{"product_id":"9781408736685","title":"Obsidian Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE LATEST DIRK PITT ADVENTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA forgotten civilization. A lost Biblical artifact. A criminal enterprise lurking beneath the seas. What links them with a potential cataclysmic event that threatens all of humanity? That's the question facing Dirk Pitt in this latest electrifying novel in the beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series created by the 'grand master of adventure' Clive Cussler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen National Underwater and Marine Agency director Dirk Pitt rescues a team of archaeologists trapped in a cavern by an earthquake, an unexpected artifact is discovered that rewrites history. A two-thousand-year-old silver scroll contains a message in a language more ancient than Phoenician and offering clues to a priceless treasure from antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile they work to decipher the message, another mystery arises. A freighter has disappeared without a trace in the Mediterranean. When Pitt and his partner Al Giordino find the wreck, they discover that the cargo - a large scale particle accelerator capable of creating plutonium and radioisotopes - is missing. In the wrong hands, its use could spell disaster for Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's only the first step in a perilous journey to uncover a trail of drugs, deceit, secret technology, and a conspiracy that threatens the planet. From a desperate car chase in the hills of Sicily, to a wild escape on a Spanish river, to a harrowing ride on an underground boring machine, the race begins to connect the pieces in a puzzle with very ancient roots but deadly modern consequences. Only Pitt can discover the truth and halt the plans to extinguish humanity and turn the skies to obsidian.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cussler is hard to beat' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Adventure King' Sunday Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Just about the best in the business' \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cussler, Clive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59254404284790,"sku":"9781408736685","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9781408736685.jpg?v=1793890842","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781408736685","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}