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InGibbins'ssequeltoAtlantis,marinearcheologistJackHowardsearchesforanancientgoldmenorahseizedbyVespasian'sarmyduringthesackofJerusalem.WhileJackandhisteamofscientistsandhistoriansfollowcluesfromIstanbulandEnglandtotheArctic,CanadaandMexico,agroupofneo-Nazis(whohaveco-optedanorganizationasoldastheCrusadesanddedicatedtotherelic'ssafety)conspiretofindandusethemenorahtodestabilizetheworld'sreligions.Stiltedexposition,inwhichJackdetailslargechunksofhistoryforcolleagueswhoshouldalreadyknowit,marsanotherwiseinterestingbackstory,andcardboardcharactersrouselittlesympathy.Elsewhere,anoverwhelmingsurfeitofdetailservesatbesttodragdownthesuspense,atworsttocauseterminalconfusion.Thosewithanalready-strongsenseofRoman,barbarian,VikingandEnglishhistory,aswellasthosewithasinceredesiretolearn,willappreciateGibbins'salternatehistoryofKingHaraldHardrada'sdefeat,ifnotnecessarilytheteacherlystyleorclunkyadventurestoryinwhichit'scouched.(Oct.)CopyrightReedBusinessInformation,adivisionofReedElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved.ProductDe*ionFromthefalloftheRomanEmpiretothelastdaysofNazipower,marinearchaeologistJackHowardandhisteamofadventurersarehotonthetrailofhistory’smostelusiveanddesiredtreasure:thelostgoldenmenorahofJerusalem.Andwhattheydiscovercouldchangetheworldforever….DeepbeneaththewindsweptwatersnearIstanbul,JackandhiscrackteamofexpertshaveuncoveredasurprisingcluetothelocationofthefabledtreasureplunderedduringtheCrusades.Meanwhile,inadustycathedrallibrary,someoneunearthsalong-forgottenmedievalmap.Togetherthetwodiscoverieswillsolveanancientmystery—andsparkaracetostopapresent-dayconspiracyofstaggeringproportions.FromdivingintothecoreofanarcticicebergtothelaststandofaVikingwarshiptoanextraordinaryrevelationdeepinthejunglesofCentralAmerica,Jackisheadedstraightintoaglobe-spanningclashofcivilizations,intoanastoundingundergroundlabyrinthsteepedinbloodandhorrors—andtoaconfrontationwithakilleronashatteringcrusadeofhisown.