New Releases by James Rollins

Die große Zukunftssaga mit zehn Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen Vor Jahrtausenden hat die Erde aufgehört, sich zu drehen. Eine Seite ist nun permanent der Sonne zugewandt, die andere liegt in immerwährender Dunkelheit. Unsere Welt existiert nur noch in Sagen und Mythen – und in wundersamen Gegenständen, Überbleibsel unserer Technologie. Nacht für Nacht wird die blinde Nyx von einer schrecklichen Vision heimgesucht: Der Mond stürzt auf die Erde und vernichtet alles Leben. Doch niemand hört auf ihre Warnung, bis der Gelehrte Frell am Königshof sie durch Beobachtungen bestätigt. Er wird zum Tode verurteilt und kann in letzter Sekunde entkommen. Frell und Nyx machen sich auf die Suche nach einem sagenumwobenen Artefakt, das die Katastrophe verhindern könnte – der Beginn eines Abenteuers, das die beiden an jeden noch so gefährlichen Ort unserer Welt führen wird ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action. It begins in Africa . . . A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The environment surrounding them—plants and animals—has grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading from a cursed site in the jungle — known to locals as the Kingdom of Bones —and sweeping across Africa, threatening the rest of the world. What has made the biosphere run amok? Is it a natural event? Or more terrifyingly, did someone engineer it? Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safe, vigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price. Yet, even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening development—or know how to stop it. As they race to find answers, the members of Sigma quickly realize they have become the prey. To head off global catastrophe, Sigma Force must risk their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of the African continent—a truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed . . . sooner than we know. Mother Nature—red in tooth and claw—is turning against humankind, propelling the entire world into the Kingdom of Bones.

An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary New York Times bestselling adventure from thriller-master James Rollins. A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home. A drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother''s shadow and claims a purpose of his own. An imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact - one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe. On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation. But with each passing moment, doom draws closer. WHO WILL CLAIM THE STARLESS CROWN? The Moonfall Series: The Starless Crown The Cradle of Ice A Dragon of Black Glass At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ogni mito nasconde un fondo di verità. Ma a volte la verità può uccidere Roma, 1515. Curiosando tra i manoscritti conservati negli Archivi Vaticani, Leonardo da Vinci s’imbatte in un meraviglioso codice arabo, un trattato d’ingegneria meccanica risalente al IX secolo. Al suo interno, sono contenute una mappa del Mediterraneo e una traduzione dell''XI canto dell''Odissea, in cui si narra la discesa di Ulisse nel Tartaro… Groenlandia, oggi. La missione della squadra di ricerca capitanata dalla dottoressa Elena Cargill è fare luce su una scoperta eccezionale: una nave d’epoca medievale sepolta sotto il ghiaccio. Nella cabina del comandante, Elena scova uno strano manufatto d''oro, di chiara fattura araba, che sembra essere una sorta di mappa meccanica. Ma, prima che lei possa analizzare quel reperto, un commando armato li attacca e uccide i suoi colleghi… Washington, oggi. La Sigma Force è in stato di massima allerta: la figlia del senatore Cargill è scomparsa, ed è compito di Painter Crowe e della sua squadra riportarla a casa sana e salva. Gray Pierce si lancia subito sulle tracce dei rapitori, in un folle inseguimento attraverso il Mediterraneo, e a poco a poco intuisce che quegli uomini stanno ripercorrendo l''antica rotta battuta da Ulisse per raggiungere il Tartaro cantato da Omero, un luogo che scienziati e sovrani hanno cercato invano per secoli, attratti dalla promessa di un potere al di là di ogni immaginazione. Le porte dell''inferno stanno per aprirsi…

To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins that combines cutting-edge science, historical mystery, mythology, and pulse-pounding action. For eons, the city of Troy—whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer’s Iliad—was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer’s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles—The Iliad and The Odyssey—could also be true and awaiting discovery? In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day researchers stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. The ship’s hold contains a collection of even older artifacts—tools of war—dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain’s cabin is a magnificent treasure that is as priceless as it is miraculous: a clockwork gold map imbedded with an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism was crafted by a group of Muslim inventors—the Banū Mūsā brothers—considered by many to be the Da Vincis of the Arab world—brilliant scientists who inspired Leonardo’s own work. Once activated, the moving map traces the path of Odysseus’s famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a fiery river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. It is the subterranean world of Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. In mythology, Tartarus was where the wicked were punished and the monstrous Titans of old, imprisoned. When word of Tartarus spreads—and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there—tensions explode in this volatile region where Turks battle Kurds, terrorists wage war, and civilians suffer untold horrors. The phantasmagoric horrors found in Homer’s tales are all too real—and could be unleashed upon the world. Whoever possesses them can use their awesome power to control the future of humanity. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.

