JAMES ROLLINS

A modern gothic thriller, perfect for fans of Dan Brown''s The Da Vinci Code.Sent to explore a subterranean temple revealed after a devastating earthquake in Israel, a trio of experts discover the mummified remains of a crucified girl. But as they excavate, a brutal attack sets them on the run and they''re thrust in to a race to recover what was once preserved in the sarcophagus. A book rumoured to have been written by Christ''s own hand.Hunted by a force of ancient evil, Dr Erin Granger and her two sons must follow the trail back thousands of years, to a time when ungodly beasts hunted the dark spaces of the world. And here they stumble across a secret sect within the Vatican, one whose existence was painted by Rembrandt himself. A shadowy order known simply as The Sanguines.

When a US military satellite crashes into the remote wilds of Mongolia, a desperate search begins. The satellite contains a code-black physics project - research linked to the birth of our universe. And the last blurry image from the satellite offered a terrifying glimpse of the future. Meanwhile, a mysterious parcel arrives at the Vatican, containing a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound with human skin. DNA testing reveals that both are from Genghis Khan - the Mongol King whose undiscovered tomb is rumoured to hold the vast treasures and knowledge of a lost empire. Commander Gray Pierce and SIGMA race to uncover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity, and a weapon that holds the fate of humanity.

A vicious attack at a ranch in California thrusts archaeologist Erin Granger back into the fold of the Sanguines, an immortal order founded on the blood of Christ and tasked with protecting the world from the beasts haunting its shadows. Following the prophetic words found in the Blood Gospel - a tome written by Christ and lost for centuries - Erin must join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhun Korza to discover and protect a boy believed to be an angel given flesh. But an enigmatic enemy of immense power and terrifying ambition seeks the same child - not to save the world, but to hasten its destruction. For any hope of victory, Erin must discover the truth behind Christ's early years and understand His first true miracle, an event wrapped in sin and destruction that holds the only hope for the world. The search for the truth will take Erin and the others across centuries and around the world, from the dusty plains of the Holy Land to the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, from the catacombs of Rome to an iron fortress in the Mediterranean Sea, and at last to the very gates of Hell itself, where their destiny - and the fate of mankind - awaits.

Una librería se incendia de modo sospechoso Copenhague. El incidente impulsa al comandante Gray Pierce a embarcarse en una investigación a través de cuatro continentes con el objetivo de evitar el robo de una biblia que en su dia pertenecio a Charles Darwin.Mientras tanto, en las montañas de Nepal, los monjes de un remoto monasterio budista padecen una extraña enfermedad mental. Cuando el director de Fuerza Sigma -un comando de elite de cientificos y militares norteamericanos- comienza a sentir los mismos sintomas, la situacion toma derroteros insospechados. Gray Pierce y otros miembros de Fuerza Sigma deberan actuar de inmediato para desentrañar los extraños acontecimientos y salvar al mundo de una terrible amenaza que pretende alterar el destino de la humanidad.

Trouble stirs beneath the ice... The breathtaking new action-adventure from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of MAP OF BONES and THE DOOMSDAY KEY.

Buried deep within a jungle, ancient ruins conceal a deadly secret Buried in a tomb in Venice, a great explorer hides a truth that could shatter history Buried in our own genetic code, a mystery like no other But nothing stays buried forever - and it will be up to Sigma Force to face what will be unearthed: a plague beyond any cure, a scourge that turns all of Nature against mankind. From the high seas of the Indian Ocean to the dark jungles of Southeast Asia, from the canals of Venice to the crypts of ancient kings, Sigma Force must piece together a mystery that, unless solved, will end all life on our planet. But even this challenge may prove too large for Sigma Force alone. With a worldwide pandemic growing, Painter Crowe and Commander Gray Pierce turn to their deadliest adversaries for help, teaming up with a diabolical foe who thwarted them in the past. But can the enemy be trusted even now? Or will they prove to be another Judas...?

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Desde las profundidades del océano Índico surge una plaga desconocida y mortal que amenaza con acabar con la humanidad. Lisa Cummings y Monk Kokkalis -miembros de la organización secreta Fuerza Sigma- se hallan investigando acerca de la plaga a bordo de un crucero transformado en un hospital provisional cuando éste es secuestrado por terroristas y transformado en un laboratorio flotante de armas biológicas. Mientras, y a medida que la pandemia se extiende de modo incontrolado a nivel mundial, el comandante de Fuerza Sigma, Gray Pierce, se embarca en una búsqueda que le llevará a visitar desde catedrales bizantinas y tumbas venecianas hasta las ruinas de Angkor Wat en Camboya, siguiendo los pasos del más famoso explorador de la historia, Marco Polo. Pierce se enfrenta a un misterio que tiene sus raíces en la Antigüedad, así como en el código genético humano mientras sortea todo tipo de peligros.

