Phobos: Mayan Fear - Hardcover

Alten, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765330334 ISBN 13: 9780765330338

Publisher: Tor Books, 2011

Synopsis

A dazzling look at Mayan mythology incarnate from New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten

For two thousand years, the Mayan Calendar has prophesied the end of mankind on a date equating to December 21st, 2012. As that day approaches, greed, corruption, economic collapse, and violence seem to be pushing our species to the predicted brink of disaster. But there is another Doomsday threat looming in our near future, a very real threat that can wipe-out not only humanity but our entire planet.

Phobos: Mayan Fear, Steve Alten’s third book in the Mayan Prophecy series, is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure that follows Immanuel Gabriel to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at salvation. During Immanuel’s journey with his deceased grandfather, archaeologist Julius Gabriel, Julius reveals everything the Mayans knew and feared—from the secrets of creation that predate the Big Bang to the existence of extraterrestrials that have come to Earth to save our species.

The universe is not what it seems, nor is human existence. The ticking clock of physicality that begins at conception and terminates with our final breath is neither the end nor the beginning, but an elaborate ruse constructed as a test.

We are failing miserably.

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Review:

Praise for "Domain: "

"A chilling, deeply researched peek into our ancient past. Jarring, frightening, thrilling."
--James Rollins, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "The Last Oracle"

"An eye-bugging, white-knuckle flight of a book that hurtles along with the velocity of an asteroid from the ancient world to the twenty-first century on an unforgettable doomsday mission."
--"Rocky Mountain News"

"Alten draws clever parallels with Mayan myths in this ripping space-age yarn."
--"Publishers Weekly"

Praise for "Domain: "

A chilling, deeply researched peek into our ancient past. Jarring, frightening, thrilling.

An eye-bugging, white-knuckle flight of a book that hurtles along with the velocity of an asteroid from the ancient world to the twenty-first century on an unforgettable doomsday mission.

Alten draws clever parallels with Mayan myths in this ripping space-age yarn.

A chilling, deeply researched peek into our ancient past. Jarring, frightening, thrilling. "James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Oracle on Domain"

An eye-bugging, white-knuckle flight of a book that hurtles along with the velocity of an asteroid from the ancient world to the twenty-first century on an unforgettable doomsday mission. "Rocky Mountain News on Domain"

Alten draws clever parallels with Mayan myths in this ripping space-age yarn. "Publishers Weekly on Domain""

About the Author:

Steve Alten is the best-selling author of the Meg series, including Meg: Hell’s Aquarium. A native of Philadelphia, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from Penn State, a Masters from the University of Delaware, and a Doctorate from Temple University. He is the founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a free nationwide teen reading program used in thousands of secondary school classrooms across the country to excite reluctant readers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0765330334
• ISBN 13: 9780765330338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384