The Voynich Project :Nephilim Rising An OMEGA Force Thriller - Softcover

Rollins, James K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9608317681 ISBN 13: 9789608317680

Publisher: Mainstream, 2008

Synopsis

ACTION/ADVENTURE SPY THRILLER THE VOYNICH PROJECT: NEPHILIM RISING AN OMEGA FORCE CONSPIRACY THRILLER FOR SOME, IT’S AN ELEGANT ENIGMA … The past: For centuries, the Voynich manuscript has remained a mystery. The Lost Magical Diary of C. G. Jung-―The Red Book-―holds the key to unlocking its secrets. In 1940, aboard the Orient Express, Jung encounters the Nazi leader of the Vril Society, who is hell-bent on harnessing its powers and whose motto is “Not all good comes from above.” THE KEY TO FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH The present: The mission-―Abduct or kill al-Dajjal, a coldblooded war criminal who is committing mass genocide. But on their failed covert operation deep with the Syrian Desert, Major Brody Devlin and his special ops team-―the OMEGA FORCE, encounter a horrific discovery, bizarre experiments in genetic engineering. Meanwhile, on a dig in the Middle East, Dr. Blair Kelly-―a beautiful but tough-as-nails archaeologist―-rescues Wendy, a young orphan, from the clutches of the mad assassin, al-Dajjal. But it just so happens that our heroine, Blair, is a Celtic High Priestess and Wendy is an Indigo Child, who possesses fantastic powers. Together with the help of an ancient order of Druids, The Daughters of Awen, Blair must decode the Voynich manuscript. But the answer found in the lost diary of Carl Jung unlocks a dramatic childhood secret and reveals Blair’s strange bond with the child. FOR OTHERS, IT’S A CURSE … THE DEVIL’S LOOKING-GLASS Back in London when Blair’s brother-―an alchemist-―and Wendy are kidnapped, Blair and Devlin are plunged into an evil conspiracy of Neo-Nazis. The Indigo Children, Wendy and the Lost Boys, are being held prisoner at Eden School, where they are examined as unique specimens, the fountainhead of a new master race. In a daring commando raid on the British Museum, the Voynich manuscript and the mysterious Crystal Skulls are stolen. Using Blair as a decoy, Devlin and his team dive headlong into an ancient quest that dates back to the Nazi Occult Bureau. 'A spiraling, high-octane adventure ...' Steve Berry 'Rollins is one of the most inventive storytellers writing today.' Lincoln Child 'While Clive Cussler maintains the gold standard in action lit, Rollins has a firm grasp on the silver.' Publishers Weekly

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Review

It took some time but after "the Da Vinci Code" it was investable that sooner or later, the mysterious Voynich manuscript would become a plot device in the latest conspiracy thrillers.
The Voynich MS is an actual codex filled with strange diagrams and written in a strange text, which even the NSA has been unable to decode.
Another interesting historical document is the McGuffin, the RED BOOK or personal magical diary of Dr. Carl G. Jung, which has never been published. The premise is that within Jung's diary is the key-code to decipher the Voynich. But evil forces, a neo-Nazi occult society, the VRIL, and its sadistic assassins are in a mad race against the OMEGA FORCE, who wants to thwart their plans to reestablish the master race. Holding a group of orphans at the Vril's private school, the villains hope to harness the secret of the Nephilim or Indigo childrens' fantastic powers.

Although somewhat derivative and similar to James Patterson's When the Wind Blows, with the flying mutant children created in some nefarious black ops project, or the similar general plot of King's Firestarter, this novel holds its own with the fresh characterization of Wendy, one of the Indigo children, whose point of view genuinely captures a young girl's voice. A bit screenplay like in places, but the pacing sustains throughout.

From the Author

PLEASE ENJOY THIS NEW ACTION ADVENTURE SERIES FEATURING A NEW TEAM OF HEROES: THE OMEGA FORCE
THE OMEGA TEAM:

Major Brody Devlin: Former State Dept. DSS and ex-Marine now agent in charge.

Sgt. Clint "Chewie" Raindancer: ex-SEAL and Native American.

Lt. Braxton: Former Justice Dept. Attorney--Nazi hunter.

Scout Thompson: Former computer hacker and DSS CIF,Computer Investigations and Forensics.

Sgt. Conners: Scotsman and former member of British RAF's "Rock Apes Squadron."

Madison Dare: Doctorates from Princeton in math and physics.

Bill Sorensen: Former DIA director of covert ops.

THE ENEMY:

Al-Dajjal: KGB trained assassin and neo-Nazi.

Heinrich von Gant: Head of the Vril Society and arms dealer.

Margot Gant: Mystery woman without a past. Brutally sadistic killer and masochist.

The Ice Axe: Bodyguard and hatchet man.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9608317681
• ISBN 13: 9789608317680
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308