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An expert in antiquities is murdered and his latest discovery a collection of twelve precious stones is stolen. The thieves, however, also want to kill anyone with any knowledge of the stones existence. Have they some link to the Ark of the Covenant and can they lead to its present... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Caidmon Aisquith: British academic, retired MI5 agent.
- Edie Miller: Free lance photographer who finds herself in the middle of a murder
- Boyd Braxton: Former Marine Sergeant, a ruthless and efficient killer who escaped prison for the murder of his wife and child. He is the main instrument of Rosemont Securities in its recovery of the Stone of Fire.
- Colonel Stanford J MacFarlane: Retired Marine Colonel, head of Rosemont Security Consultants
- Sir Kenneth Campbell-Brown: Senior fellow Queens College, Oxford, specialising in history of the Crusades
- Marta Janus: Polish refugee and housekeeper to Sir Kenneth.
- Marshall Mendolsa: Harvard Post-graduate student in Medieval Studies
- Eliot Hopkins: Millionaire owner of the Hopkins Museum of antiquities
- Harliss: Texan member of Rosemount Securities
- Sanchez: Mexican member of Rosemount Securities
Quotes edit
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“Hic amicutur archa cederis”
Organizations edit
- Rosemont SecurityConsultants: A private mercenary organisation, run by Stanford J Macfarlane.
- Warriors of God: A secret organisation of former military personnel whose objective is to bring on the Second Coming
- Queens College Oxford: One of the Colleges where Caidmon once studied
- Third Temple Movement: A Jewish organisation whose goal is to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
First Sentence edit
His movements slow and deliberate, the curator ran his fingertips over the small bronze coffer, lightly grazing the incised Hebrew letters
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Search for the Ark of the Covenant: As In Indiana Jones at the Ark of the Covenant, this novel is about tow groups seeking to find and control the use of the Ark
- Geese: Mentioned first in the quatrains, the goose is a symbol and a clue to the hiding place of the Ark.
- The Jerusalem Cross: The device which appears on the ring of all the members of The Warriors of God
- The stones of fire: A breastplate worn by the Jewish High priest
Authors & Contributors edit
- C. M. Palov (Author)
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