The year is 1998. Nick Karolides is a marine biologist working on coral reef protection off Zanzibar - the East African island of slaves, sultans and spices that for centuries has signified both the exotic and the malevolent. Soon he meets Miranda Powers, an American who works in the US embassy in nearby Dar-es-Salaam. Nick and Miranda find themselves embroiled in a terrorist conspiracy, one with which CIA veteran Jack Queller has an ancient connection. In Zanzibar, the prize-winning author Giles Foden draws on current ...
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The year is 1998. Nick Karolides is a marine biologist working on coral reef protection off Zanzibar - the East African island of slaves, sultans and spices that for centuries has signified both the exotic and the malevolent. Soon he meets Miranda Powers, an American who works in the US embassy in nearby Dar-es-Salaam. Nick and Miranda find themselves embroiled in a terrorist conspiracy, one with which CIA veteran Jack Queller has an ancient connection. In Zanzibar, the prize-winning author Giles Foden draws on current events in order to create a contemporary historical novel of dazzling virtuosity. Both an investigation of the idea of paradise and a powerfully dramatic political thriller, it features Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda organisation long before 'September 11' made them notorious. Zanzibar builds on the achievement of The Last King of Scotland and Ladysmith. It couples Giles Foden's unique feel for history with his gifts for satire and description, in a story which takes us from the cradle of mankind to the emergent new world order.
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Add this copy of Zanzibar to cart. $3.98, very good condition, Sold by A2ZBooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burgin, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Faber & Faber.
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Very Good Condition. Text appears clean, but may contain minor marks that we missed. Light Shelf Wear, Looks Very Nice. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0571214207. ISBN/EAN: 9780571214204. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561065161.
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Dreamy, slowly moving, engaging backdrop of exotic setting. And, oh yeah, there's a terrorist plot going on. The weakest part is the terrorism that dances in and out of the story. This becomes mildly engaging but almost unnecessary. The setting and main characters could have been fleshed out a bit more and be made into a stand alone novel without the gimmicks of the terrorist plot gumming it all up. Good airplane reading.
