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      The Mountain Mother Cipher

      by N.S. Wikarski
      Published
      Jan 2012
      Main Genre
      Historical Mystery Hist. Mystery
      Pages
      222
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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 2 - The Mountain Mother Cipher 
      In THE MOUNTAIN MOTHER CIPHER, the race is on between Arkana agents and Nephilim operatives as they rush off to Turkey in search of clues leading to a legendary artifact. Among ancient megaliths on the top of Mount Ida, the foes square off in a literal cliffhanger of a confrontation. 

      At the worst possible moment, the Arkana crew discovers that the Nephilim aren't their only competitors for lost treasure. Unforeseen obstacles and unknown enemies thwart their efforts to complete their mission and escape unharmed. This crisis teaches the newest member of the Arkana team where her real loyalties lie. Will all of them make it home alive? That's only one of the many secrets the Mountain Mother reveals.

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      Alternative History Historical Mystery

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