The Tower

Trade Paperback. 295 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 2006. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Remainder mark on page edges. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 70 AD - a group of Roman soldiers crossing the Sahara desert is destroyed by a ferocious and mysterious presence hidden in a solitary tower at the extreme borders of the sea of sand. The sole survivor, the Etruscan seer Avile Vipinas, is inexplicably saved by the sound of his silver sistrum. Nineteen centuries later, young American scholar Philip Garrett is investigating his father's disappearance in the desert 10 years earlier when he discovers the house of Avile Vipinas in the underground ruins of Pompeii, sealed by the earthquake of 79 AD. The ancient seer, before his death, had tried to describe the horrific presence in the Tower of Solitude and to make the first faltering steps to its destruction.Who is the ancient civilization - older than the oldest known - that created this tower What is its purpose After conquering the ancient world with his bestselling novels of antiquity, Valerio Manfredi has written a page-turning period thriller with an ancient twist. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 1405090855. ISBN/EAN: 9781405090858. Inventory No: 23040149. Paperback

Product Info

ISBN: 1405090855

ISBN-13: 9781405090858

Publisher: Macmillan

Year: 2006

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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