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For countless generations the sword had been kept hidden, ready for a time of need. But not hidden well enough, because in 1937 it vanished…1941—Twelve SS generals gather to call on the spirits of Europe's mightiest warriors to aid them in the coming battle in the East. At the heart of the ritual is Excalibur, the mythical weapon pulled from a stone by King Arthur.

In 930 CE, a revered group of scholars pen the first sanctioned Bible, planting the seed from which other major religions will grow. But in 1953, half the manuscript goes missing while being transported from Syria. Around the same time, in the foothills of the Dead Sea, an ancient scroll is discovered - and promptly stolen. Six decades later, both parchments stand at the heart of a geopolitical battle between foreign governments and radical extremists, threatening the lives of millions.

Once upon a time, I was your average spunky redhead with the lamest employment history ever, a shaky relationship with my only family member, and no idea what I was doing with my life. Now, I'm a pseudo mythic with the best bartending job in the world, the most amazing (and hot) best friends I never knew I needed, and a guild of misfit magic-users who've become my extended family. And I'm about to lose it all. In my desperation to save Ezra, I stumbled into a web of ruthless deception - and seriously pissed off a sleeping hydra.

На этот раз бессменный герой Нюгордсхауга Фредрик Дрюм, любитель вина, хорошей кухни и древностей, отправляется в Италию по приглашению университета Рима, чтобы расшифровать один загадочный древнегреческий текст. Однако вместо этого его ждет настоящая драма, в которой участвуют античная философия, мрачное Средневековье и неуловимый убийца, который не оставляет следов. Кто-то пытается помешать Дрюму проникнуть в тайну древнего свитка - какие же опасные тайны он скрывает?