The Sign Hardcover - 2009
by Khoury, Raymond
- Used
Another cutting-edgethriller set atthe intersection ofscience, religion,and history from thebestselling authorof The Last Templar
New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury whose debut novel, The Last Templar, has sold morethan a million copies in the United States, and whose second,The Sanctuary, was also a major national bestseller returnswith The Sign. Like the first two, this new thriller combinesgripping contemporary suspense with a high-concept mysteryrooted in history, philosophy, religion, and science. Andlike those novels, it is bound for bestseller lists nationwide.
In Antarctica, a scientific expedition drops anchor for a livenews feed. As the CNN journalist begins her report, a massive,shimmering sphere of light suddenly appears in the sky,enveloping the ship in luminous white light before disappearingas mysteriously as it arrived theentire event witnessed by an incredulousworld audience.
Meanwhile in a dusty bar in Egypt, adozen men are lazily discussing thestate of the world when the brilliant,glowing symbol on the televisionstops them cold. One man breaks outin a sweat, crosses himself repeatedly,and rushes out of the bar mutteringthe same phrase over and over again:It can't be.
Across the Internet and around theglobe, a stunning controversy threatensto consume the world: Has Godfinally decided to reveal himself? Oris something more sinister at hand?
Raymond Khoury/Steve Berry interview
STEVE BERRY: Your new thriller, THE SIGN I'm gonna come right out and say it: I think it's your best one yet. What do you think?
RAMOND KHOURY: Tough call. It's my new baby, and much as I adore its elder siblings, it does have that newborn magic to it.
Description
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- Title The Sign
- Author Khoury, Raymond
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st/1st
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2009-05-19
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP86906428
- ISBN 9780525950974 / 0525950974
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.6 in (23.11 x 16.51 x 4.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Conspiracies, Suspense fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008055574
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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