Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage,
and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon's army,
American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand-year-
old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion. But the
danger is only beginning. . . .
Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in dogged
pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll imbued with magic,
even as Bonaparte launches his 1799 invasion of Israel,
which will climax at the epic siege of Acre. Pursuing
Napoleon to France, where the general hopes ancient secrets
will catapult him to power, the wily and inventive Gage
faces old enemies with unlikely new friends, and must use
wit, humor, derring-do, and an archaeological key to
prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.