Do you recall a book I reviewed The Hunt for Bigfoot? Some of you may recall the review, and I hope many of you read the book. In any case, that book by Lisa A. Shiel was the first book in a series she calls the Human Origins.

The second book is Lord of the Dead. It picks up where the first book left off, more or less. The author, who’s considered a Bigfoot expert, wrote the first book about the discovery that Bigfeet, if I can call them that, actually exist. Now the author, who has founded the Michigan Upper Peninsula Bigfoot Organization (MUPBO), believes it to be a real phenomena. In the novel, of course, it doesn’t matter. You can choose to believe or not.

The same thing applies to the new book Lord of the Dead. This time we deal with Egypt, ancient and otherwise. Katy and Rick, whom we met in the first book, have to search for a Book of Thoth. Katy’s father has been taken by the evil Planners who threaten to kill him unless they get the book.

It is very difficult to summarize this book without sounding like you’re making it up as you go along. When you read the book, you’ll be carried along by the action. It reminded me of the Indiana Jones movies. You end up just going along for the ride.

I could see these books being made into movies: life and death situations, narrow escapes, mysterious characters abound. This is a great adventure story. You may even pick up a bit of history now and then. As the publisher says, "The story affords a chance to explore the real debate between Egyptologists, who believe the Book of Thoth contains scientific knowledge largely reproduced elsewhere, and New Age enthusiasts, who assert the book held magical power and wisdom."

I’m not going to worry too much about that and you might not either, but I suspect a fair number of people will be going to their local library or on the internet to learn more about the subject. That’s a good thing.

I’ve talked about the author’s background in a previous column. As I said then, Shiel has a master’s degree and has studied anthropology and archaeology. She can also read and write the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The author has apparently written a nonfiction book, Backyard Bigfoot, to talk about topics similar to those she discussed in her Bigfoot novel and this current story. I look forward to reviewing that some day.

She is currently writing the third novel in this series, Ancient Ones. I’m look forward to that one some day also. No doubt some day Katy and Rick will be looking for the Holy Grail.

While we wait for the movie, those of you who read these books will have a very enjoyable experience. The theater of the mind can be even more exciting than the big screen.

It helps to read the first novel in the series before you read this one, but it certainly is not necessary.