Professor Harold McCabe wanted to prove his theory that
the twelve plagues of Egypt listed in the Bible were real
and not part of a myth or allegory. Instead, he and his
entire research team disappeared two years ago. Now,
Professor McCabe has been found but he quickly passed
away. An autopsy only leaves more questions as his body
appears to be mummified. Even stranger, the medical staff
who handled his body are now sickened with a plague that
hasn't been seen since the days chronicled in Exodus.
Safia al-Maaz calls in a favor with an old friend,
Painter Crow, the leader of Sigma Force. Now, it's up to
Painter, Safia, the Professor's daughter, Jane McCabe,
Derek Rankin, and the rest of the team to uncover what is
going on and hopefully find a cure... if the assassins
don't kill them or find it first.
THE SEVENTH PLAGUE is the 12th book in the Sigma
Force series but it isn't necessary to be familiar
with the Sigma Force team to thoroughly appreciate the
story line. James Rollins provides enough basic character
development for new readers and then sends the reader
diving headfirst into a wild and crazy story! A nice
addition of several historical figures, including Mark
Twain and Nikola Tesla add an air of authenticity to the
story.
I love all of James Rollins' characters but Gray Pierce's
struggles over his father's condition stood out to me far
and above all the others. My heart aches for him as he
has to come to terms with his father's decline. These
moments provide some humanizing, relate-able scenes in the
midst of all of the volatility and near death situations
our characters find themselves in.
I love the premise underlying THE SEVENTH PLAGUE! James
Rollins weaves together a tale combining science, myths,
legends, and religious beliefs to craft a stunningly good
thriller. I'm never bored while reading a James Rollins
tale as his fast paced adventures keep the momentum
moving, and THE SEVENTH PLAGUE is no exception. If you
love reading a darned good thriller that takes you all
around the world to solve an ancient mystery, then THE
SEVENTH PLAGUE is the perfect read for you. I can't wait
to see what troubles James Rollins will send us into next
in the Sigma
Force series!
In a breathtaking blend of scientific intrigue and
historical mystery, #1 New York Times bestselling
mastermind, James Rollins, reveals an ancient threat hidden
within the pages of the Bible, one that threatens the modern
world in
The Seventh Plague
If the biblical plagues of Egypt truly happened--could
they happen again--on a global scale?
Two years after vanishing into the Sudanese desert, the
leader of a British archeological expedition, Professor
Harold McCabe, comes stumbling out of the sands, frantic and
delirious, but he dies before he can tell his story. The
mystery deepens when an autopsy uncovers a bizarre
corruption: someone had begun to mummify the professor's
body--while he was still alive.
His strange remains are returned to London for further
study, when alarming news arrives from Egypt. The medical
team who had performed the man's autopsy has fallen ill with
an unknown disease, one that is quickly spreading throughout
Cairo. Fearing the worst, a colleague of the professor
reaches out to a longtime friend: Painter Crowe, the
director of Sigma Force. The call is urgent, for Professor
McCabe had vanished into the desert while searching for
proof of the ten plagues of Moses. As the pandemic grows, a
disturbing question arises.
Are those plagues starting again?
Before Director Crowe can investigate, a mysterious group of
assassins leaves behind a fiery wake of destruction and
death, erasing all evidence. With the professor's body
incinerated, his home firebombed, Sigma Force must turn to
the archaeologist's only daughter, Jane McCabe, for help.
While sifting through what's left of her father's work, she
discovers a puzzling connection, tying the current threat to
a shocking historical mystery, one involving the travels of
Mark Twain, the genius of Nikola Tesla, and the adventures
of famous explorer, Henry Morgan Stanley.
To unravel a secret going back millennia, Director Crowe and
Commander Grayson Pierce will be thrust to opposite sides of
the globe. One will search for the truth, traveling from the
plague-ridden streets of Cairo to a vast ancient tomb buried
under the burning sands of the Sudan; the other will
struggle to stop a mad genius locked within a remote Arctic
engineering complex, risking the lives of all those he holds
dear.
As the global crisis grows ever larger, Sigma Force will
confront a threat born of the ancient past and made real by
the latest science--a danger that will unleash a cascading
series of plagues, culminating in a scourge that could kill
all of the world's children . . . decimating mankind forever.
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