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Highlights
- "A real page-turner....Rollins keeps the story in overdrive, with plenty of twists and turns before the final shocker.
- Author(s): James Rollins
- 544 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
In a South American jungle, a team of researchers discovers the remains of a 500-year-old Dominican monk with a cryptic message on his cross. They have stumbled across something wondrous--and terrifying. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue.Book Synopsis
"A real page-turner....Rollins keeps the story in overdrive, with plenty of twists and turns before the final shocker."
--Douglas Preston, co-author of The Monster of Florence
A classic adventure from James Rollins, the author of The Doomsday Key, The Last Oracle, The Judas Strain, Black Order, and other pulse-pounding, New York Times bestselling thrillers, Excavation carries readers deep into the jungles of South America, and into the terrifying heart of dark mysteries that should never be unearthed.
From the Back Cover
High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where the perilous journey inward ends--in the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolis--something else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous . . . something terrifying.
Review Quotes
From the opening scene high in the Andes to the stunning finish, Excavation is a real page turner. Archaeology, lost Inca cities, graves, gold, and death -- what else could you want in a book? Rollins keeps the story in overdrive, with plenty of twists and turns before the final shocker. A compulsive read.Douglas Preston, co-author with Lincoln Child of THE ICE LIMIT