The Doomsday Key

A Sigma Force Novel

By: James Rollins

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

In this electrifying adventure from James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, Commander Gray Pierce returns to solve a centuries-old secret, one coded in prophecies of doom.

At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in St. Peters Basilica. In Africa, a US Senator’s son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. Three murders on three continents bear a horrifying connection: all the victims are marked by a Druidic pagan cross burned into their flesh.

The bizarre murders thrust Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force into a race against time to solve a riddle going back centuries, to a ghastly crime against humanity hidden within a cryptic medieval codex. The first piece of the puzzle is discovered inside a mummified corpse buried in an English peat bog-a gruesome secret that threatens America and the world.

Aided by two women from his past–one his ex-lover, the other his new partner–Gray must piece together the horrifying truth. But the revelations come at a high cost, and to save the future, Pierce will have to sacrifice one of the women at his side. That alone might not be enough, as the true path to salvation is revealed in a dark prophecy of doom.

Sigma Force confronts humankind’s greatest threat in an adventure that races from the Roman Coliseum to the icy peaks of Norway, from the ruins of medieval abbeys to the lost tombs of Celtic kings. The ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint–an ancient artifact known as the Doomsday Key.

©2009 Jim Czajkowski; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

imaginative

loved the narrator. story was imaginative. Basing itself in ancient historic facts ,and modern theorem it's has a unique plot that kept me guessing.

Good story, fair narrator

The book itself is interesting and well-paced; but the narrator - who is fine during straight narrative - should STOP trying to do accents. There are several foreign characters and the wide range of uniformly poorly done accents takes away from an otherwise good story.

Skip

Book was a great Rollins novel; however, The audiobook itself started skipping towards the end

good story

classic Rollins story. tiein g together history and reality I hiri a good story. fun read as well

Sigma to the rescue - again

What made the experience of listening to The Doomsday Key the most enjoyable?

Listening to Doomsday Key had me on the edge of my seat. I didn't want to put it down to even sleep. I will definitely read more of Rollins books.

What other book might you compare The Doomsday Key to and why?

It is similar to the Tom Clancy books in its intrigue. Consistent characters, suspense all form a good series. It is a definite read.

Have you listened to any of Peter Jay Fernandez’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No that I know of.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Sigma Force - Join the team.