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 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.
