Despite being expressively forbidden by Charlie Reed's
grandfather to enter a secret cave, in typical fashion, two
young men looking for a bit of adventure decide to explore
the cave that they knew was sacred to Charlie's tribe.
Dismissing his tales of a curse as a childhood means of
scaring them and from him having too much to drink, the
longtime childhood friends enter the secret cave in the
High Uintas Wilderness. Totally shocked by what happens,
only one boy survives to tell the tale, not realizing the
extent of the danger they caused.
As anthropologists and military begin to work the site,
Kai, a young willowy Native American activist, is assigned
to wreak havoc there. As circumstances unexpectedly change
rapidly, she attempts to escape from one pressing danger
only to be caught in a more deadly challenge. Finally
gaining a bit of shelter, Kai calls the only person who she
thinks can help her, her uncle Painter Crowe. While only
distantly related, she knows their blood and communities
ties are strong. What Kai didn't know is that her uncle is
part of Sigma Force, an elite team of handpicked Special
Forces soldiers who were part of the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and whose off the charts
IQ scores were matched by their in-depth knowledge of
scientific disciplines with special assignments to handle
global threats.
For his part, Painter had already been collecting data on
what had happened at the cave deep in the Ute Indian
Reservation in southeastern Utah. Dashing from Washington,
D.C., Painter hoped to get to his niece and get her to
safety, yet gets blocked by a ruthless enemy who always
seem too many steps ahead of them. Will he be able to keep
his promise to save her? Who is this malevolent and
merciless enemy fighting them on every front?
New York Times bestselling author James Rollins is well
known to his legions of fans for his amazing ability to
combine factual, historical, and scientific knowledge and
imaginatively blend it into an intriguing elixir of
suspense and action packed gripping adventure and THE DEVIL
COLONY is no exception. Who else would dream of taking
Native American lore, Mormon texts, caves filled with
mummified bodies, and gold-plated maps, then swirl in an
awe inspiring mix of American notables, such as Ben
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence
and the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and cap it off a final
explosive twist? While my
personal taste might lean to a little less body count and a
bit more character depth at times, Rollins totally delivers
on taking these improbable elements and smoothly
orchestrating them into an amazing tale with a spellbinding
plot and totally frightening situations to thwart the Sigma
Force team! A great read for both new and existing fans!
If you are in the mood for gripping action -- read on!!
Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a gruesome discovery—hundreds of mummified bodies—stirs international attention and fervent controversy. Despite doubts about the bodies' origins, the local Native American Heritage Commission lays claim to the prehistoric remains, along with the strange artifacts found in the same cavern: gold plates inscribed with an unfathomable script. During a riot at the dig site, an anthropologist dies horribly, burned to ashes in a fiery explosion in plain view of television cameras. All evidence points to a radical group of Native Americans, including one agitator, a teenage firebrand who escapes with a vital clue to the murder and calls on the one person who might help—her uncle, Painter Crowe, Director of Sigma Force. To protect his niece and uncover the truth, Painter will ignite a war among the nation's most powerful intelligence agencies. Yet an even greater threat looms as events in the Rocky Mountains have set in motion a frightening chain reaction, a geological meltdown that threatens the entire western half of the U.S. From the volcanic peaks of Iceland to the blistering deserts of the American Southwest, from the gold vaults of Fort Knox to the bubbling geysers of Yellowstone, Painter Crowe joins forces with Commander Gray Pierce to penetrate the shadowy heart of a dark cabal, one that has been manipulating American history since the founding of the thirteen colonies. But can Painter discover the truth—one that could topple governments—before it destroys all he holds dear?
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