Prophet of Bones

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An ancient discovery. A hidden past. A deadly conspiracy to bury the truth. He was told he was the only one. Brilliant young anthropologist Paul Carlsson is asked to examine a cache of bones found on a remote jungle island. But fascination soon turns to fear. Waiting for him is a secret that, if made public, will turn scientific and religious orthodoxy on its head. Too many have too much to lose. Against the odds, Carlsson is alone and on the run, determined to reveal the discovery to a world steeped in secrecy. A world which, it's been proven, is only 5,800 years old...

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A masterwork of intrigue and menace. I was enthralled. -- Clive Cussler
Combines the best of Crichton and Koontz * Publishers Weekly *
A hell of a storyteller . . . one of those increasingly rare novels that immediately takes you on a journey into the world of the author's wondrous imagination . . . truly hard to put down. -- Nelson DeMille
Gripping, dark, and well written . . . this is a compelling juggernaut of a read. -- Library Journal

Author Bio

Ted Kosmatka is the author of Prophet of Bones and The Games, a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel. His shorter fiction has been nominated for both the Nebula Award and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and won the 2010 Asimov Reader's Choice Award. He works in the video game industry, and is a full-time writer at Valve, publisher of mega-hits such as Half-Life and Portal.