Whereas Ten Thousand Immortals fully embraced Lara's new character arc, picking up after the 2013 Tomb Raider and serving as a lead - in to Rise of the Tomb Raider, this novel instead mostly stands out on its own as a nostalgic, globe - trotting adventure romp that feels more like a story that would have fit right in with the series» early games — mythical Egyptian creatures,
twin 9 mm pistol -
packing action, double crosses, rivalries with other treasure
hunters, geeky archaeology and all.