Part of Sigma Force, book 5
First published 2008
Commander Gray Pierce cradles a dying homeless man in Washington, D.C., as an assassin's bullet claims another victim. The corpse yields a single clue: a bloodstained ancient coin linked to the Greek Oracle of Delphi. Pierce soon uncovers a chilling conspiracy rooted in Cold War machinations. The Jasons, an international group of scientists, have engineered a program to transform autistic children with savant abilities into something far more dangerous. They seek to create a manipulable prophet for the new millennium, one who will usher in global peace on their terms. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, an amnesiac prisoner escapes a underground research facility with three extraordinary children. He flees across a radioactive wasteland, hunted by laboratory-bred killers. His mission transcends mere survival: he must prevent a plot to eliminate a quarter of humanity, even if it costs him everything, including the lives of his young rescuers. Pierce's investigation spans from ancient Greek temples to Indian slums to the toxic ruins of Russia, racing against time to solve a mystery connecting the first oracle of Delphi to a modern apocalypse.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Delphi, India, Russia, United States, Washington D.C.
Period: Cold War, Modern Day
434 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence