- Collection and preservation, Linguists, Incas, Antiquities
Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is under way - an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript which contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it - and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened...
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Classical in form, grave, unpretentious and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Matthew Reilly
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 560
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Paperbacks, Thomas Dunne Books, Bolinda Publishing
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781740934534
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