The Lucifer Code

Charles Brokaw

ISBN 10: 0241951941 / ISBN 13: 9780241951941

Published by Penguin, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - From the bestselling author of The Atlantis Code comes the much-anticipated action adventure thriller for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Indiana Jones. A secret scroll is hidden deep in an ancient sanctuary.It is guarded by a sacred order who await to unleash its true powers and bring doomsday upon mankind. Only one man - Dr. Thomas Lourds, the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages - can safely bring this secret scroll to its rightful place in history. But Lourds soon becomes the focus of a deadly manhunt, taking him from Istanbul through Eastern Europe, right to the heart of the Vatican, where the forces of good and evil will collide.Praise for the Dr Thomas Lourds series: 'If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, The Atlantis Code will take you to a new level of mystery, wonder, adventure and excitement' Deepak Chopra'A rollicking adventure, with nonstop action and suspense' Publishers Weekly'Brokaw's hero is Indiana Jones without the whip' Stephen Coonts, bestselling author of The Traitor'Storytelling doesn't get much better than this' David Hagberg, bestselling author of The Expediter.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lucifer Code
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241951941
• ISBN 13: 9780241951941
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 198W x 129H x 32D millimeters 198 millimeters width by 129 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 625 grams

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Synopsis

AN ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT HAS REMAINED CONCEALED FOR CENTURIES -- WITHIN ITS PAGES LIES THE KEY TO THE MOST UNHOLY SECRET KNOWN TO MANKIND.

 

A sacred brotherhood has sworn, generation after generation, to protect this terrifying truth from those who would use it to unleash doomsday upon mankind.

 

When the unthinkable happens, and the holy scroll is uncovered, the race is on to reveal the true meaning of the cryptic language. Only one man, Dr. Thomas Lourds, the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages, who we first met in the bestselling novel The Atlantis Code, can safely decipher this most deadly scripture.

 

Lourds soon becomes the bait in the most lethal manhunt -- knowing he must confront the true face of evil if the world is to be saved...

About the Author

Charles Brokaw is the pseudonym for an author, scholar, and college educator living in the Midwest. He is the author of The Atlantis Code. Brokaw has had a rich and varied life, and is fascinated by history, human accomplishment, archeology, and the possibilities of just what treasures might be buried beneath the earth.