The Wheel of Darkness

by D. Preston L. Child

At a remote monastery in Tibet, a rare and dangerous artifact mysteriously disappears. Aloysius Pendergast agrees to take up the search that leads him and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Britannia--and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror. ABOUT THE Douglas Preston has published thirty-six books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which twenty-nine have been New York Times bestsellers. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He writes about archaeology and anthropology for the New Yorker Magazine, and he worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He currently serves as President of the Authors Guild, the nation’s oldest and largest association of authors and journalists. Lincoln Child is an American author of techno-thriller and horror novels. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among others), he has also written seven solo novels, including the Jeremy Logan series. Over twenty of the collaborative novels and most of his solo novels have become New York Times bestsellers, some reaching the #1 position. Child and Preston's first novel together, Relic, was adapted into a feature film. Their books are notable for their thorough research and scientific accuracy.

504 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jesse LeBlanc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense, loved it

[Donna Krebs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again Agent Pendergast is in horrible trouble; this time it's more of a mystical danger. Pendergast, his ward, and thousands of people are trapped on a ship with mindless, violent, unstoppable evil! I was on the edge of my seat during the last part of the book! Well written too.

[Daniel McMillan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Story felt like it dragged on, lagged at multiple parts. Didn’t feel invested in any character.