The Devil Colony

May 30, 2011
A secret from the past threatens to destroy the modern world in bestseller Rollins's riveting seventh Sigma Force novel (after The Doomsday Key). While exploring a mysterious cavern full of desiccated human bodies in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, two teenage boys discover the gold-coated skull of a saber-toothed tiger atop a granite plinth. Later, after others bring this prehistoric artifact to the surface, it triggers a blast that creates a strange force that dissolves rock and eats its way into the ground, eventually unleashing a volcano. When the members of the special forces unit known as Sigma, led by Painter Crowe, investigate, they uncover a massive conspiracy that has its roots in Mormonism, Native American legends, Thomas Jefferson, and explorer Meriwether Lewis, to name just a few of the fascinating characters and scientific threads that stitch this intricate action thriller together. Rollins gets better with each book, and his position at the top of this particular subgenre remains unshaken. 10-city author tour.

February 1, 2011

In the Rocky Mountains, anthropologists have discovered hundreds of mummified bodies. Whatever their origins, they are claimed by Native Americans, a riot ensues, an anthropologist inexplicably burns to a crisp, and an outspoken teenage leader of a radical group implicated in the violence turns for protection to her uncle--Sigma Force director Painter Crowe. Rollins's Sigma Force novels are big, as evidenced by the one-day laydown on June 21, the 350,000-copy first printing, and the ten-city tour. Buy multiples.

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July 1, 2011
The new Sigma Force novel begins more than 200 years ago, with the discovery of a gold-plated mastodon skull that, if it fell into the wrong hands, could throw the future of the U.S. into jeopardy. Flash forward to the present day. In Utah, a murder-suicide leads to the discovery of hundreds of mummified bodies, a cache of boxes filled with gold, and . . . a gold-plated saber-tooth-tiger skull. After a massive explosion produces some unique aftereffects, Sigma Force heads off to Utah to assess the possible threat to the country. Meanwhile, in an apparently unrelated development, a former enemy reveals that the criminal organization known only as the Guild may have influenced events surrounding the founding of the U.S. Soon, inevitably, the two story elements begin to combine, and an exciting finale seems assured. Fans of the Sigma Force thrillers are probably already beginning to salivate. A Rollins book is a guaranteed good time, and this one's certainly no exception. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: When it comes to high-concept military adventure, Rollins owns a commanding chunk of the franchise. The usual suspects are sure to gather.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)