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  • Published: 1 December 2008
  • ISBN: 9780553817669
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $24.99

The Crystal Skull




Only when thirteen crystal skulls are reunited can the world be saved: ancient prophecy combines with modern zeitgeist in this gripping, high concept conspiracy thriller.

Fact: Five thousand years ago, the Mayans carved thirteen crystal skulls.

Fact: To protect humankind, they sent them to the four corners of the globe.

Fact: They gave a precise date for when they thought the world would end: 21 December 2012.

Fact: They said that this time the destruction will be of man's making.

Fact: Only when all thirteen skulls are reunited can the world be saved from its fate.

For the last 500 years one skull has been missing. Now it's about to be found ...

  • Published: 1 December 2008
  • ISBN: 9780553817669
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 544
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Manda Scott

Over the past two decades Manda Scott has brought iconic historical figures back to life, reimagined and re-booted for the twenty-first century. Her crime novels have been shortlisted for many awards including Hen's Teeth for the Orange Prize and No Good Deed for an Edgar Award. Her work has been translated into over twenty languages.

Manda’s bestselling Boudica series was recently optioned for television.

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Praise for The Crystal Skull

Original, scary, rooted in the past but as current as tomorrow's nightmare. An enthralling read

Lee Child

A fantastic tale of human struggle against the forces of evil and an attempt to avert the apocalypse

Soul & Spirit

Very much in the style of the epic thriller writers such as Wilbur Smith, Clive Cussler and Matthew Reilly, Scott has produced a veritable three course meal of a book in which every dish served up is superb

Shropshire Star

One of the boldest recent adventures in historical fiction

Independent