To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins that combines cutting-edge science, historical mystery, mythology, and pulse-pounding action. For eons, the city of Troy--whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer''s Iliad--was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer''s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles--The Iliad and The Odyssey--could also be true and awaiting discovery? In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day climatologists and archaeologists stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half mile below the ice. The ship''s hold contains a collection of even older artifacts--tools of war--dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain''s cabin is a magnificent treasure that is as priceless as it is miraculous: a clockwork gold atlas encircled by an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism is signed with the name of its creator, Ismail al-Jazari, a famous Muslim inventor considered to be the Da Vinci of the Arab world--a brilliant scientist who inspired Leonardo''s own work. Once activated, the moving globe traces the path of Odysseus'' famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal an underground river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. The map indicates that this subterranean world is called Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. In mythology, Tartarus was where the wicked were punished and the monstrous Titans of old, imprisoned. When word of Tartarus spreads--and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there--tensions explode in this volatile region where Turks battle Kurds, terrorists wage war, and civilians suffer untold horrors. The phantasmagoric horrors found in Homer''s tales are all too real--and could be unleashed upon the world. Whoever possesses them can use their awesome power to control the future of humanity. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.

Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense! In this Thriller Short from No. 1 New York Times bestselling writer, James Rollins, brings a story that’s no love story, at least not in the traditional sense. Fans of Rollins’s Sigma Force series know Joe Kowalski, a naval seaman with the heart of a hero, but lacking the brainpower to go with it. Kowalski stays in trouble and here readers will get to know a bit more about his backstory. One that illustrates something Kowalski seems to live by. Dumb luck is better than no luck at all. Originally published in THRILLER (2006), edited by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.

In the race to save one of their own, Sigma Force must wrestle with the deepest spiritual mysteries of mankind in this mind-expanding adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, told with his trademark blend of cutting edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action. Arriving home on Christmas Eve, Commander Gray Pierce discovers his house ransacked, his pregnant lover missing, and his best friend’s wife, Kat, unconscious on the kitchen floor. With no shred of evidence to follow, his one hope to find the woman he loves and his unborn child is Kat, the only witness to what happened. But the injured woman is in a semi-comatose state and cannot speak—until a brilliant neurologist offers a radical approach to "unlock" her mind long enough to ask a few questions. What Pierce learns from Kat sets Sigma Force on a frantic quest for answers that are connected to mysteries reaching back to the Spanish Inquisition and to one of the most reviled and blood-soaked books in human history—a Medieval text known as the Malleus Maleficarum, the Hammer of Witches. What they uncover hidden deep in the past will reveal a frightening truth in the present and a future on the brink of annihilation, and force them to confront the ultimate question: What does it mean to have a soul?

Eine lebende Mumie, die ägyptischen Plagen und ein uraltes Geheimnis im Wüstensand: Die Sigma Force steht vor ihrer bislang größten Herausforderung. Harold McCabe war ein renommierter Archäologe, bis er unter mysteriösen Umständen starb. McCabe erforschte die zehn biblischen Plagen, und seit seinem Tod häufen sich die Hinweise, dass sich die Geschichte wiederholt. Doch bevor Painter Crowe, Direktor der Sigma Force, nachforschen kann, vernichtet eine Gruppe von geheimnisvollen Attentätern alle Beweise. Was hat McCabe entdeckt? Und wieso hat er in seinen Notizen »Die siebte Plage« hervorgehoben? Die Suche nach Antworten führt die Agenten der Sigma Force in die Wüste des Sudan – zu einer Pyramide unter dem Sand ... Verpassen Sie nicht die weiteren in sich abgeschlossenen Romane über die Topagenten der Sigma Force!

