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Sacred Stone: A Novel from the Oregon Files (edition 2005)

by CLIVE CUSSLER

Series: Oregon Files (2)

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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Juan Cabrillo and his CIA-backed Oregon crew must beat opposing factions to a discovery that could prevent World War III in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millennium: a 50,000 year-old radioactive meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing groups who seek the stone for themselves.
 
One is a group of Muslim extremists who have stolen a nuclear device. With the power of the meteorite, they could vaporize any city in the west. The other group is led by a megalomaniacal industrialist who seeks to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself.
 
Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his crew must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stoneā??and prevent the outbreak of World War III
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Title:Sacred Stone: A Novel from the Oregon Files
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Info:MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD (2005), Paperback, 416 pages
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Very enjoyable read and nice collaboration. And I really enjoyed Jake Charlesā€˜ reading style! ( )
  claidheamdanns | Sep 26, 2023 |
An Oregon Files book taking place in England, Greenland and the Middle East. ( )
  jpsnow | Jun 4, 2023 |
Tweede deel uit een serie van elf boeken in de Dossier: Oregon serie.

Dit boek is nogal verwarrend, en zeker niet een van Cussler's beste werken.

De Oregon is een state-of-the-art oorlogsschip vermomd als een oude stoomboot. Niemand zou ooit denk dat het bemand is door voormalige militaire en special forces agenten, die bekend staan als The Corporation, onder leiding van Captain Juan Cabrillo.

Een meteoriet land na een miljoenen jaren durende toch op Aarde en wordt in het 1000 door Eric de Rode in Groenland ontdekt. Hij laat twee mannen achter om de meteoriet te bewaken en gaat zelf terug naar zijn dorp om er werklui op te halen. Deze mensen worden allemaal ziek door de radio-activiteit.
Duizend jaar later wordt het herontdekt door een archeoloog, waarop een race tussen twee groepen terroristen ontstaat, die de meteoriet willen gebruiken voor aanslagen. Een daarvan is een radicale islamitische geestelijke die de meteoriet wil gebruiken, om samen met een gestolen kernbom Londen te vernietigen.
De andere is een miljardair die de meteoriet wil gebruiken om de islam te vernietigen. De bemanning van de Oregon moet beide tragedies voorkomen.

Dit boek is gevuld met non-stop actie en er zou een geweldige film van te maken kunnen zijn. ( )
  EdwinKort | Oct 18, 2019 |
enjoyed the fast-paced action of this story,but I was amused at the fact that Eric The Red needed two men to lift the meteorite when it was first discovered. Centuries later,the Corporation and their enemies juggled the stone as if it were a pizza: one person handling it with no difficulty whenever and wherever it was moved during the adventure; up hills,into and out of helicopters,trains,cars,etc. Try lifting a 100 pound,bowling-ball-sized, smooth-sided sphere. I can only conclude that all of the characters in this book,with the exception of Eric the Red's men, had exceptional strength. ( )
  Carol420 | May 31, 2016 |
The Oregon Files is a series reminiscent of the A-Team. Good guys win, bad guys lose, just how it 'should' be. Entertaining and fun to listen to when driving. Not sure if I could actually read a book though. This one a billionaire goes psycho over the death of his son and creates a plan to single-handedly deal a crippling blow the Islamic religion. Possibly killing millions. The Corporation by chance happens to get caught up in the middle and do what they can to save the day. ( )
  readafew | Aug 19, 2013 |
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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Juan Cabrillo and his CIA-backed Oregon crew must beat opposing factions to a discovery that could prevent World War III in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millennium: a 50,000 year-old radioactive meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing groups who seek the stone for themselves.
 
One is a group of Muslim extremists who have stolen a nuclear device. With the power of the meteorite, they could vaporize any city in the west. The other group is led by a megalomaniacal industrialist who seeks to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself.
 
Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his crew must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stoneā??and prevent the outbreak of World War III

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