Kingdom Of Bones [Unabridged Edition]

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.

It begins in Africa . . .

A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, cattle-like state. The natural world surrounding themplants and animalshave grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential pace. The insidious phenomenon is spreading across the African continent, threatening the rest of the world. But is it a natural event Or more terrifyingly, did someone engineer it

What has made the biosphere run amok Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force are prepared for the extraordinary and have kept the world safevigilance for which they have paid a tragic personal price. Yet even these brilliant and seasoned scientific warriors do not understand what is behind this frightening developmentor know how to stop it. As they race across the nation and around the globefrom Washington D.C. to the densest jungles of Africato find answers, the members of Sigma realize they have become prey.

To head off global catastrophe, Sigma Force risks their lives to uncover the shattering secret at the heart of a biosphere run amoka truth that will illuminate who we are as a species and where we may be headed . . . sooner than we know.

Mother Naturered in tooth and clawis turning against humankind, plummeting the entire world into The Savage Zone.

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"Bestseller Rollins's excellent 15^th Sigma Force novel... marries nail-biting action with a highly imaginative premise....This is a thoughtful, nonstop thrill ride that's an exemplar of an escapist page-turner" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Last Odyssey

"Rollins balances action-adventure, history, mythology and science in a truly imaginative story. All of the elements harmonize in this page-turner, which takes his team of adventurers into the very gates of Hell. This is one of Rollins's best novels, and a perfect book to get immersed in during these turbulent times." -- Seattle Times on The Last Odyssey

"Rollins spins an entertaining thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews on The Last Odyssey

"Science fiction and archaeology have had a long relationship. The link is a conviction that there is a hidden truth in the relics of dead civilizations...and that this can be uncovered by what we now know about science... The dominant figure in this area of fiction right now is James Rollins." -- Wall Street Journal

"Nobody does this stuff better." -- Lee Child

Author Bio

James Rollins has a doctorate in veterinary medicine and his own practice in Sacramento, California. An amateur spelunker and a certified scuba enthusiast, youll often find him either underground or underwater.