The authors of Hellâs Gate and The Himalayan Codex deliver their third high-octane thrillerâa riveting blend of science, history, and suspense featuring zoologist and adventurer Captain R. J. MacCready.
âLooks like Schutt and Finch are filling the void left by the passing of Michael Crichton.ââJames Cameron, director/writer/explorer
Though the fighting has stopped and Hitler is vanquished, a dangerous new war between America and the Soviet Union has begun. Invaluable in defeating the Nazis, accidental crypto-zoologist R. J. MacCready and Yanni Thorne, an indigenous Brazilian and expert in animal behavior, are working for the Pentagon once again. Sent to a mysterious Greek island in a remote corner of the Mediterranean, they are investigating rumors about a volcanic spring with âmiraculousâ healing properties that the locals say is guarded by sea monsters from ancient legends.
The islanders believe that, like Fatima, the spring is a gift from God. To the Greek Orthodox Church, it is a sign of a deadly evil foretold in apocalyptic texts. Alongside French and Chinese researchersâmen who share their strange, blood-stained pastâMac and Yanni discover that the volcanic springâs undersea plumes release an exotic microbe that can transform life with astonishing speed.
To find the source of the Volcanic spring, Mac and Yanni must find a way to neutralize âthe Dragons of Revelationââa fearsome aquatic species also known as âKraken,â which are preventing the scientists from exploring deep beneath the seaâs surface. Mutating at an astonishing pace, the Kraken have evolved into a chillingly high alien intelligence. As the race to possess the âmiracleâ microbe heats up, tensions between geopolitics, religion, and ordinary scientists confronted with the unknown escalate into chaos. Mac and Yanni know all too well that one wrong choice can easily set in motion a biological chain reaction that will reach across the decades to enhanceâor destroyâeverything that lives.