New York Times bestselling author James Rollins combines historical mystery and scientific exploration in this thrilling adventure tale in which Sigma Force must stop an ancient plague from decimating the modern worldA British archaeologista member of an expedition gone missing for over two yearsstumbles out of the Egyptian desert. Before he can explain what happened to his team, he dies. But his remains hold a terrifying discovery that only deepens the mystery: something had begun mummifying his body while he was still alive.Summoned by a former ally at the British Museum, Commander Grayson Pierce of Sigma Force must uncover the truth behind the brutal murder and discover the fate of the missing team. The first clues are tied to a shocking historical mystery, one connecting the travels of Mark Twain, the genius of Nikola Tesla, and the journeys of famous explorer, Henry Morgan Stanley. The frantic hunt for the truth will take Sigma Force from an ancient tomb buried under the burning sands of Egypt to a modern engineering complex built atop the frozen fields of the Arctic.As a looming crisis grows, Gray Pierce and his allies must confront a threat born of the ancient past and made real by the latest science, a danger that will unleash a cascading series of plagues around the globe, culminating in a scourge that could kill all of the worlds children and forever end mankinds future.

Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood.Tucker Waynes past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. Shes on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a brilliant young idealista crime that leads back to the most powerful figures in the U.S. government.From the haunted ruins of a plantation in the deep South to the beachheads of a savage civil war in Trinidad, Tucker and Kane must discover the truth behind a mystery that leads back to World War II, to a true event that is even now changing the world . . . and will redefine what it means to be human.With no one to trust, they will be forced to break the law, expose national secrets, and risk everything to stop a madman determined to control the future of modern warfare for his own diabolical ends. But can Tucker and Kane withstand a force so indomitable that it threatens our very future?

The Last Oracle What if you could bio-engineer the next great world prophet? Would it mark the Second Coming or initiate a chain reaction leading to the end of mankind? The manipulation of a group of autistic children by a group of rogue scientists has grim consequences as a biological meltdown among the children begins to occur. In a race against time Commander Gray Pierce and his elite SIGMA Force aim to stop the experiments before anyone can engineer the extinction of humanity.

Rollins, James At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in the heart of St. Peters Basilica. In Africa, a US Senator's son is slain within a Red Cross camp in Ghana. These three murders on three continents bear a horrifying tie: all the victims are marked by a Druidic pagan cross burned into their flesh. The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a global hunt for a powerful group of industrialists who have a stranglehold on the world's food supply. Aided by two women from his past, Gray flees a trio of high-tech assassins as he pieces together the clues. But saving the world comes at a high price: Pierce must sacrifice one of the women. Yet even that price might not be enough, for, as he soon discovers, the only true path to salvation lies with the Doomsday Key.

High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where the perilous journey inward ends - in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis - something else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous... something terrifying.

Una librería se incendia de modo sospechoso en la capital de Dinamarca, Copenhaguen. El incidente impulsa al comandante Gray Pierce a embarcarse en una investigación a través de cuatro continentes con el objetivo de evitar el robo de una biblia que en su dia pertenecio a Charles Darwin. Su busqueda le llevara a indagar acerca de unos experimentos que los nazis llevaron a cabo en un laboratorio oculto en una montaña en Polonia que ahora se halla abandonado. Mientras tanto, en las montañas de Nepal, los monjes de un remoto monasterio budista padecen una extraña enfermedad mental. Cuando Painter Crow, el director de Fuerza Sigma -un comando de elite de cientificos y militares norteamericanos- comienza a sentir los mismos sintomas que ellos y Lisa Cummings, doctora destinada a la zona, sufre las amenazas de un asesino sin escrupulos, la situacion toma derroteros insospechados. Gray Pierce y otros miembros de Fuerza Sigma deberan actuar de inmediato para desentrañar los extraños acontecimientos y salvar al mundo de una terrible amenaza que pretende alterar el destino de la humanidad.

James RollinsAt Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in the heart of St. Peters Basilica. In Africa, a US Senator's son is slain within a Red Cross camp in Ghana. These three murders on three continents bear a horrifying tie: all the victims are marked by a Druidic pagan cross burned into their flesh. The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a global hunt for a powerful group of industrialists who have a stranglehold on the world's food supply. Aided by two women from his past, Gray flees a trio of high-tech assassins as he pieces together the clues. But saving the world comes at a high price: Pierce must sacrifice one of the women. Yet even that price might not be enough, for, as he soon discovers, the only true path to salvation lies with the Doomsday Key.

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