James Rollins · 2004 · thriller

James Rollins's 2004 thriller, the first Sigma Force novel, follows a museum explosion in London to the lost city of Ubar beneath the sands of Oman. The route runs from London to Muscat, by sea along the Omani coast to Salalah, and overland into the Empty Quarter.

1. 1
   London

   An inexplicable blast tears through the Arabian gallery of a London museum, and its secret points across the world to the Atlantis of the sands.

2. 2
   Muscat

   Landing in Oman, the expedition sails from the harbour of Muscat aboard the Sultan's flagship, shadowed by ruthless rivals.

3. 3
   Salalah

   At Salalah in the Dhofar, at the tomb of Nabi Imran and the head of the ancient Incense Road, the desert crossing begins.

4. 4
   Ubar

   Deep in the Rub al-Khali, the Empty Quarter, the buried Citadel of Ubar yields its guardians and a power out of legend.