{"product_id":"the-demon-crown-a-sigma-force-novel-isbn-9780062869524","title":"The Demon Crown: A Sigma Force Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bone-chilling.” –\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“One of the best in the series.” –\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author James Rollins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOff 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrangest 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: \u003cem\u003ethe very secret of life after death\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOff the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers an island where all life has been eradicated by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all save one: an expert on venomous creatures, Professor Ken Matsui.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inexplicable threat traces back to a terrifying century-old secret buried beneath the National Mall: a cache of bones preserved in amber that was hidden by a cabal of scientists—led by Alexander Graham Bell—to protect humankind. The object also holds an astonishing promise for the future: the very secret of life after death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Bestseller Rollins’s epic...features exotic locales, heroic quests, quixotic villains, action galore, and enough science and scientific curiosities to titillate even casual readers....Rollins’s characters are as large as his landscape in this vast and vastly entertaining thriller saga.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When it comes to the blending of action, adventure, history, and science, there is no other author who does it better than Rollins. Fans of Clive Cussler, Steve Berry, and Michael Crichton should already have Rollins on their mandatory reading list.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Seventh Plague\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Fascinating research, beautifully told ... a riveting read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilbur Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Riveting…a mix of biology, techno-thriller and archaeology. You have to hope that what you’re reading is fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for James Rollins: \u003c\/strong\u003e“[Rollins] is what you might end up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“James Rollins is clearly at the top of his game.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nobody does this stuff better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“James Rollins has written a slew of pulse-pounding, wildly imaginative thrillers. 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