Cataclysm of the Ancients
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5 stars - Amazon Reader - “Fast Paced Historical Adventure.” “Rosser’s fourth Spire novel Is an exciting mix of historical adventure and science fiction thriller.”
226 BC: Fall of the Colossus of Rhodes...Present Day: A Stolen C.I.A Document...An Explosion Rips Into The Sphinx...
226 BC: Fall of the Colossus of Rhodes...
The mighty statue of the Greek Titan, Helios, stood proudly in the port of the ancient city of Rhodes, Greece. Built to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus in 305 B.C., it is one of the tallest statues of the ancient world, until it is destroyed after only 56 years. Legend suggests the Colossus was destroyed by an earthquake. But legends can be wrong...
Present Day: A Stolen C.I.A Document...
Langley Virginia: When CIA agent, Dr Vincent Kramer, is found brutally murdered in the facility’s parking lot, it becomes apparent that his death is linked to a missing document that was stored in the agency’s secret vault - A document detailing clandestine remote viewing experiments on the Great Sphinx in Egypt.
An Explosion Rips Into The Sphinx...
Soon after the theft, an explosion rips into Egypt’s legendary Sphinx, revealing a secret chamber within the ancient monolith. Upon discovering that the events are linked, the UK’s GLENCOM agency, keen to assist the Egyptian Government with the suspected terrorist attack upon one of the world’s greatest historical monuments, sends their agent, ex-environmental lawyer, Robert Spire, together with archeologist and Egyptian-Greek mythology expert, Professor Casey Carr, to Cairo to investigate...
Spire and Casey soon make a remarkable discovery, a discovery whch suggests the Colossus was not brought down by an earthquake as history suggests. A sinister and powerful group of terrorists are also searching for the ancinet artifact however, forcing Spire and Cassey on an perilous archeological hunt across ancient Egypt and the war-torn lands of Syria for the remains of the Colossus - one of the legendary Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What they eventually discover is an ancient weapon more powerful than the Gods themselves...
Cataclysm of the Ancients is an unputdownable, gripping, ancient historical archeological adventure thriller with a terrorist theme that will transport the reader not only through ancient Egypt, Syria and Europe, but through time itself...If you enjoy James Bond action adventures, Clive Cussler, Brett Battles and AG Riddle, you’ll love the Spire Action Thriller Series.