Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx - Hardcover

Rollins, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061473820 ISBN 13: 9780061473821

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2011

Synopsis

Using his father's watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he's thrust into a strange desert land where he's joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach'uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figure out what to do next, a surprise attack by the beautiful young Princess Nefertiti takes them all captive.

Soon even she is battling the Skull King's minions. For Jake has something the Skull King wants--a prize that will give its owner awesome power, including control of the fearsome Howling Sphinx. In a new pounding adventure, Jake races against time to outfight and outwit Kalverum Rex, knowing that if the Skull King wins, he'll be unstoppable.

Filled with unexpected danger, challenging puzzles, and dazzling action, this is a first-rate, fast-paced thriller--a read only James Rollins could have created!

About this title

About the Author

James Rollins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. His writing has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold more than 20 million books. The New York Times says, " Rollins is what you might wind up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together." NPR calls his work, " Adventurous and enormously engrossing." Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs and historical secrets matched with stunning suspense. As a veterinarian, he had a practice in Sacramento for over a decade and still volunteers at local shelters. Nowadays, Rollins shares his home up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with his two golden retrievers, Echo and Duncan. He also enjoys scuba diving, spelunking, kayaking, and hiking. Of course, he loves to travel and experience new places around the world, which often inspire his next globe-trotting adventure.

From the Back Cover

"I see you..."

No! Jake recognized that hoary voice. It was teh Kalverum Rex, the Skull King.

"Now Come to me..."

Jake's arm was yanked with such force that he was pulled out of this world and into another. Darkness consumed him, swallowed him whole.

Words, louder now, scratched out of the blackness.

"The Key of Time...Mine at long last..."

PRAISE FOR JAKE RANSOM AND THE SKULL KING'S SHADOW

"A challenger for Indy's archaeological crown in the months ahead. Excellent, rousing stuff!" -- Bookreview.Come

"Readers will be caught up in adventure." -- School Library Journal

"A rollicking good story." -- Publishers Weekly

From the Inside Flap

Using his father's watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he's thrust into a strange desert land where he's joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach'uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figure out what to do next, a surprise attack by the beautiful young Princess Nefertiti takes them all captive.

Soon even she is battling the Skull King's minions. For Jake has something the Skull King wants--a prize that will give its owner awesome power, including control of the fearsome Howling Sphinx. In a new pounding adventure, Jake races against time to outfight and outwit Kalverum Rex, knowing that if the Skull King wins, he'll be unstoppable.

Filled with unexpected danger, challenging puzzles, and dazzling action, this is a first-rate, fast-paced thriller--a read only James Rollins could have created!

"This Guy [Rollins] doesn't write novels-he builds roller coasters." -- ALA Booklist

James Rollins and his new protagonist, Jake Ransom, share many of the same passions. The author's interest in archaeology led him to amas his own Cabinet of Curiosities, which includes a 100,000-year-old mammoth tusk from China.

His New York Times bestselling books include The Last Oracle, The Judas Strain, and Black Order. James has a doctorate in veterinary medicine and his own practice in Sacramento, California. An Amateur spelunker and certified scuba enthusiast, he'll often be found either underground or underwater.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061473820
• ISBN 13: 9780061473821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384