»Uralte Karten, fremde Lebensformen, ein nuklearer Countdown und exotische tödliche Bestien – und bei James Rollins klingt das alles glaubwürdig.« Publishers Weekly Eine abgelegene militärische Forschungsstation sendet einen verzweifelten Notruf, doch als das Rettungsteam eintrifft, stoßen die Männer nur auf Leichen. Außerdem wurde jedes Lebewesen – selbst Bakterien – innerhalb von 75 Quadratkilometern ausgelöscht. Das Land ist völlig steril – und die Zone weitet sich aus! Als die Agenten der SIGMA-Force herausfinden, dass der Chefwissenschaftler entführt wurde, setzen sie alles daran, ihn aufzuspüren. Denn mit seiner Entdeckung kann man das Antlitz der Welt verändern – und dort wäre kein Platz mehr für die Menschheit ... Verpassen Sie nicht die weiteren in sich abgeschlossenen Romane über die Topagenten der Sigma Force!

“Bone-chilling.” –Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “One of the best in the series.” –Booklist (Starred Review) To save mankind’s future, the members of Sigma Force must make a devil’s bargain as they join forces with their most hated enemy to stop an ancient threat in this gripping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins. Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed, and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one: an entomologist, an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui from Cornell University. Strangest of all, this inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying secret buried a century ago beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber. The artifact was hidden away by a cabal of scientists—led by Alexander Graham Bell—to protect humankind. But they dared not destroy it, for the object also holds an astonishing promise for the future: the very secret of life after death. Yet nothing stays buried forever. An ancient horror— dormant in the marrow of those preserved bones—is free once more, nursed and developed into a weapon of incalculable strength and malignancy, ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world. To stop its spread, Commander Grayson Pierce of Sigma Force must survive a direct attack on the island of Maui. To be there first has always been the core mission of Sigma Force, a covert team forged to be America’s front line against emerging threats. But this time, even Sigma may not be able to decipher the deadly mystery, one that traces back to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution. With each new discovery, the menace they hunt is changing, growing, spreading—adapting and surviving every attempt to stop it from reconquering a world it once ruled. And each transformation makes it stronger . . . and smarter. Running out of time and options, Commander Grayson Pierce will be forced to make an impossible choice. To eradicate this extinction-level threat and expose those involved, he will have to join forces with Sigma’s greatest enemy—the newly resurrected Guild—even if it means sacrificing one of his own.

Alors qu''une étrange comète s''approche de la Terre, au Vatican, un mystérieux colis est livré au préfet des Archives secrètes ; à l''intérieur, un crâne humain gravé de phrases en araméen ancien et un livre relié en peau humaine. Un test ADN révèle qu''il s''agit de la peau de Gengis Khan, le grand conquérant mongol dont la tombe disparue contiendrait d''inestimables trésors parmi lesquels une croix au pouvoir surnaturel. Au même moment, un satellite d''exploration américain s''écrase en Mongolie après avoir envoyé une ultime photo montrant la côte Est des Etats-Unis intégralement détruite. Toute la Sigma Force se mobilise dans une course contre la montre pour retrouver le satellite et la croix sacrée afin d''empêcher le déclenchement de l''apocalypse annoncée. Mais alors que la comète se fait de plus en plus menaçante, un ennemi aussi invisible qu''implacable semble bien décidé à les tenir en échec, quitte à ce que le pire se déchaîne.

