Archaeology graduate writes ambitious novel set in Ancient Egypt and the planet Mars
Archaeology graduate and writer Luke Talbot has used some of his experiences at Southampton in his first novel Keystone, a technothriller set in 2036 and in the ancient world.
It follows the adventures of a University PhD student Gail Turner in Egypt, where she stumbles upon ‘the most incredible find in living memory’; the action also moves to Mars and the United States. The Hartley Library features in the plot, together with the Avenue Campus.
“Growing up in southern France with a famous Roman amphitheatre and aqueduct on the doorstep, I was always interested in Archaeology and graduated in 2000,” he says. “I started writing while I was at the Avenue Campus, so it was important to me to go back to my roots and give it a role in Keystone. Although I took a masters degree in Computing after graduating from Southampton and now work for a telecoms company, I have kept my interest in the subject over the years and it makes a great subject for a novel.”
Keystone is available in paperback and ebook formats and has attracted several favourable reviews from readers on the Amazon website including ‘a tasty mix of Clive Cussler and Arthur C Clarke.’
As demand outstripped supply in the run-up to Christmas, a second edition is now on sale. Luke’s second book Embee Woods will be published in summer 2014.
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