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Map of Bones

By James Rollins

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| Paperback | 9780752881218

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'Shots rang out across the cathedral. Sporadic. Cries suddenly silenced. Death stalked the cathedral as the monks slaughtered the few remaining survivors... All for a sack of bones. Why? Why steal the bones of the Magi?' When a group of parishioners is burned to death in a German cathedral, the USContinue

'Shots rang out across the cathedral. Sporadic. Cries suddenly silenced. Death stalked the cathedral as the monks slaughtered the few remaining survivors... All for a sack of bones. Why? Why steal the bones of the Magi?' When a group of parishioners is burned to death in a German cathedral, the US sends in Sigma force. For this tragedy is more than a case of arson - someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedral's golden reliquary: the bones of the biblical Three Kings. Commander Gray Pierce leads a team on the hunt for the Royal Dragon Court, a clandestine aristocratic fraternity of alchemists that dates back to the Middle Ages and seeks to establish a new world order using the mystical bones. Pierce and his team follow a trail that leads from Europe's Gothic cathedrals through the remnants of the seven wonders of the ancient world to a mystical place where science and religion unite to unleash a threat not seen since the beginning of time itself...

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  • The Best Reviews: James Rollins, Map of Bones

    "In the tradition of Dan Brown" In Cologne, Germany in the Kolner Dom Cathedral, during services celebrating the Feast of The Three Kings, killers dressed in monk robes kill almost the entire congregation. Some were shot but most died in the same man ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

  • Map of Bones

    Map of Bones James Rollins William Morrow Hardcover 448 pages May 2005 The chaos begins in Cologne, Germany, at a midnight mass in the Cathedral of the Three Magi, when armed intruders steal the preserved bones of the Wise Men and decimate the celebr ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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    This blows Da Vinci Code out of the water. So much better in terms of writing, action and plot.

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    Remlik said on May 29, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 1 feedback

  • This book simply did not live up to all it's acclaim. My first complaint is that it really is a "knock-off" of Dan Brown"s "Da Vince Code", and not a very good one at that. Too much violence, an unending race with explosions, guns, sadism and very little well developed characters. The same idea of e ... (continue)

    This book simply did not live up to all it's acclaim. My first complaint is that it really is a "knock-off" of Dan Brown"s "Da Vince Code", and not a very good one at that. Too much violence, an unending race with explosions, guns, sadism and very little well developed characters. The same idea of exploring ancient symbolism to trace some hidden treasure meant to alter mankind, etc. I was never convinced with the concepts or the multiple plots. Frankly, if this is an example of Rollin's style, I think I'll skip the rest.

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    Kerry Jacobson said on Apr 2, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Thrilling, entertaining and fascinating until the very end. You will surely find one character to impersonate and you'll live their experiences. A very good adventure book, a great finale and an even better sequel.

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    RickyV said on Jun 4, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    Synopsis: An inhumaly cruel crime is committed. During a service at a cathedral in Cologne, Germany, a band of armed intruders dressed in monk's robes unleashes a nightmare of blood and terror, ruthlessly gunning down worshippers and clergy alike. The killers haven’t come for the church’s gold and v ... (continue)

    Synopsis: An inhumaly cruel crime is committed. During a service at a cathedral in Cologne, Germany, a band of armed intruders dressed in monk's robes unleashes a nightmare of blood and terror, ruthlessly gunning down worshippers and clergy alike. The killers haven’t come for the church’s gold and valuable artwork, but for a priceless treasure secreted within: the preserved bones of the Three Magi who once came to pay homage to a newborn savior. As they flee the carnage they have wrought, they carry a prize that could reshape the world.
    The Vatican is in turmoil, and Lieutenant Rachel Verona of Rome’s carabinieri is assigned to lead the investigation. But no ordinary police organization alone can deal with the bizarre theft and massacre. Sigma Force – an elite covert arm of the U.S. Defense Department – is called in under the command of Grayson Pierce. New to Sigma, Pierce assembles a crack team of scientific and Special Forces operatives to unravel the mystery of the stolen bones, and together they set out on a twisting trail through a labyrinth of clues and dark revelations that carry them to the sites of the Seven Wonders of the World – and to the doorstep of the mystical and terrifying Dragon Court.
    An ancient, secret fraternity of alchemists and assassins, the master-adepts of the Dragon Court have plans for the sacred remains that will alter the future of humankind in devastating ways that only the maddest of zealots could desire – and they will let nothing and no one stand in their way. Suddenly Pierce, Verona, and the Sigma team are the hunted as well as the hunters, forced to use every skill they possess to survive as they follow the bones to the ultimate confrontation between darkness and light – in a lost place of history where science and religion will unite to unleash a horror not seen since the beginning of time.

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    Lucca Ita said on Feb 19, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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