Z hlubin Indického oceánu se vynoří hrozivá epidemie, aby zničila lidstvo... James Rollins, mistr v kombinování historických a vědeckých záhad s napínavým dobrodružstvím, autor románů Mapa z kostí a Černý řád, se vrací s dosud nejúžasnějším thrillerem – s děsivým příběhem o prastaré hrozbě, která znovu povstává, aby zaplavila moderní svět... a o poslední naději, která je ukryta na nejpřekvapivějším místě ze všech: v jazyce andělů. Z hlubin Indického oceánu se vynoří hrozivá epidemie, aby zničila lidstvo – neznámá, neporazitelná a smrtící choroba, která je však pouhou předzvěstí záhuby, jež má následovat. Na palubě zábavní jachty proměněné v provizorní nemocnici pátrají doktorka Lisa Cummingsová a Monk Kokkalis – agenti tajné organizace Sigma Force – po odpovědích na otázky kolem pohromy, jež náhle spatřila světlo světa. Jsou tu však další síly, s podstatně sobečtějšími pohnutkami. Lodi se náhlým a krutým útokem zmocní teroristé, kteří z ní udělají plovoucí laboratoř pro vývoj biologických zbraní. Na opačném konci světa, při oslavách 4. července, veliteli Sigmy Graysonu Pierceovi překazí plány krásná vražedkyně, která drží v rukách první klíč k odhalení možného léku. Osud každého muže, ženy i dítěte visí na vážkách a Pierce spojí svoje síly se ženou, která ho dříve chtěla zabít. Společně zahajují podivuhodnou pouť, která je provádí benátskými hrobkami, byzantskými katedrálami a zříceninami hluboko v džungli, po stopách nejslavnějšího cestovatele v dějinách, Marka Pola. Odtikávají však poslední minuty, celosvětová epidemie se rychle vymyká kontrole a Pierce i jeho nečekaná společnice jsou vtahováni do šokujícího tajemství pohřbeného dávno ve starověku a v lidském genetickém kódu. Každou vteřinou se blíží soudný den a Pierce si uvědomuje, že skutečně nemůže věřit naprosto nikomu – ani té okouzlující tajemné ženě, kterou má po svém boku –, neboť kdokoliv může být novodobým Jidášem. James Rollins je autorem desíti napínavých dobrodružných románů, včetně šesti, které vyšly v češtině: Podzemní říše, Pohřbeno v hlubinách, Písečná bouře, Mapa z kostí, Ledový ostrov, Černý řád a Amazonie. Vystudoval veterinární lékařství a má praxi v kalifornském Sacramentu. Jako amatérský potápěč a nadšený jeskyňář tráví většinu volného času pod zemí nebo pod vodou. Jestliže chcete o autorovi vědět víc, navštivte jeho webové stránky: www.jamesrollins.com

In a breathtaking blend of scientific intrigue and historical mystery, #1 New York Times bestselling mastermind James Rollins reveals an ancient threat hidden within the pages of the Bible, one that threatens the modern world in The Seventh Plague. If the biblical plagues of Egypt truly happened—could they happen again—on a global scale? Two years after vanishing into the Sudanese desert, the leader of a British archeological expedition, Professor Harold McCabe, comes stumbling out of the sands, frantic and delirious, but he dies before he can tell his story. The mystery deepens when an autopsy uncovers a bizarre corruption: someone had begun to mummify the professor’s body—while he was still alive. His strange remains are returned to London for further study, when alarming news arrives from Egypt. The medical team who had performed the man’s autopsy has fallen ill with an unknown disease, one that is quickly spreading throughout Cairo. Fearing the worst, a colleague of the professor reaches out to a longtime friend: Painter Crowe, the director of Sigma Force. The call is urgent, for Professor McCabe had vanished into the desert while searching for proof of the ten plagues of Moses. As the pandemic grows, a disturbing question arises. Are those plagues starting again? Before Director Crowe can investigate, a mysterious group of assassins leaves behind a fiery wake of destruction and death, erasing all evidence. With the professor’s body incinerated, his home firebombed, Sigma Force must turn to the archaeologist’s only daughter, Jane McCabe, for help. While sifting through what’s left of her father’s work, she discovers a puzzling connection tying the current threat to a shocking historical mystery, one involving the travels of Mark Twain, the genius of Nikola Tesla, and the adventures of famous explorer Henry Morgan Stanley. To unravel a secret going back millennia, Director Crowe and Commander Grayson Pierce will be thrust to opposite sides of the globe. One will search for the truth, traveling from the plague-ridden streets of Cairo to a vast ancient tomb buried under the burning sands of the Sudan; the other will struggle to stop a mad genius locked within a remote Arctic engineering complex, risking the lives of all those he holds dear. As the global crisis grows ever larger, Sigma Force will 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, culminating in a scourge that could kill all of the world’s children . . . decimating humankind forever.

