Synopses & Reviews
Baffin Island: Sam and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved--and filled with pre-Columbian artifacts from Mexico.
How can that be? As they investigate, tantalizing clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec feathered-serpent god Quetzalcoatland a fabled object known as the Eye of Heavenbegin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people.
Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples, and secret tombs, caught among treasure-hunters, crime cartels, and those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. The solution to a thousand-year-old mystery awaits them at the end of the chaseif they manage to survive it.
Review
"Engaging… [a] thrilling climax.”—
Publishers Weekly “Fast-paced.”—Booklist
Review
“A fun blend of history and mystery...A typically energetic Cussler actioner.”—
Booklist
“Readers can expect the usual Fargo fun.”—Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Treasure hunting husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo must protect a discovery that redefines Totlec history in this high-stakes adventure from the #1New York Times bestselling author.
Baffin Island: Sami and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved and filled with pre Columbian artifacts from Mexico.
How can that be? As they plunge into their research, tantalizing clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl and a fabled object known as the Eye of Heaven begin to emerge. But so do many dangerous people. Soon the Fargos find themselves on the run through jungles, temples, and secret tombs, caught between treasure hunters, crime cartels, and those with a far more personal motivation for stopping them. At the end of the road will be the solution to a thousand-year-old mystery or death."
Synopsis
Sam and Remi Fargo race for treasureand survivalin this lightning-paced new adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler. Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico when they come upon a remarkable discoverythe mummified remainsof a man clutching an ancient sealed pot. Within the pot is a Mayan book larger than any known before.
The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess themas the Fargos are about to find out. Many men and women are going to die for that book.
About the Author
CLIVE CUSSLER is the author or coauthor of more than fifty previous books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt®, NUMA® Files, Oregon® Files, Isaac Bell, and Fargo. His most recent
New York Times bestselling novels are
The Mayan Secrets,
Zero Hour, and
Mirage. His nonfiction works include
Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus
The Sea Hunters, and
The Sea Hunters II; the latter two describe the true adventures of the real NUMA®, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. He lives in Colorado.
Thomas Perry is the highly acclaimed author of more than twenty novels, including the Edgar Award®winning The Butchers Boy and the seven novels in the popular Jane Whitefield series, most recently Poison Flower. He has also been a writer and/or producer for several television series, including Simon and Simon, 21 Jump Street, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He lives in Southern California.