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      Into the Jaws of the Lion

      by N.S. Wikarski
      Published
      Nov 2014
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
      Pages
      258
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      ARCHAEOLOGY ADVENTURES THAT DEFY HISTORY
      Series Finale Award-Nominated as Best Mystery of the Month (L.A.S. Reviews, February 2017)
       
      The Arkana Series
      By 1000 BCE, Minoan civilization is hovering on the brink of collapse. Weakened by earthquakes and tidal waves, the Cretan empire has become easy prey for marauders from the European mainland. In a desperate attempt to preserve some vestige of their culture, the Minoans hide their greatest treasures where no barbarian can ever find them. Legend has it that the objects are worth a king's ransom in gold and precious gems. Greatest among them is the Sage Stone which is rumored to give immense power to its possessor.
       
      The Minoan artifacts remain lost for three thousand years until a clue surfaces as to their whereabouts. A secret society known as the Arkana mobilizes to find the relics. The Arkana seeks to collect and preserve artifacts that disprove the patriarchal record of human history, and the recovery of the Sage Stone is vital to that mission. A fanatical religious cult called the Blessed Nephilim is equally determined to capture the Sage Stone and exploit it for a darker purpose. 
       
      The quest for the Minoan cache places two rival factions on a collision course with disaster. Only one faction can win. More importantly, only one is likely to survive.

      Volume 5 - Into the Jaws of the Lion 
      INTO THE JAWS OF THE LION finds the Arkana's agents on a new adventure in India where they search for a jewel-encrusted figurine which holds a clue to an even more priceless artifact. Beating the Nephilim to the prize is the least of their worries. Back in the States, the cult's leader has evolved a plan to release a deadly plague on an unsuspecting world just as his henchman zeroes in on the whereabouts of his child-bride. Every effort to throw the hunter off the girl's trail only draws him nearer to his prey. 

      A rift among the members of the Arkana crew threatens to destroy the relic quest altogether. Held captive on a frigid mountaintop in the Himalayas, they are forced to summon all their resources not merely to complete their mission but simply to survive the night. If you thought you knew where this saga was headed, be prepared for a shocking twist when the Arkana team wanders blindly into the lion's jaws.

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