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In a masterwork of historical mystery and scientific exploration, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins reveals an apocalyptic vision of the day after tomorrow, of a future predicted by the distant past, of a world doomed to burn under The Eye of God
The crash of a U.S. military research satellite in the remote wilds of Mongolia triggers an explosive search for the valuable cargo it holds: a code-black physics project connected to the study of dark energy, the energy associated with the birth of our universe. But the last blurry image from the falling satellite captures a chilling sight: a frightening look into the future, a view of a smoldering eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin. At the Vatican, a mysterious package arrives for the head of Pontifical ancient studies, sent by a colleague who vanished a decade earlier. It contains two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA testing reveals both are from Genghis Khan—the long-dead Mongol king whose undiscovered tomb is rumored to hold the vast treasures and knowledge of a lost ancient empire.
Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma—joined by a pair of Vatican historians—race to uncover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity's origins, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.
Series
17 primary books23 released booksSigma Force is a 23-book series with 17 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by James Rollins. The next book is scheduled for release on 8/6/2024.
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Very much like the other books by Rollins in the Sigma series. If you like them, you'll like this one.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I though I would. Now I have to go back and read the first eight!
It was odd. This was his first book I was a little let down by. Still good and enjoyable, maybe the ending. It just did not grip me like his last few. Maybe Rollins bar is getting set to high :) On to the next!