Sacred Stone -- Clive Cussler

<b>Juan Cabrillo and his CIA-backed <b><i>Oregon </i></b>crew must beat opposing factions to a discovery that could prevent World War III in this novel in the #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling series.</b> <p/>In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millennium: a 50,000 year-old radioactive meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing groups who seek the stone for themselves. <p/> One is a group of Muslim extremists who have stolen a nuclear device. With the power of the meteorite, they could vaporize any city in the west. The other group is led by a megalomaniacal industrialist who seeks to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself. <p/> Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his crew must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone--and prevent the outbreak of World War III...<br><br><b>Author:</b> Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons<br><b>Published:</b> 10/05/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.99lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.96h x 6.00w x 0.94d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780425198483<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 18<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>124616 / Sacred Stone<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Rev