Hewn into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the
Metéora monasteries are all but inacessible. The Holy Trinity is the
most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a long-forgotten
secret.
In the dead of night, the sanctity of the holy retreat is shattered by an elite group of warriors, carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the cliff-top - the holy men taking their secret to their rocky graves.
Halfway across Europe, a terrified academic fears for his life. Richard Byrd has nearly uncovered the location of one of the Seven Ancient Wonders - the statue of Zeus and his mighty throne. But Byrd's search has also uncovered a forbidden conspiracy, and there are those who would do anything to conceal its dark agenda...
In the dead of night, the sanctity of the holy retreat is shattered by an elite group of warriors, carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the cliff-top - the holy men taking their secret to their rocky graves.
Halfway across Europe, a terrified academic fears for his life. Richard Byrd has nearly uncovered the location of one of the Seven Ancient Wonders - the statue of Zeus and his mighty throne. But Byrd's search has also uncovered a forbidden conspiracy, and there are those who would do anything to conceal its dark agenda...
Ein bisschen so wie Dan Brown... Auf jeden Fall unterhaltsam. (Super auf jeden Fall das Nachwort, das - fuer alle Amis nehme ich an - klar stellt, dass Schliemann und die griechischen Mythen tatsaechlich keine Erfindung des Autors sind...)
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