Map of Bones: A Sigma Force Novel - Brossura

Rollins, James

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ISBN 10: 0062066536 ISBN 13: 9780062066534

Casa editrice: Harper Large Print, 2011

Riassunto

When a group of parishioners is burned to death during the theft of a treasured religious artifact, commander Gray Pierce, a new member of the U.S. SIGMA force, pursues a clandestine aristocratic fraternity of alchemists who would use the artifact to establish a new world order. (suspense). By the author of Sandstorm.

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L'autore:

James Rollins is the author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. His Sigma series has been lauded as one of the “top crowd pleasers” (New York Times) and one of the "hottest summer reads" (People magazine). In each novel, acclaimed for its originality, Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets—and he does it all at breakneck speed and with stunning insight. He lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Product Description:

The bones lead to ancient mysteries and present-day terror . . . To follow them means death.During a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of blood and destruction. But the killers have not come for gold; they seek a more valuable prize: the bones of the Magi who once paid homage to a newborn savior . . . a treasure that could reshape the world.With the Vatican in turmoil, Sigma Force under the command of Grayson Pierce leaps into action, pursuing a deadly mystery that weaves through sites of the Seven Wonders of the World and ends at the doorstep of an ancient, mystical, and terrifying secret order. For there are those with dark plans for the stolen sacred remains that will alter the future of humankind . . . when science and religion unite to unleash a horror not seen since the beginning of time.

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• Editore: Harper Large Print
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062066536
• ISBN 13: 9780062066534
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 717