The Last Oracle (SIGMA FORCE)

The Last Oracle (SIGMA FORCE)

by JamesRollins (Author)

Synopsis

What if you could bio-engineer the next great world prophet, to scientifically produce the next Buddha, the next Mohammed, or the next Jesus? Would it mark the Second Coming or initiate a chain reaction leading to the end of mankind? A thinktank of world scientists formed during the Cold War has discovered a way to manipulate and enhance autistic children who show savant talents - mathematical geniuses, statistical masterminds, brilliant conceptual artists - but a strange side-effect begins to arise. Before it can be analyzed fully, a rogue group of scientists begin their own secret experimentation with a cadre of the best children. They seek to create a world prophet for the new millennium, one to be manipulated to create a new era of global peace...a peace on their own terms. But such manipulation has grim consequences as a biological meltdown among the children begins to occur - turning the innocent into something frightening. Can Commander Gray Pierce and his elite SIGMA Force stop the experiments before they engineer the extinction of mankind? It will be a race against time to solve a mystery that dates back to the first famous oracle of history - the Oracle of Delphi...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 04 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 0752889338
ISBN 13: 9780752889337
Book Overview: James Rollins is a very hot property in the thriller market - compared to Matt Reilly, Clive Cussler and Dan Brown, he spins a pulse-pounding mix of science, adventure and mystery, blending ancient secrets with cutting-edge technology. His stand-alone thrillers have already won him a huge fanbase in the States - now his Sigma force novels are hooking in an even bigger readership. The Sigma force go from strength to strength: a team of elite scientists - men and women who are deadlier than Bond and twice as smart... 'An adventure tale in the grand manner. Rollins takes the reader through the horror and intrigue...like no one else. The action never relents.' Clive Cussler

Media Reviews
Global chases, exotic locations, ancient secrets and evil science: it's the Da Vinci Code meets Michael Crichton. DEATHRAY
Author Bio
James Rollins is the author of nine previous hit novels. An amateur spelunker and scuba enthusiast, he holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Missouri. He currently lives and writes in Sacramento, California.