Review
Sphinx is an unusual joy among recent apocalyptic thrillers for its convincing characters and well-crafted prose. Learner is that rare beast: a wordsmith who can spin a yarn (The Times )
An enjoyable fast-paced thriller (Sun )
Daringly new and resolutely no-nonsense (Telegraph )
An enjoyable fast-paced thriller (Sun )
Daringly new and resolutely no-nonsense (Telegraph )
Book Description
A compulsively gripping debut and one of Sphere's most exciting thriller launches in 2010.
Product Description
Alexandria, Egypt, 1977. During a dive to an old shipwreck, archaeologist Isabella Warnock uncovers an artefact unlike anything she has ever seen: an astrarium, a mysterious ancient device rumoured to have shaped the destinies of pharaohs and kings since the beginning of time. But her discovery comes at a terrible price, and it falls to her husband Oliver to keep the priceless object safe. Up against a shadowy enemy and a powerful cult prepared to do anything for the treasure, Oliver is catapulted into a breakneck race to protect an ancient secret in a dangerous world of conspiracy and Egyptology, where age-old sorcery and legends clash violently with modern-day ambitions.
About the Author
British playwright and novelist T.S. Learner has lived in Australia for many years and now divides her time between London, California and Sydney.
