Arkangel

<p><strong>Currently in development as a TV series from Amazon MGM Studios a story of a thrilling hunt around the globe pitting nation against nation as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real--the latest novel in the bestselling Sigma Force series from James Rollins #1 <em>New York Times</em> master of international thrillers </strong></p><p><strong>A <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller!</strong></p><p>The execution of a Vatican archivist within the shadow of the Kremlin exposes a conspiracy going back three centuries--to the bloody era of the Russian Tsars. Before his murder he manages to dispatch a coded message a warning of a terrifying threat one tied to a secret buried within the Golden Library of Tsars a vast and treasured archive that had vanished into history.</p><p>As combative forces race for the truth behind this death and alarming discovery Sigma Force is summoned to aid in the search--not only for this missing trove of ancient books but to follow a trail far into the Arctic to search for the truth about a lost continent and a revelation that could ignite a global war. But Sigma Force has its own difficulties at home after an explosive attack on the National Mall--one aimed at the heart of their covert agency--has left them vulnerable and exposed.</p><p>The growing conflict--both on Russian soil and deep in the Arctic--will reignite a centuries-old war between the newly resurgent Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican while sabers rattle across the nations of the Arctic Circle threatening to turn those icy seas into a fiery conflagration.</p><p>Facing enemies on all sides it will be up to Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force to unravel a mystery going back millennia--and uncover the truth about a lost civilization and an arcane treasure that could save the planet...or destroy it. </p>