The Last Oracle

The Last Oracle
Author: James Rollins
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Summary:

The Last Oracle (Sigton, DC, a homeless man dies in Commander Gray Pierce&39;s arms, shot by an assassin&39;s bullet But the death leaves behind a greater mystery: a bloody coin found clutched in the dead man&39;s hand, an ancient relic that can be traced back to the Greek Oracle of Delphi As ruthless hunters search for the stolen artifact, Gray Pierce discovers that the coin is the key to unlocking a plot that dates back to the Cold War and threatens the very foundation of humanity An international think tank of scientists known as the Jasons has discovered a way to bioengineer autistic children who show savant talents -- eniuses, statisticalfar greater and fara world prophet for the new lobal peace a peace on their own terms Halfway around the world, a man wakes up in a hospital bed with noonly that he&39;s a prisoner in a subterranean research facility With the help of three unusual children, he makes his escape across a e hunters bred in the saoal is not escape, nor even survival In order to thwart a plot to wipe out a quarter of the world&39;s population, he must sacrifice all, even the children who rescued hi mausoleums, from the sluainst time to solve a mystery that dates back to the first famous oracle of history -- the Greek Oracle of Delphi But one question reh to save the future?"