In the Courts of the Sun (Jed de Landa Novel) [Idioma Inglés] (A Jed de Landa Novel) - Softcover

D'Amato, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451229061 ISBN 13: 9780451229069

Verlag: Berkley, 2009

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a"In the Courts of the Sun" by Brian DaAmato is an enthralling and original read, a stunningly inventive novel that will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours. With the sure hand of a master storyteller, DaAmato weaves together Mayan history, modern science, game theory and the coming Mayan apocalypse to deliver a gripping read. Beware December 21, 2012!a
aDouglas Preston, author of "The Codex" and "The Monster of Florence"
"A remarkable, unique, stand-out book. Prodigious in its scope, its originality, its ambition, its intelligence, and the mastery of its research. In a word: awesome. Or brilliant. Make that two words: awesome and brilliant."
aRaymond Khoury, author of "The Last Templar" and "The Sanctuary" aFans of the late Michael Crichton will welcome this engrossing thriller. . . . The period details are as convincing as those in Simon Levackas superb Aztec mysteries.a
a"Publishers Weekly" (starred)
aAmbitious. . . . a richly detailed, intellectually stimulating adventure through time.a
a "Booklist"

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It was predicted. We were warned. December 21, 2012. The day time stops.
 
The year is 2012. Jed DeLanda, a descendant of the Maya, is a math prodigy raking in profits from online trading. But Jed’s life is thrown into chaos when his former mentor, Taro, and a mysterious female game designer enlist Jed’s help in deciphering an ancient Mayan codex containing the secrets of the Sacrifice Game.
 
It foretells of the end of civilization, and only Jed can prevent the coming apocalypse. He must play the Game himself—in a mind-bending journey that stretches from thousands of years into the past to the very brink of the end of time.
 
“A stunningly inventive novel that . . . weaves together Mayan history, modern science, game theory and the coming Mayan apocalypse.”—Douglas Preston, author of The Monster of Florence
 
“Fans of the late Michael Crichton will welcome this engrossing sf thriller.”—Publishers Weekly

“[An] ambitious . . . adventure through time.”—Booklist
 

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• Verlag: Berkley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0451229061
• ISBN 13: 9780451229069
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 704