{"product_id":"map-of-bones-a-sigma-force-novel-isbn-9780060763879","title":"Map of Bones: A Sigma Force Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this heart-stopping novel by #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author James Rollins, an elite team of ex-Special Forces soldiers turned scientific specialists must uncover a secret society and the treasure that could destroy the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a group of parishioners are burned to death in a German cathedral, the U.S. sends in the Sigma force. The tragedy is more than a case of arson; someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedral’s golden reliquary: the bones of the Biblical Magi, the legendary Three Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommander Logan Pierce, new to Sigma, will lead a team on the hunt for the Royal Dragon Court, a clandestine aristocratic fraternity of alchemists dating back to the Middle Ages, who seek to establish a New World Order using the mystical bones. The Sigma team will follow a labyrinth of clues leading from Europe’s gothic cathedrals, through the remnants of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, to a mystical place where science and religion will unite to unleash a threat not seen since the beginning of time itself.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe bestselling master of astonishing adventure James Rollins delivers his most relentlessly exciting page-turner to date—a gripping and explosive novel of an ancient conspiracy to create a terrifying new world order out of the ashes of modern civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crime is inhumanly cruel with horrific consequences both unthinkable and inevitable. During a service at a cathedral in Cologne, Germany, a band of armed intruders dressed in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of blood and terror, ruthlessly gunning down worshippers and clergy alike. The killers haven't come for the church's gold and valuable artwork, but for a priceless treasure secreted within: the preserved bones of the Three Magi who once came to pay homage to a newborn savior. As they flee the carnage they have wrought, they carry a prize that could reshape the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vatican is in turmoil, and Lieutenant Rachel Verona of Rome's carabinieri is assigned to lead the investigation. But no ordinary police organization alone can deal with the bizarre theft and massacre, and SIGMA Force—an elite covert arm of the U.S. Defense Department—is called in under the command of Grayson Pierce. New to SIGMA, Pierce assembles a crack team of scientific and Special Forces operatives to unravel the mystery of the stolen bones, and together they set out on a twisting trail through a labyrinth of clues and dark revelations that carry them to the sites of the Seven Wonders of the World—and to the doorstep of the mystical and terrifying Dragon Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ancient, secret fraternity of alchemists and assassins, the master-adepts of the Dragon Court have plans for the sacred remains that will alter the future of humankind in devastating ways that only the maddest of zealots could desire—and they will let nothing and no one stand in their way. Suddenly Pierce, Verona, and the SIGMA team are the hunted as well as the hunters, forced to use every skill they possess to survive as they follow the bones to the ultimate confrontation between darkness and light—in a lost place of history where science and religion will unite to unleash a horror not seen since the beginning of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful novel that combines the exhilarating mysticism of \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e with the pulse-pounding action of a Tom Clancy thriller, James Rollins's \u003cem\u003eMap of Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is destined to be a modern classic that will stand among the very best adventure tales ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Rollins writes with intelligence, clarity, and a refreshing sense of humor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889372197093,"sku":"NP9780060763879","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060763879.jpg?v=1730231103","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/map-of-bones-a-sigma-force-novel-isbn-9780060763879","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}