- Hardcover: 686 pages
- Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (28 Feb 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786280557
- ISBN-13: 978-0786280551
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.7 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,195,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The is the only book I have read by this author, but if this book is any indication of his storytelling prowess I will be on the lookout for his other volumes the next time I am ordering from Amazon or in the bookshop.
With books of intrigue and conspiracy it is all too easy to inadvertently start giving away parts of the plot, so a brief synopsis is the best way to avert spoiling the reader's enjoyment.
An elite force are on the hunt for a clandestine fraternity of alchemists, who date back many hundreds of years to the Middle Ages. The fraternities aim is to establish a new world order using mystical bones of the Magi.
The elite force follow clues leading from some of Europe's most famous cathedrals. Through the remnants of famous monuments to a place where science and religions unite and the threat could be the most calamitous since the beginning of time . . .
Fast paced, thrilling, exciting, this book has everything. I didn't want it to end.
With books of intrigue and conspiracy it is all too easy to inadvertently start giving away parts of the plot, so a brief synopsis is the best way to avert spoiling the reader's enjoyment.
An elite force are on the hunt for a clandestine fraternity of alchemists, who date back many hundreds of years to the Middle Ages. The fraternities aim is to establish a new world order using mystical bones of the Magi.
The elite force follow clues leading from some of Europe's most famous cathedrals. Through the remnants of famous monuments to a place where science and religions unite and the threat could be the most calamitous since the beginning of time . . .
Fast paced, thrilling, exciting, this book has everything. I didn't want it to end.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was my first James Rollins book but it won't be my last. For thrills advenure and mystery he can't be beat! I liked The Da Vinci Code, but his book was even beter! the book starts at a service in a cathedral in Colone Germany when an army of intruders dressed in monks clothes gun down worshipers and clergy in a horrifying blood bath. They have not come for the chuches treasures of artwork or gold, but for the bones of the three Maji who once payed homage to the baby Jesus. with
this prize they plan to change the world!
The Vatican is stunned, unsure of how to react. A secret arm of the US defense department is called in to try and unravel the mystery behind the stolen bones. The investigators are lead into an unknow world of ancient secrets and terrifying realities not seen since the begining of time. This novel is a cross between the Da vinci Code, Cussler's dirk pitt novels, and the best of Tom Clancy. If you like adventure this is the book for you!
this prize they plan to change the world!
The Vatican is stunned, unsure of how to react. A secret arm of the US defense department is called in to try and unravel the mystery behind the stolen bones. The investigators are lead into an unknow world of ancient secrets and terrifying realities not seen since the begining of time. This novel is a cross between the Da vinci Code, Cussler's dirk pitt novels, and the best of Tom Clancy. If you like adventure this is the book for you!
I Also recomemend "A Tourist in the Yucatan" for another great thriller adventure!
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Parishoners in a German Cathedral are murdered at a midnight mass, by an ultrasecret cult within the church. The only Witness is murdered.
The only Clue; The bones of the Magi, the three wise men who visited Jesus at His birth in the Manger, are stolen by the cult.
Called in to investigate; A secret U.S. Government angency called Sigma, and accompanied by a Vatican Cardinal in charge of Church security, and his niece, an agent in the Carbinieri, Itali's version of our FBI.
The group Chases around Europe after the Cult, and the clues to the importance of the Bones of the Magi-the M(or Metalic)State of Gold, offering power beyond anyone's wildest imagination, and extremely dangerous in the wrong hands.
The action is nearly non-stop, in this mystery adventure that puts The Da Vinci Code to shame for pace, story line, and research.
This is without a doubt Rollins's best book yet! And I've read every one of his excellent adventure thrillers!
For anyone who like Matt Reilly's Temple, and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, give this one a try. I garantee you'll be more than satisfied!
The only Clue; The bones of the Magi, the three wise men who visited Jesus at His birth in the Manger, are stolen by the cult.
Called in to investigate; A secret U.S. Government angency called Sigma, and accompanied by a Vatican Cardinal in charge of Church security, and his niece, an agent in the Carbinieri, Itali's version of our FBI.
The group Chases around Europe after the Cult, and the clues to the importance of the Bones of the Magi-the M(or Metalic)State of Gold, offering power beyond anyone's wildest imagination, and extremely dangerous in the wrong hands.
The action is nearly non-stop, in this mystery adventure that puts The Da Vinci Code to shame for pace, story line, and research.
This is without a doubt Rollins's best book yet! And I've read every one of his excellent adventure thrillers!
For anyone who like Matt Reilly's Temple, and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, give this one a try. I garantee you'll be more than satisfied!
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Map Of Bones
Excellent book, draws you in from the very first sentance and just gets better and better the more you read. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Avid reader
beware if you can think
Utter and complete drivel. I would recommend Mr Rollins employs an editor with an education as he obviously didnt trouble with one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. E. Hardy
Map of Bones
I found much of this book excellent, good pace and as ever, not at all predictable. However the one thing that I would mention is that some of the historical aspects were very... Read more
Published 9 months ago by deputy_derrick
brilliant
finally, an author that can make me enjoy thriller story again , love this book and now looking at more sigma force books.
Published 16 months ago by F. Young
A bit too similar to other books of the genre
Felt it was a bit bloated and got too intricate and bogged down in the science of the m-state gold. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by Mark Mcclelland
A great adventure yarn
Fast paced, easy to read and likable characters, what more could you ask for? I enjoyed it for all the above reasons and suggest giving it a go.
Published on 29 Dec 2008 by edzshed
It's a book, first word, sounds like "map"...
Oh my word. Picked this up for my holiday read hoping for something entertaining and smart. I should have taken Jordan's autobiography instead. What is this garbage? Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2008 by JJB
Imperfect imitation....
This book is similar to many before it. It is packed with action as the good guys try to outsmart the bad trying to find an historic puzzle's last piece. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2008 by johnverp
Dreadful dross...
Don't bother even thinking about reading the back cover! It's dull, boring and nothing happens that is remotely interesting or original - scrap that...nothing happens at all. Read more
Published on 5 April 2008 by J. Lloyd
Ignore Parts of the Book and Enjoy the Rest
If you need something to take your mind off of your worries, then I might recommend this book. The important word here is "might. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2008 by JeremiahA
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