Part of Sigma Force, book 9
First published 2013
A research satellite plummets into the Mongolian wilderness, carrying cargo that could reshape physics: a classified dark energy experiment and a terrifying photograph showing America's eastern coast destroyed. Meanwhile, the Vatican receives a mysterious package holding two relics from the same ancient corpse. DNA testing confirms the impossible. Both artifacts belonged to Genghis Khan himself. Commander Gray Pierce leads Sigma Force into a deadly puzzle that spans continents and centuries. The team must connect a Mongol king's remains to the collapse of Rome and the earliest days of Christianity. Ancient Aramaic inscriptions point toward a weapon that has waited in hiding for generations. As Pierce races to decode the message, he discovers that the satellite crash and the Vatican delivery are not coincidences. Someone has orchestrated both events to unleash a force that threatens all human life. The fate of civilization hangs on solving a mystery that bridges cutting-edge science with humanity's darkest historical secrets.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, archaeology, action, ancient-history
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ancient-conspiracy, cutting-edge-science, historical-secrets, race-against-time
Setting: America, Mongolia, Rome, Vatican
Period: Ancient, Christianity, Earliest Days, Generations
358 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow