490-0941-0 (UK edition) Publisher: ALLISON & BUSBY Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher Author(s): William Dietrich Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2010 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher (Ethan Gage Adventures) Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-06-156808-2 / 978-0-06-156808-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher Author(s): William Dietrich Publisher: Harpercollins 2010-01-26 Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Dakota Cipher: An Ethan Gage Adventure Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-06-176007-2 / 978-0-06-176007-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Collins USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Dakota Cipher CD Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-06-171950-1 / 978-0-06-171950-9 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Download Editions
July 2011 : Digital Download
| Title: The Dakota Cipher (Ethan Gage Adventure) Author(s): William Dietrich ISBN: 0-7490-1059-2 / 978-0-7490-1059-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
July 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Dakota Cipher (Ethan Gage 3) Author(s): William Dietrich Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Dakota Cipher (Ethan Gage 3) Author(s): William Dietrich Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Dakota Cipher (Ethan Gage) Author(s): William Dietrich Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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