A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests
of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to
reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will
leave readers changed forever . . .
In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans
50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James
Rollins takes us to mankind's next great leap.
But will it mark a new chapter in our development . . . or our
extinction?
In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange
discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds
the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate
primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes
of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. Who is this mysterious
enemy depicted in these ancient drawings and what do the paintings mean?
Before any answers could be made, the investigative team is attacked,
while at the same time, a bloody assault is made upon a primate research
center outside of Atlanta. How are these events connected? Who is behind
these attacks? The search for the truth will take Commander Gray Pierce
of Sigma Force 50,000 years into the past. As he and Sigma trace the
evolution of human intelligence to its true source, they will be plunged
into a cataclysmic battle for the future of humanity that stretches
across the globe . . . and beyond.
With the fate of our future at stake, Sigma embarks on its most
harrowing odyssey ever--a breathtaking quest that will take them from
ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span the breadth of South America to a
millennia-old necropolis holding the bones of our ancestors. Along the
way, revelations involving the lost continent of Atlantis will reveal
true mysteries tied to mankind's first steps on the moon. In the end,
Gray Pierce and his team will face to their greatest threat: an ancient
evil, resurrected by modern genetic science, strong enough to bring
about the end of man's dominance on this planet.
Only this time, Sigma will falter--and the world we know will change
forever.
