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Every 4,500 years, a solar event is prophesied to unleash worldwide destruction. The legend holds that setting the Golden Capstone atop the Great Pyramid at Giza can prevent the apocalypse and bestow a millennium of world dominance. In the present era, the sun is turning again and the world’s powers vie for the missing capstone. But a coalition led by the super‑soldier Jack West Jr. and comprising several small nations aims to stop any single country from acquiring this terrifying power. Their daring quest takes them from the Colossus of Rhodes and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Great Pyramid itself in a high‑stakes treasure hunt across the globe’s most iconic ancient wonders.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Treasure Hunt
Authors: Matthew Reilly
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