Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force confront humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint--an
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Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force confront humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint--an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key--and a secret that has already claimed the lives of a famed geneticist, a Vatican archaeologist, and a U.S. senator's son.
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Authors:
Rollins, James, 1961-
Statement of Responsibility:
James Rollins
Title:
The doomsday key
Publisher:
[New York] :, William Morrow,, c2009
Edition:
1st ed
Characteristics:
xii, 431 p. :,ill., maps ;,24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references
Summary:
Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force confront humankind's greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint--an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key--and a secret that has already claimed the lives of a famed geneticist, a Vatican archaeologist, and a U.S. senator's son.
Awards & Distinctions:
Fiction, New, 2009_07
Subject Headings:
Conspiracies Fiction
Secret societies Fiction
Sigma Force (Imaginary organization) Fiction
Pierce, Grayson (Fictitious character) Fiction
Genre/Form:
Code and cipher stories
Crime thrillers
Adventure thrillers
Topical Term:
Conspiracies
Secret societies
Sigma Force (Imaginary organization)
Pierce, Grayson (Fictitious character)
LCCN:
2009003164
ISBN:
0061231401
9780061231407
0061791415
9780061791413
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Add a CommentI like how the storyline can be so unpredictable such as the paranoia that builds up when you encounter sudden and unexpected betrayals and deaths. Such as when Wallace, the British proffessor who accompanies Greys company turns out to be a Guild mole.
Another Rollins thriller that keeps moving from chapter to chapter. Hard to put down. Love the archaeology and history as well as social issues. The characters are well developed and likeable - or deeply despised! All the Sigma Force series have been fabulous! Love that there's so little foul language or sexual content in Rollins' books
Great novel on revolving around an important topic, the preservation of heritage seeds for the world's gene pool of plants. All the espionage and acton plays around the setting in Norway.