A remote military research station sends out a frantic distress call, ending with a chilling final command: Kill us all! Personnel from the neighboring base rush in to discover everyone already dead-and not just the scientists, but every living thing for fifty square miles is annihilated: every animal, plant, and insect, even bacteria.
The land is entirely sterile-and the blight is spreading.
To halt the inevitable, Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma must unravel a threat that rises out of the distant past, to a time when Antarctica was green and all life on Earth balanced upon the blade of a knife. Following clues from an ancient map rescued from the lost Library of Alexandria, Sigma will discover the truth about an ancient continent, about a new form of death buried under miles of ice.
From millennia-old secrets out of the frozen past to mysteries buried deep in the darkest jungles of today, Sigma will face its greatest challenge to date: stopping the coming extinction of mankind.
But is it already too late?
The 6th Extinction by James Rollins is the very highly recommended 10th Sigma Force Novel, but more importantly, it is a terrific thriller that will deliver an action packed ride to the suspenseful end. This is not a leisurely read. It is a “stuck overnight at the airport book,” meaning The 6th Extinction will keep you up, awake, and entertained with minimum trips to find coffee or a distraction. In fact, you will be a toe-tapping, nail-biting mess trying to read fast enough to find…
JAMES ROLLINS AT HIS IMAGINATIVE BEST! If you’re a fan of science fiction full of eye-catching action sequences, high-end thriller, mystery and suspense, the tenth book in the Sigma Force series entitled The 6th Extinction by James Rollins is a jaw-dropping, rip-roaring and relentless adventure which you will definitely enjoy. This techno-thriller is a stunning masterwork of ingenuity and sheer brilliance, which is likely to be the author’s magnum opus.Set in Antarctica, the Brazilian Amazon and California’s…
“These go to eleven.” In his author’s note, James Rollins acknowledges that The 6th Extinction is his tenth novel in the Sigma series. He comments, “Knowing that milestone was upon us, I thought I’d use this opportunity to tease to the past.” And that he does–the way past. One of the major characters in the book harkens all the way back to Rollins’ debut novel. It was a MOST unexpected reappearance!I think with anniversaries and milestones in mind, Mr. Rollins wanted to make this installment a special…