In 1791, two men began planning the layout for the nation’s capitol city. One is shunned and resigns in disgrace, and the other is all but forgotten. Years later, an original copy of the plans — long thought to have been destroyed — is found, with hastily marked notations by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
During the second World War, American military scientists discover some … fascinating properties of the hydrogen atom and its link to an ancient mystical number. The exact findings are never published, but a national laboratory is built in 1943 to further their research in covert silence. America is told it is a defense project, code-named “The Manhattan Project.”
An ego-maniacal entrepreneur and his company, Vilocorp, will stop at nothing to build the “perfect” human specimen. His firm’s research has been getting closer every day, but they seem to have uncovered a horrific, ancient secret that has been locked away for thousands of years.
Now, it’s up to Bryce to understand the mystery surrounding the events and ancient symbolism before Vilocorp unleashes a hellish fury upon the earth; one that hasn’t been seen for ages…
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Hard to put this book down. I was sorry when it ended. Lots of action.
Fast paced, raiders of the lost ark and the da Vinci code combined. Loved it
Way too formulaic.
Really enjoyed this book. A page turner all the way through.
Can’t wait for the next book by this author.
I couldn’t put it down. Great action!
Awful – could not finish.
Very intriguing!
In all fairness, I only read 32% of the book. Great first chapter, but it quickly went downhill. I decided I had no patience for it and stopped reading. I see some of the other reviews expressed similar comments, but I gave up quickly.
Just when I thought there couldn’t be another plot twist left in the Atlantis fable, we get this one. It was a clever mix of high-level scientific competition that morphed into another of those “lost civilization” stories. It certainly wasn’t Shangri-La, but Atlantis has spawned a lot of clever plots- this is another addition to that collection.
Well written. A little over the top in some areas but an enjoyable read.
could use some editing, but a fun read
Kept me going from start to finish. Worth reading.
Action packed page turner, hard to put down.