**First in a forensics thriller series that will "appeal to fans of Kathy Reichs' Tempe Brennan and Patricia Cornwell's . . . Kay Scarpetta" (*Crime Fiction Lover*).** It is a hot June night in Orange County when the body of a mutilated woman is found in a strawberry field in the upscale Cali
The Burning Man
β Scribed by Chadbourn, Mark
- Book ID
- 107351879
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Series
- Kingdom of the Serpent 2
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
A quest of epic reach spans the globe under the mythologies of five great culturesAfter a long journey across the ages, Jack Churchill has returned to the modern world, only to find it in the grip of a terrible, dark force. The population is unaware, mesmerized by the Mundane Spell that keeps them in thrall. With a small group of trusted allies, Jack sets out to find the two "keys" that can shatter the spell.But the keys are peopleΠ²Πβone with the power of creation, one the power of destructionΠ²Πβand they are hidden somewhere among the world's billions. As the search fans out across the globe, ancient powers begin to stir. In the bleak north, in Egypt, in Greece, in all the Great Dominions, the old gods are returning to stake their claim. The odds appear insurmountable, the need desperate.... This is a time for heroes.
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