New Releases by James Rollins

Currently in development as a TV series from Amazon MGM Studios, a story of a thrilling hunt around the globe, pitting nation against nation, as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real—the latest novel in the bestselling Sigma Force series from James Rollins, #1 New York Times master of international thrillers A New York Times Bestseller! The execution of a Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three centuries—to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. Before his murder, he manages to dispatch a coded message, a warning of a terrifying threat, one tied to a secret buried within the Golden Library of Tsars, a vast and treasured archive that had vanished into history. As combative forces race for the truth behind this death and alarming discovery, Sigma Force is summoned to aid in the search—not only for this missing trove of ancient books, but to follow a trail far into the Arctic, to search for the truth about a lost continent and a revelation that could ignite a global war. But Sigma Force has its own difficulties at home after an explosive attack on the National Mall—one aimed at the heart of their covert agency—has left them vulnerable and exposed. The growing conflict—both on Russian soil and deep in the Arctic—will reignite a centuries-old war between the newly resurgent Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican, while sabers rattle across the nations of the Arctic Circle, threatening to turn those icy seas into a fiery conflagration. Facing enemies on all sides, it will be up to Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force to unravel a mystery going back millennia—and uncover the truth about a lost civilization and an arcane treasure that could save the planet…or destroy it.

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.

The first book in an epic fantasy series by number one New York Times best selling author and thriller master James Rollins.

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.

“[Rollins] is what you might end up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.” —New York Times Book Review 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? “When it comes to the blending of action, adventure, history, and science, there is no other author who does it better than Rollins.” —Booklist

Na Princetonské univerzitě umírá v laboratoři, kde se pracuje s nebezpečným biologickým materiálem, úspěšný genetik. V římské bazilice sv. Petra je nalezen mrtvý vatikánský archeolog. V africkém táboře Červeného kříže je zavražděn syn amerického senátora. Tři vraždy na třech kontinentech spojuje děsivý detail: všechny oběti jsou označeny druidským pohanským symbolem, který jim někdo vypálil do kůže. Bizarní úmrtí přinutí velitele Graye Pierce a Sigma Force závodit s časem: musejí vyluštit záhadu, jejíž kořeny sahají do dávné minulosti k šokujícímu zločinu proti lidskosti zakódovanému v tajemném středověkém rukopisu. První vodítko se objeví v mumifikovaném těle pohřbeném na anglickém rašeliništi – a jedná se o hrůzné tajemství, které ohrožuje celý svět. S pomocí dvou žen ze své minulosti – bývalé milenky a nové partnerky – musí Gray poskládat z jednotlivých střípků děsivou pravdu. Odhalení však není zadarmo a pro záchranu budoucnosti je nucen obětovat jednu z žen po svém boku.

"Uralte Karten, fremde Lebensformen, ein nuklearer Countdown und exotische todliche Bestien - und bei James Rollins klingt das alles glaubwurdig." Publishers Weekly Eine abgelegene militarische Forschungsstation sendet einen verzweifelten Notruf, doch als das Rettungsteam eintrifft, stoSSen die Manner nur auf Leichen. AUSSerdem wurde jedes Lebewesen - selbst Bakterien - innerhalb von 75 Quadratkilometern ausgeloscht. DAs Land ist vollig steril - und die Zone weitet sich aus! Als die Agenten der SIGMA-Force herausfinden, dass der Chefwissenschaftler entfuhrt wurde, setzen sie alles daran, ihn aufzuspuren. DEnn mit seiner Entdeckung kann man das Antlitz der Welt verandern - und dort ware kein Platz mehr fur die Menschheit ...

“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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

In The Eye of God, a Sigma Force novel, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins delivers an apocalyptic vision of a future predicted by the distant past. In the wilds of Mongolia, a research satellite has crashed, triggering an explosive search for its valuable cargo: a code-black physics project connected to the study of dark energy—and a shocking image of the eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin. At the Vatican, a package arrives containing two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA evidence reveals that both came from the same body: the long dead Mongol king Genghis Khan. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force set out to discover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery going back to the birth of Christianity, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.

In het achtste deel van de Sigma Force-reeks van bestsellerauteur James Rollins is Het Gilde erop uit om een nieuwe historische gebeurtenis te manipuleren: de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen. In Bloedlijn, het achtste deel van de Sigma Force-avonturenthrillerreeks van bestsellerauteur James Rollins, is het Sigma-team in Somalië wanneer Het Gilde zijn volgende plan in werking stelt in de VS... Galilea, 1025. In een eeuwenoude citadel vindt een tempeliersridder een lang verborgen heilige schat: de Bachal Isu, de staf van Jezus. De staf is een relikwie van onschatbare waarde en bevat mysterieuze krachten die de mensheid voor altijd zullen veranderen. Bijna duizend jaar later kapen Somalische piraten voor de kust van Afrika een jacht en ontvoeren daarbij een passagier, de zwangere dochter van een prominente Amerikaanse politicus. Het Sigma-team krijgt de opdracht om de vrouw uit de Somalische jungle te redden. Het team moet de confrontatie aangaan met het Gilde, een duistere orde die door de eeuwen heen belangrijke historische gebeurtenissen heeft gemanipuleerd. Hun volgende doelwit: de aanstaande Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen. James Rollins is een internationale bestsellerauteur. Zijn Sigma Force-thrillers worden in meer dan 40 landen uitgegeven. Rollins studeerde diergeneeskunde en woont in het Sierra Nevada-gebergte. Hij is fanatiek speleoloog en duiker. Van zijn boeken werden in Nederland en Vlaanderen ruim 120.000 exemplaren verkocht.