The long-awaited sequel to The Runes of the Earth returns readers to the Land-and opens with the reunion of Linden Avery and Thomas Covenant! Linden Avery, who loved Thomas Covenant and watched him die, has returned to the Land in search of her kidnapped son, Jeremiah. As Fatal Revenant begins, Lind
Covenant
โ Scribed by Dean Crawford
- Publisher
- Touchstone;Simon & Schuster
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 542 KB
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone hardcover ed
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
ITS THE BIGGEST DISCOVERY IN HISTORY . . . BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS MAN WAS NEVER MEANT TO KNOW.
When archaeologist Lucy Morgan uncovers a seven-thousand-year-old tomb holding remains alien to our world, she realizes she has stumbled upon something importantsomething with the potential to rewrite history. But before Lucy can retrieve the remains, shes abducted.
A former war correspondent in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ethan Warner has seen much action in the line of fire. Now back home in Chicago, hes hoping to finally pick up the pieces of his broken life and begin to lead a more normal existence. But when called upon by Lucys family to help find her, he knows he cannot let them down. Especially since he knows firsthand what its like to have a loved one go missing.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., detectives Nicola Lopez and Lucas Tyrell are called to an abandoned building to check out a possible homicide. What at first glance appears to be the bodies of overdose victims in a crack den is instead something more sinister. How is it possible that these emaciated, naked bodiesrotting in the sweltering heat of Augustshow signs of hypothermia?
Working independently, Ethan and the detectives each discover that a shadowy corporation may have something to do with Lucys disappearance and the mysterious bodies. And Ethan soon realizes that its not just Lucys life thats at stake but the fate of the world, and he must risk everything to stop those willing to alter the course of history, before its too late.
In the tradition of books by Michael Crichton and James Rollins, Covenant combines science, suspense, and ingenious speculation to create an action-packed blockbuster not to be missed.
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