The Excalibur Codex: An explosive historical thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat - Brossura

Douglas, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0552167924 ISBN 13: 9780552167925

Casa editrice: Corgi, 2013

Riassunto

For countless generations the sword had been kept hidden, ready for a time of need. But not hidden well enough, because on one warm July night in1937 it vanished - its disappearance swallowed up in the storm clouds of war that would soon engulf the world.

1941 - twelve SS generals gather at a castle in East Prussia to re-enact an ancient rite and call on the spirits of Europe’s mightiest warriors to aid them in the coming battle in the East. At the heart of the ritual is a pentagram formed by five swords. One of them is Excalibur, the mythical weapon pulled from a stone by King Arthur.

2010 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair laughs when he reads the codex to a German war veteran’s will, the strange ritual it describes and the mention of a sword named Excalibur. But collector Adam Steele is convinced - and if Jamie can find the legendary sword, he will pay a small fortune for it. The hunt for Excalibur takes Jamie from Germany to eastern Poland and a deadly encounter in Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair. The castle has been destroyed down to the last stone and the only clue to the sword’s fate is the strange tale of a wartime partisan unit murdered by its own commander.

With a team of international assassins on his trail and the distinction between friend and enemy a blur, Jamie finally makes it back to a Britain under siege, where the last piece of the puzzle falls into place and he discovers that the line between obsession and madness is gossamer thin...

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Recensione:

"Impeccably researched and high on intrigue, the opening chapter will have you absolutely hooked from the explosive start." (Saturday (Supp. to the Scottish Daily Record))

Descrizione del libro:

The explosive new historical thriller from the author of The Doomsday Testament and The Isis Covenant.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Corgi
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0552167924
• ISBN 13: 9780552167925
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 480