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Description edit
The South American Jungle Guards Many Secrets...and a remarkable site nestled between two towering Andean peaks, hidden from human eyes for thousands years.Dig Deeper... through layers of rock and mystery, through centuries of dark, forgotten legends. Into Ancient Catacombs... where ingenious... read more
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Nathan Rand is the main protagonist. He has lost both his mother and father to the dangerous Amazon. The government would like his help in finding the trail his father took four years ago. It seems a member of his father's original team has shown up alive after four years, but lives just long... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Henry Conklin: Discovered "Cloud Ruins", searches for ancient ruins.
- Joan Engel: Pathologist, long time friends with Henry Conklin
- Sam Conklin: Henry's nephew. Archaeologist, works with his uncle Henry.
- Maggie O'Donnel: Archaeologist, works with Sam
- Rollins norman: Add a description of this character.
- Ralph: Ralph Isaacson, a black graduate student working at the site.
- Rollins sam
- Denal: A 13 year old Quechan boy who serves as a translator on the site.
- Gil: Guillermo Sala, an ex-cop who serves as security at the site.
- Carlos: A dominican friar from the local abbot
- Ruiz: The abbot in Cuzco
- Miguel: Works for the security chief on site
- Friar Otera: A mixed blood local friar
- Kamapak
- Philip Sykes: Senior grad student and overseer of site.
- Pachacutec
- Dale
- Juan: Also a security guard
- Anthony
- Hank
- Stetson
- Wood
- Inti
- Guillermo
- Machu Picchu
- Patrick Dugan
- Dr. Kirkpatrick
- Kearney
- Inkarri
- Rollins maggie
Setting & Locations edit
- Winchester
- Cuzco
- Peru
- Heaven
- Belfast
- Johns Hopkins
- Mochico
- Texas
- Villacuacha
- Sapa Inca
- Texan
- Harvard
First Sentence edit
There was no escape.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Day 1 - Ruins
Day 2 - Janan Pacha
Day 3 - Substance Z
Day 4 - Necropolis
Day 5 - Inkarri
Day 6 - The Serpent of Eden
Day 7 - Cuzco
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Rollins (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Torch
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 3, 2000
ISBN: 9780380810932
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Harper Torch
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 3, 2000
ISBN: 9780380810932
Page Count: 432
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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