20 96848e7c-6f14-4cd8-8f3e-2a6101bbc87b Forbidden City Alex Archer calibre (0.7.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2010-05-11T04:00:00+00:00 EDITORIAL REVIEW: A stunning artifact holds the key to an untapped power of global destruction— While working on a dig in the California wilderness, archaeologist-adventurer Annja Creed uncovers evidence of a tragedy that's linked to Chinese miners during the days of the Gold Rush. A sudden attack on the site by shadow if gures drives Annja to if nd the connection to a mysterious buried city in China. Lured by legends of gold, betrayal and the vengeance of a Han Dynasty overlord, Annja travels on the Orient Express, battling avaricious treasure hunters and a modern-day descendant of an ancient league of assassins. Her adversaries will stop at nothing to stake their claim on the fabled lost city, where a Han leader's dark past promises doom for those who dare to reveal its evil power. Toronto : Worldwide, c2007. 9780373621231 en Fantasy