Currently in development as a TV series from Amazon MGM Studios a story of a thrilling hunt
around the globe pitting nation against nation as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all
too real—the latest novel in the bestselling Sigma Force series from James Rollins #1 New
York Times master of international thrillers A New York Times Bestseller! The execution of a
Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three
centuries—to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. Before his murder he manages to dispatch a
coded message a warning of a terrifying threat one tied to a secret buried within the Golden
Library of Tsars a vast and treasured archive that had vanished into history. As combative
forces race for the truth behind this death and alarming discovery Sigma Force is summoned to
aid in the search—not only for this missing trove of ancient books but to follow a trail far
into the Arctic to search for the truth about a lost continent and a revelation that could
ignite a global war. But Sigma Force has its own difficulties at home after an explosive attack
on the National Mall—one aimed at the heart of their covert agency—has left them vulnerable and
exposed. The growing conflict—both on Russian soil and deep in the Arctic—will reignite a
centuries-old war between the newly resurgent Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican while
sabers rattle across the nations of the Arctic Circle threatening to turn those icy seas into
a fiery conflagration. Facing enemies on all sides it will be up to Commander Gray Pierce and
Sigma Force to unravel a mystery going back millennia—and uncover the truth about a lost
civilization and an arcane treasure that could save the planet…or destroy it.
