The Last Odyssey (Sigma Force, #15)
by James Rollins
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For eons, the city of Troy?whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer?s?Iliad?was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer?s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles?The Iliad?and?The Odyssey?could also be true and awaiting discovery?In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day?researchers?stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. The ship?s hold contains a collection of artifacts?tools of war?dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain?s cabin is a clockwork gold?map?imbedded with?an intricate silver astrolabe. Once activated, the moving map traces the path of Odysseus?s famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a fiery river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea?the subterranean world of Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell.When word of
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