Sie werfen einen Blick in die Zukunft – und sehen nur Tod und Zerstörung! Der 9. Band der Bestsellerreihe Sigma Force! Der Absturz des Satelliten mitten in der mongolischen Wüste ist schon schlimm genug. Schließlich befindet sich an Bord das Auge Gottes, eine streng geheime experimentelle Kamera. Doch das letzte Bild, das der Satellit an die Basis übertragen hatte, ist noch schrecklicher. Painter Crowe von der SIGMA-Force kann kaum glauben, was er sieht. Auf dem Foto ist genau zu erkennen, dass die gesamte Ostküste der USA in Trümmern liegt! Wenig später kommt es zu einer noch unglaublicheren Entdeckung: Die fotografierte Szene liegt 90 Stunden in der Zukunft! Painter Crowe bleiben weniger als vier Tage, um die Katastrophe zu verhindern ... Verpassen Sie nicht die weiteren in sich abgeschlossenen Romane der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerreihe über die Topagenten der Sigma Force – zum Beispiel »Königreich der Knochen« oder »Auftrag Tartarus«.

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 Wayne’s past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She’s on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a brilliant young idealist—a 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?

Sigma Force řeší záhady kolem ztracené Atlantidy V odlehlých chorvatských horách dojde k podivnému objevu: v podzemní jeskyni se nachází stovky let stará katolická kaple s kostmi neandertálské ženy. Nástěnné malby v sousední jeskyni vyprávějí příběh o velké bitvě mezi kmeny neandertálců a nestvůrnými postavami ze stínů. Kdo je tím tajemným nepřítelem a co malby znamenají? Tým vědců, který se snaží na tyto otázky najít odpovědi, je napaden a souběžně s tím kdosi krvavě zaútočí na výzkumné středisko primátů v americké Atlantě. Jak tyto útoky souvisejí? Kdo za nimi stojí? Vyšetřování zavede velitele Graye Pierce ze Sigmy Force do minulosti vzdálené 50 000 let, kdy se náhle rozvinula lidská inteligence, a k boji o budoucnost lidstva, který probíhá po celé Zemi. Sigma se pouští do dosud nejnáročnějšího úkolu, jenž ji zavede do pravěkých chodeb v Ekvádoru probíhajících pod celou Jižní Amerikou, k záhadám kolem ztracené Atlantidy a k tisíce let staré nekropoli s kostmi našich předků. Gray Pierce a jeho tým budou nakonec čelit největší hrozbě: dávnému zlu, znovuzrozenému díky moderním genetickým metodám, dostatečně silnému, aby ukončilo lidskou nadvládu nad světem. Tentokrát však Sigma zaváhá – a svět, jak ho známe, se jednou provždy změní. James Rollins se narodil v roce 1968 v illinoiském Chicagu jako jedno ze sedmi dětí. Je autorem řady napínavých dobrodružných románů, přeložených do více než čtyřiceti jazyků. V češtině dosud vyšlo: Podzemní říše, Pohřbeno v hlubinách, Písečná bouře, Mapa z kostí, Ledový ostrov, Černý řád, Amazonie, Jidášův kmen, Fantom hlubin, Poslední orákulum, Klíč soudného dne, Oltář ztraceného ráje, Ďáblova kolonie, Stín krále lebek, Ve stínu sfingy, Rodokmen smrti, Boží oko, Počátek zkázy, Šestý zánik a z nové série o řádu sangvinistů: Krvavé evangelium, Nevinná krev a Pekelná krev. Vystudoval veterinární lékařství a poté si zřídil praxi v kalifornském Sacramentu. Jako amatérský potápěč a nadšený jeskyňář tráví většinu volného času pod zemí nebo pod vodou. Žije v pohoří Sierra Nevada. Jestliže chcete o autorovi vědět víc, navštivte jeho webové stránky www.jamesrollins.com.

