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The Sign and the Seal
- The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
The fate of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon.
After 10 years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends - revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.
Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time - from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail - this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths and the discovery of secret mysteries.
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- Moneenroe
- 27-02-19
Excellent
Amazing research and tenacity. Great story-telling. Very well read. I hope Graham Hancock will be appreciated by the mainstream media for the incredible research and work that go in to all his books. His contribution to our knowledge of the world of antiquity is immeasurable.
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- MR J RICHARDSON
- 23-09-21
intriguing listen
I love Graham Hancock books, narration was a little dramatic but still enjoyed it
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- K L Tonge
- 07-07-22
excellent but ...
excellent but did not enjoy the narrator, which seemed to me to be trying g to hard
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- Shell
- 11-10-22
Choice of narrator…
Not the best choice of narrator for this book sadly, would enjoy listening to Steven Crossly on say… a child’s story book but not for this content.
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- The Crack In Space
- 07-02-19
Good if your into it.
A detailed tale of Graham Hancock’s first foray into pseudo-archeology as he goes full Indiana Jones. More travel journal than ‘fact’ hunting but still a good listen if you’re already a fan.
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- The Chairman
- 17-02-22
Full of intrigue
Another fascinating book by Graham Hancock. Itya pity he isn’t narrating it. The narrator does a reasonable job but there are some odd internations here and there.
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- stuart woodward
- 02-04-23
outstanding
wherever you believe Graham handcock or not you have to admit he is completely fascinating! 😀
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- Adrian J. Smith
- 28-08-19
Excellent Debut
With all the research Graham Hancock has invested into his lost civilization thesis, one would be surprised to discover the extent of his research into the lost Ark of the Covenant.
The book reads like part travel Memoir, part detective story, with the crime in question being the theft of the greatest religious relic in history, buried in a conspiracy of silence.
Credit goes out to the extent of Hancock's research, and how he has weighed and evaluated the credibility of every source, and considered each against the historical chronology.
The chapters examining the Holy Grail and Grail literature are something of a digression and seem somewhat unnecessary at times, but it does provide an extra insight into the notion that the Holy Grail legend is an outgrowth of the Ark itself.
Hancock's work always carries a touch of the personal, which to the diehard Academic would be a fault, but to the lay reader provides an enjoyable change of pace and an insight into the political and historical situation of Ethiopia at the time of writing.
Overall an excellent piece of detective work plus travel memoir, and Hancock's vigorous investigation of every possible angle has left a convincing thesis, at least as far as this reader is concerned.
Additionally, Steven Crossley's narration is a pleasure to the ears. Although I was initially disappointed that the narrator was not Graham Hancock, as are most of Hancock's books, Crossley's narration did not disappoint.
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- Rob Wager
- 19-05-19
Read the book
Thankfully, I have read the book and sadly may do again. Why, the narration. It is terrible and sounds like a robotic text reader.
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- MR G S BROWN
- 28-12-22
Convinced its Audible not narrator
As with the other reviews I have enjoyed the book so far. But narrator does cause issues But it is fixable, this is about the 4th Audible book I've listened to where the reader sounds... 'odd', cadence someone said. Solution, change playback speed to about 1.25,it will vary book to book. But it speeds voice and gets a rhythm going.
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