368 pages | 7th April, 1996 | Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Not since Jurassic Park has a novel so enthralled readers everywhere.
In the remote mountains of central Asia, an eminent Harvard archeologist discovers something extraordinary. He sends a cryptic message to two colleagues. But then, he disappears.
Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot—once lovers, now academic rivals—are going where few humans have ever walked, looking for a relic band of creatures that have existed for over 40,000 years, that possess powers man can only imagine, and that are about to change the face of civilization forever.
"Think Indiana Jones! A rollicking tale, hair-raisingly believable. Perfect vacation reading."
Newsday
"Imaginative, entertaining, intelligent...such fun reading."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Clever...Non-stop action!"
Los Angeles Daily News
John Darnton has worked for forty years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He was awarded two George Polk Awards for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and the Pulitzer Prize for his stories that were smuggled out of Poland during the period of martial law. He is a bestselling author whose previous novels include Neanderthal and The Darwin Conspiracy. He lives in New York.
US: Random House