Pierce and his team follow a trail that leads through the remnants of the seven wonders of the ancient world to a mystical place where science and religion unite to unleash a threat not seen since the beginning of time itself. But the killers have not come for gold they seek a more valuable prize: the bones of the Magi who once paid homage to a newborn savior. For this tragedy is more than a case of arson - someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedral's golden reliquary: the bones of the biblical Three Kings.Ĭommander Gray Pierce leads a team on the hunt for the Royal Dragon Court, a clandestine aristocratic fraternity of alchemists that dates back to the Middle Ages and seeks to establish a new world order using the mystical bones. During a crowded service at a cathedral in Germany, armed intruders in monks' robes unleash a nightmare of blood and destruction. When a group of parishioners is burned to death in a German cathedral, the US sends in Sigma Force.

Death stalked the cathedrals as the monks slaughtered the few remaining survivors. An ancient, secret fraternity of alchemists and assassins, the master-adepts of the Dragon Court have plans for the sacred remains that will alter the future of. All Editions of Map of Bones 2010, Paperback ISBN-13: 9781409117520 2007, Audiobook CD ISBN-13: 9780752886015 2006, Mass-market paperback ISBN-13: 9780752881218 2005, Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780786280551 Books by James Rollins The Last Odyssey: A Thriller Starting at 7.71 Crucible: A Thriller Starting at 1.33 Sandstorm Starting at 1. The horrific theft of a priceless relic.a secret society reaching back to the Middle Ages.and the top-flight US team who must stop them.

Map of Bones by James Rollins