Reliquary of the Dead (War of the Gods) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 3: War of the Gods

Falk, David A

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9781069216014: Reliquary of the Dead (War of the Gods)
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ISBN 10: 1069216011 ISBN 13: 9781069216014
Publisher: Lagomorph Rampant Studios, 2025

Synopsis

Pierre Gulet, an eccentric and uniquely intuitive French archaeologist, is living in 25th century Egypt but is fixated on the past. After centuries, Egypt is still Egypt-the pyramids, the donkey carts, the unfinished high rises, the rancid stench of garbage, the systemic corruption. Pierre was excavating the find of a lifetime, a pre-dynastic temple beneath an Old Kingdom fortress, until he was called into the office of the Director of Antiquities who takes away his life's work, blacklists him, and drives him into exile onto a distant world, a small colony struggling for survival on the edge of outer space.

Pierre must now solve a mystery that has baffled traditional scientists for decades, an agricultural blight that has decimated the food supply of a colony on Gliese 832 c. Driven by a desire to make a discovery no one can take away from him, he must use his unique skills to save the future of a planet that is on the precipice of disaster. But as he seeks to uncover the truth, he is opposed by intransigent colonists, jealous predecessors, and an ancient power lurking deep in the earth. The more he discovers, the more he is vilified, and the more determined he becomes to discover what is at the heart of the blight. Should he fail, everyone in the colony dies.

RELIQUARY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the WAR OF THE GODS series, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones, and the cosmic mythos of the ancient Near East.

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About the Author

David A. Falk lives in Vancouver, Canada. He holds three master's degrees and a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Liverpool. He has published in lexicography, Bible interpretation, religious ritual, Egyptology, iconography, and archaeometallurgy. He has worked for over twenty years as a computer engineer for companies that include IBM, Oracle and Disney. He also composes music under the penname Velocirabbit.

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Publisher
Lagomorph Rampant Studios
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1069216011
ISBN 13 
9781069216014
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
270
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