Atlantis (Jack Howard, Book 1) [US] by David Gibbins

By David Gibbins

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BONUS: This variation includes an excerpt from David Gibbins's The masks of Troy.

From a rare discovery in a distant wasteland oasis to a determined race opposed to time within the ocean depths, a workforce of adventurers is set to discover the reality in the back of the main baffling legend in background. the search is on for...

Marine archaeologist Jack Howard has stumbled upon the keys to an old puzzle. With a crack workforce of clinical specialists and ex--Special Forces commandos, he's heading for what he believes may be the maximum archaeological locate of all time--the website of fabled Atlantis--while a ruthless adversary watches his each stream and prepares to strike.

But neither of them can have imagined what awaits them within the murky depths. not just a surprising fact a few misplaced global, yet an explosive mystery which could have devastating results this day. Jack is decided to prevent the legacy of Atlantis from falling into the inaccurate fingers, no matter what the...

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