The Third Gate

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An archaeological expedition digging where it shouldn’t ... A crown so powerful it is rumored to be cursed ... And the one man who can explain it all ... Deep in a nearly impassable swamp south of the Egyptian border, an archaeological team is searching for the burial chamber of King Narmer, the fabled pharaoh. Narmer's crown might be buried with him: the elusive "double" crown of the two Egypts. Amid the nightmarish, disorienting tangle of mud and dead vegetation, strange things begin to happen. Could an ancient curse be responsible? Jeremy Logan, history professor and master interpreter of bizarre and inexplicable enigmas, is brought onto the project to investigate. What he finds raises fresh questions ... and immediate alarm Don't miss Lincoln Child's new thriller, Chrysalis!

Maybe you have heard the stories of Christ. But what if Earth was not the only planet the Creator ever visited? Troubled times have come to Panterra, a nation set apart by the Creator since the dawn of time on the planet Oberon. The treacherous Shadow King and his Dark Army are on the move to conquer and destroy what the Creator has established. Ancient prophecies point to the Heir as the one to restore balance and peace. Read the record of the Witness, drawn to Oberon from across the stars. This is the journey of the Heir, who seeks the keys to the Third Gate. At stake are the souls of those held captive by the Shadow King and the eternal fate of the planet itself. The Third Gate is the first book in the Gates Trilogy.

"While investigating the brutal murder of a young boy, a delusional cop, and his ardent assistant must connect the dots to uncover a heinous world of crime, built by a ruthless bloody queen.” Set in the bruised city of Mumbai in the present time, ‘The Third Gate’ is a story of the everlasting battle of human instincts. It gives a glimpse of the dark and sinful corners of the society we live in. The suspenseful roller coaster takes the readers through a mind-boggling mystery leading to a heart-wrenching revelation.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An archaeological expedition digging where it shouldn’t ... A crown so powerful it is rumored to be cursed ... And the one man who can explain it all ... Deep in a nearly impassable swamp south of the Egyptian border, an archaeological team is searching for the burial chamber of King Narmer, the fabled pharaoh. Narmer's crown might be buried with him: the elusive "double" crown of the two Egypts. Amid the nightmarish, disorienting tangle of mud and dead vegetation, strange things begin to happen. Could an ancient curse be responsible? Jeremy Logan, history professor and master interpreter of bizarre and inexplicable enigmas, is brought onto the project to investigate. What he finds raises fresh questions ... and immediate alarm.

And the one man who can explain it all. . .

The Union of Arcana has become the most powerful civilization in human history, expanding through the portals linking parallel universes and laying claim to one uninhabited planet after another. But now the Union's scouts have discovered a new portal, on the far side of which lies a shattering revelation.

Content; The first part of the Book of Enoch describes the fall of the Watchers, the angels who fathered the Nephilim. The remainder of the book describes Enoch's visits to heaven in the form of travels, visions and dreams, and his revelations. The book consists of five quite distinct major sections (see each section for details): Most scholars believe that these five sections were originally independent works (with different dates of composition), themselves a product of much editorial arrangement, and were only later redacted into what we now call 1 Enoch.