SACRED STONE
CLIVECUSSLERand CRAIG DIRGO
BERKLEY BOOKS,NEW YORK
The explosive first novel of the OregonFiles was hailed as honestly fabulous ( Kirkus Reviews).Now, Clive Cussler, creator of the bestselling NUMA ®and Dirk Pitt ®series, continues the adventure and intrigue with enigmatic high-seas action hero Juan Cabrillo and his high-tech spy ship, the Oregon
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 Stoneand prevent the outbreak of World War III
Contents
Cast of Characters
Prologue
Part One
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Part Two
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Epilogue
Postscript
DIRK PITT ®ADVENTURES BY CLIVE CUSSLER
Trojan Odyssey
Valhalla Rising
Atlantis Found
Flood Tide
Shock Wave
Inca Gold
Sahara
Dragon
Treasure
Cyclops
Deep Six
Pacific Vortex
Night Probe
Vixen 03
Raise the Titanic !
Iceberg
The Mediterranean Caper
DIRK PITT ®ADVENTURES BY CLIVE CUSSLER AND DIRK CUSSLER
Treasure of Khan
Black Wind
KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURES BY CLIVE CUSSLER WITH PAUL KEMPRECOS
Polar Shift
Lost City
White Death
Fire Ice
Serpent
Blue Gold
OREGON FILES ADVENTURES BY CLIVE CUSSLER WITH JACK DU BRUL AND CRAIG DIRGO
Skeleton Coast
Dark Watch
Sacred Stone
Golden Buddha
NONFICTION BY CLIVE CUSSLER AND CRAIG DIRGO
The Sea Hunters II
The Sea Hunters
Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed
CHILDRENS BOOKS BY CLIVE CUSSLER
The Adventures of Vin Fiz
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SACRED STONE
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SACRED STONE
CAST OFCHARACTERS
JUAN CABRILLO:
Chairman of the Corporation
MAX HANLEY:
President of the Corporation
RICHARD TRUITT:
Vice President of the Corporation
THE CORPORATION TEAM (OPERATIVES)(in alphabetic order)
GEORGE ADAMS:
Helicopter Pilot
RICK BARRETT:
Assistant Chef
MONICA CRABTREE:
Supply and Logistics Coordinator