Bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings the Great Siege of Malta to vivid and unforgettable life in this gripping standalone novel. 1565, Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, t
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โ Scribed by Patrick Robinson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0061807710
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โฆ Synopsis
Amid the Canary Islands lies the massive crater of thevolcano Cumbre Vieja. Scientists theorize that one day the volcano will erupt, triggering a series of events that will lead to a tsunami higher than any in recorded history. This mega-tsunami, with waves of more than 150 feet in height, would ravage Europe, Africa, and ultimately the East Coast of the United States, causing immeasurable loss of life and destruction . . .
After Professor Paul Landon, the world's most prominent geophysicist, is found with a bullet in his head, it is discovered that Ravi Rashood--America's nemesis and the former SAS officer who is now the head of Hamas--has hatched a diabolical plot against the West: to fire a nuclear-tipped guided cruise missile--Scimitar SL-2, named for the curved sword of the Muslim warrior Saladin--into Cumbre Vieja.
United States Admiral Arnold Morgan, the retired National Security Adviser, and the Pentagon know it's not a joke when Rashood,...
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