The lost throne /
Chris Kuzneski.
- London : Penguin, 2008.
- v, 592 p. : 1 map ; 18 cm.
Carved into the towering cliffs of central Greece, the Meteora monasteries are all but inaccessible. Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a long-forgotten secret. In the dead of night, the sanctity of this holy retreat is shattered by ab elite group of warriors carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurt the silent monks from the cliff-top to the rocks below - the holy men taking their secret to the grave. Halfway across Europe, a terrified academic fears for his life. Richard Byrd has nearly uncovered the location of a magnificent treasure. But there are those who have dedicated their lives to protecting it, and they will stop at nothing to prevent its discovery ...