A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever . . . In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes us to mankind’s next great leap. But will it mark a new chapter in our development . . . or our extinction? In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. Who is this mysterious enemy depicted in these ancient drawings and what do the paintings mean? Before any answers could be made, the investigative team is attacked, while at the same time, a bloody assault is made upon a primate research center outside of Atlanta. How are these events connected? Who is behind these attacks? The search for the truth will take Commander Gray Pierce of Sigma Force 50,000 years into the past. As he and Sigma trace the evolution of human intelligence to its true source, they will be plunged into a cataclysmic battle for the future of humanity that stretches across the globe . . . and beyond. With the fate of our future at stake, Sigma embarks on its most harrowing odyssey ever—a breathtaking quest that will take them from ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span the breadth of South America to a millennia-old necropolis holding the bones of our ancestors. Along the way, revelations involving the lost continent of Atlantis will reveal true mysteries tied to mankind’s first steps on the moon. In the end, Gray Pierce and his team will face to their greatest threat: an ancient evil, resurrected by modern genetic science, strong enough to bring about the end of man’s dominance on this planet. Only this time, Sigma will falter—and the world we know will change forever.

From New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a lightning-paced short story, in which a major attack on U.S. soil can only be stopped by…The Midnight Watch In the dead of night, a faceless enemy hacks into the Smithsonian Institution’s network of servers, but it is only the first strike masking a larger attack. To rescue a biologist trapped in the National Museum of Natural History and to discover the true intent behind an assault that grows bolder and bloodier by the minute, Sigma Force must unleash its most headstrong operative—Joe Kowalski—to do what he does best: lay waste to anything between him and his goal. From a daring rescue to a cross-city chase like no other, Kowalski will discover the shocking truth hidden in the most unexpected of places: the heart of the National Zoo. Included with this short story is a sneak peek at The Bone Labyrinth, where events that unfold here explode into one of Sigma Force’s greatest adventures of all time.

As an escalating scourge of grisly murders sweeps the globe, archaeologist Erin Granger must decipher the truth behind an immortal prophecy foretold in the Blood Gospel, a tome written by Christ and lost for centuries: The shackles of Lucifer have been loosened, and his Chalice remains lost. It will take the light of all three to forge the Chalice anew and banish him again to his eternal darkness. With the Apocalypse looming, Erin must again join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhun Korza to search for a treasure lost for millennia. But the prize has already fallen into the hands of their enemy, a demon named Legion, before whom even the walls of the Vatican will fall. The search for the key to salvation will take Erin and the others across centuries and around the world, from the dusty shelves of the Vatican''s secret archives to lost medieval laboratories, where ancient alchemies were employed to horrific ends. All the while, they are hunted, besieged by creatures of uncanny skill and talent. As clues are dug free from ancient underground chapels and found frozen in icy mountain caverns, Erin will discover that the only hope for victory lies in an impossible act--one that will destroy not only her, but all she loves. To protect the world, Erin must walk through the very gates of Hell and face the darkest of enemies: Lucifer himself. With The Blood Gospel, the first novel in the Order of the Sanguines series, James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell combined science, myth, and religion to introduce a breathtaking world where miracles hold new meaning and the fight for good over evil is far more complicated than we ever dreamed. And now, in this epic conclusion to the Sanguines trilogy, Blood Infernal, they take us to the very pit of Hell itself, making us peer into the abyss and face our greatest fears, to answer the ultimate question: what price will we pay for true salvation?

An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, who in short high-action stories pit their most popular characters against one another.

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The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author returns with a gripping, high-concept adventure thriller in the Sigma Force series - for fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton. A remote military research station in Utah sends out a frantic distress call, ending with a chilling final command: Kill us all! By the time help arrives every living thing for fifty miles has been annihilated. And blight is spreading. To halt the inevitable, Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma must unravel a threat that rises out of the distant past, to a time when Antarctica was green and life on Earth balanced on a knife edge. Following clues from an ancient map rescued from the lost Library of Alexandria, Sigma will discover the truth about an ancient continent, about a new form of death buried under miles of ice, and the coming extinction of mankind.

