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Members who requested this book also requested:Nationally bestselling author James Rollins has transported readers to the dark heart of the Amazon, the bowels of the earth, far below the ocean, and the top of the world. Now he embarks upon his most gripping and terrifying adventure yet: to a nightmare buried beneath a treacherous desert wasteland.
An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum -- a devastating blast that sets off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world, as the race begins to determine how it happened, why it happened, and what it means.
Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. And her search for answers is about to lead Kara and her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator, into a world they never dreamed actually existed. For new evidence exposed by the tragedy suggests that Ubar, a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert, is more than mere legend ... and that something astonishing is waiting there.
Two extraordinary women and their guide, the international adventurer Omaha Dunn, are not the only ones being drawn to the desert. Former U.S. Navy SEAL Painter Crowe, a covert government operative and head of an elite counterespionage team, is hunting down a dangerous turncoat, Crowe's onetime partner, to retrieve the vital information she has stolen. And the trail is pointing him toward Ubar.
But the many perils inherent in a death-defying trek deep into the savage heart of the Arabian Peninsula pale before the nightmarish secrets to be unearthed at journey's end. What is hidden below the sand is more than a valuable relic of ancient history. It is an ageless power that lives and breathes -- an awesome force that could create a utopia or tear down everything humankind has built during millennia of civilization. Many lives have already been destroyed by ruthless agencies dedicated to guarding its mysteries and harnessing its might. And now the end may be at hand for Safia, for Kara, for Crowe, and for all the interlopers who wish to expose its mysteries, as it prepares to unleash the most terrible storm of all ...
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- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Action & Adventure
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> General
Top Member Reviews
Kim B. (Another great Rollins book. This one takes us to the Arabian Peninsula, searching for a lost city. It has great action and the treasure hunt clues and searches I look for in a book like this. The characters are well written and I even liked the bad guy in this one. Looking forward to reading more of Rollins' adventure novels.
Really great adventure novel
Sharon C. (It's a page-turner until almost the end. The epilogue falls a bit flat by trying to wrap up a loose end quickly. Other than that, an excellent read.
I don't know why I keep reading James Rollins books. Well, yes I do - I like the story lines, the mysteries - but I do not necessarily like his style of writing. I find myself saying "ya da ya da" to skip over some of his prose, but I keep reading to find out what is the great mystery. Some are a big let down some are not. You decide for yourself.
This book is now ready for release.
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Ronald M. from BUENA PARK, CA wrote on 8/31/2008...This was a great read.
This book gets more interesting as it goes along. It ends in a spectacular setting, one that seems like it would be unbelievable, but doesn't. This book weaves history, myth and modern day reality so well, you won't even blink at some of the unusual elements in this book.
IF YOU ARE AN ADVENTURE STORY FAN------THIS IS ONE AUTHOR THAT TAKES A STORY EVEN FURTHER THAT CUSSLER- YOU TRULY NEVER KNOW WHAT IS AROUND THE CORNER- HE FITS IT TOGETHER LIKE A LARGE 2000 PIECE PUZZLE. ONE PIECE AT A TIME- SORRY I CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH OF THE STORY BECAUSE I HAVE WRITTEN THIS 3X- TELL TOOOOOOOO MUCH OF IT EACH TIME. TRULY EXCELLENT
10 STARS**********
Susan B. from HUDSON, FL wrote on 7/6/2007...An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world.
Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. And her search for answers is about to lead Kara; her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator; and their guide, the international adventurer Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed actually existed: a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert, where something astonishing is waiting.
"High Adventure...
Sandstorm is from a tradition that goes back at least as far as H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines... It worked for Haggard's Alan Quartermain, it worked for Indiana Jones... [it] works here."
-San Jose Mercury News
An inexplicable explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world.
Lady Kara Kensington's family paid a high price in money and blood to found the gallery that now lies in ruins. And her search for answers is about to lead Kara; her friend Safia al-Maaz, the gallery's brilliant and beautiful curator; and their guide, the international adventurer Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed actually existed: a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert, where something astonishing is waiting.
A covert government operative hunting a dangerous turncoat- his former partner- is being drawn there as well. But the many perils of a death -defying trek deep into the savage heart of the Arabian Peninsula pale before the nightmare to be unearthed at journey's end- an ageless power that lives and breathes, an awesome force that can create a utopia... or tear down everything humankind has built over millennia of civilization.
"One of the most inventive storytellers writing today."
Lincoln Child, co-author of Still Life with Crows
Alot of adventure and intrige. good information good writer
Gene C. from LEWISTON, ID wrote on 2/21/2007...Hard to put down Gene C
I thought it started awfully slow, but once you read farther into the book it gets to be faster reading.
One of the most engrossing books I have read that he has written. A real page turner.
fast-paced, imaginative adventure with larger-than-life characters. very fun read.