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The Tomb of the Primal Dragon
Paperback
Publisher Price: $24.99
Publisher: Pneumatic Press
Published: Dec 1 2017
Pages: 510
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
History is Written in Blood, but the Future is Forged by What People Believe.
The story begins not on a battlefield, but in the quiet, high-pressure confinement of a diplomatic office. Arthur Biers sits across from the United States Ambassador to China, fighting for his reputation. His task is desperate: he must convince the Ambassador that he never intended to desecrate the sacred resting place of Qin Shihuang, China's First Emperor.
Arthur is caught in a geopolitical riptide he didn't see coming. It started with a collaborative excavation at the Terracotta Warrior Museum-intended to be a bridge between scholars and technology gurus from around the world. Instead, the project was shattered by an attempted break-in by a rogue agent working for an unknown organization, targeting the unopened tomb and the unfathomable legend resting inside.
Now, the investigation into the breach threatens to ignite a conflict between the East and the West, dragging a diverse cast of characters into the crossfire:
- The Inventor: An entrepreneur out of Texas is being watched closely as he attempts to use drones to map the interior of the tomb without damaging its contents.
- The Student: A young historian attempting to validate the tomb's legends discovers a relic that might rewrite the history of China.
- The Survivor: A museum worker who grew up during the Cultural Revolution witnesses these events, serving as a chilling reminder that history is never set in stone.
For readers who crave the genre-bending intellect of Michael Crichton and the high-stakes intrigue of John Grisham, this novel offers a terrifying glimpse into a world where technology eclipses meaning. As the characters plunge into a new theater of war-the digital world-they discover that the deadliest weapon isn't a sword or a bomb, but the manipulation of belief itself.
Take a step into history with Arthur Biers. The Ambassador is waiting.
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