In a masterful epic that combines timeless mystery and ripped-from-the-headlines scientific intrigue, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes humankind to its endpoint, to a fate inscribed in rock and ice in an event known as THE 6TH EXTINCTION Life always finds a way. . . . A military research station buried in the remote Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California broadcasts a frantic distress call that ends with a chilling order: "This is sierra, victor, whiskey. There''s been a breach. Failsafe initiated. No matter the outcome: Kill us . . . kill us all." The site is part of TECOMM, the U.S. Army Test Command. When help arrives to investigate, they discover that everyone in the lab is dead--not just the scientists, but every living thing for fifty square miles is annihilated: every animal, plant, and insect, even bacteria. The land is completely sterile-- and the blight is spreading. Only one team on earth has the scientific knowledge and military precision to handle this mission: Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma. The dead scientists were working on a secret project, researching radically different forms of life on Earth, life that could change our understanding of biology and humanity itself. But something set off an explosion in the lab, and now Sigma must contend with the apocalyptic aftermath. To prevent the inevitable, they must decipher a futuristic threat that rises out of the distant past--a time when Antarctica was green and life on Earth was balanced on a knife''s edge. Following a fascinating trail of clues buried in an ancient map rescued from the lost Library of Alexandria, Sigma will make a shocking discovery involving a prehistoric continent and a new form of life and death buried under miles of ice. Gray Pierce and his dedicated team must race through eons of time and across distant continents to decipher millennia-old secrets out of the frozen past and untangle mysteries buried deep in the darkest jungles of today, as they face their greatest challenge yet: stopping the Sixth Extinction--the end of humankind. But is it already too late? The Sixth Extinction combines pulsating adventure, intriguing history, and cutting-edge advances in science and technology in a thrilling white-knuckle ride that delivers as only James Rollins can.

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In this riveting follow-up to The Blood Gospel, the first book in the thrilling and atmospheric Order of the Sanguine series, New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell deliver a tale of international adventure, intrigue, suspense, and supernatural mystery involving a modern scientist, a highly secret eternal spiritual order, and a terrifying power who must join forces to bring down a ruthless and cunning enemy and prevent the Apocalypse. While exploring a tomb hidden for centuries in the depths of Masada, Israel, brilliant archaeologist Erin Granger began an incredible journey to recover a miraculous ancient artifact tied to Christ himself. The quest introduced her to a diabolical enemy determined to discover the book and use its powers for his own dark ends. It also led her to an ancient and highly secret Vatican order—known simply as the Saguines. Though she survived, the danger has only just begun . . . An attack outside Stanford University thrusts Erin back into the fold of the Sanguines. As the threat of Armageddon looms, she must unite with an ancient evil to halt the plans of a man determined to see the world end, a man known only as Iscariot.

From New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell comes a dark story of murder, mystery, and a brotherhood steeped in a bloody past. As a young reporter, Arthur Crane exposed the secrets behind the Orchid Killer, a cult murderer from the late ''60s whose crimes blackened the end of the Summer of Love. Half a century later, Arthur wakes to find an orchid resting on his pillow, a symbol of death from a killer connected to his estranged younger brother, Christian. To discover the horrifying truth, Arthur will risk all-even his very soul-for Christian may not be the brother that Arthur remembers… Included with this chilling story is a sneak peek at Innocent Blood, the second book in the Order of the Sanguines Series.

Comprises of: SANDSTORM; MAP OF BONES; BLACK ORDER; THE JUDAS STRAIN; THE LAST ORACLE; THE DOOMSDAY KEY; THE DEVIL COLONY.

Eine tödliche Expedition in die grüne Hölle ... Aus dem Dschungel stolpert ein Mann in ein Amazonas-Dorf - sein Körper ist von Wunden übersät, aus seinen Augen spricht blanker Horror und innerhalb weniger Stunden ist er tot. Der Mann wird zweifelsfrei als CIA-Agent Gerald Clark identifiziert, Mitglied einer vor Jahren verschollenen Expedition. Doch im CIA-Hauptquartier entdeckt man ein verstörendes Detail: Der Agent war einarmig - die Leiche auf dem Foto hat jedoch zwei Arme. Was ist mit dem Mann passiert? Ein Team aus Wissenschaftlern und Elitekämpfern soll es herausfinden. Sie ahnen nicht, was sie im brasilianischen Dschungel erwartet ... Neueste Technologiekenntnisse und fundierte wissenschaftliche Fakten, genial verknüpft mit historischen und mythologischen Themen - all das macht die Abenteuerthriller von James Rollins zum einzigartigen Leseerlebnis. Mit dem Auftakt zu seiner hoch spannenden Reihe um die SIGMA-Force feierte er international bereits riesige Erfolge. Der passionierte Höhlentaucher James Rollins betreibt eine Praxis für Veterinärmedizin in Sacramento, Kalifornien.