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The Mayan Secrets

The Mayan Secrets

AdventureTechno-Thriller
Pages
400
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery: the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them--the Fargos are about to find out.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

AdventurousMysterious
QuestSurvival

Genres

Adventure Techno-Thriller Thriller

Authors

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Clive Cussler

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed. Cussler is an internation...

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Thomas Perry

Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester in 1974. He has worked as a park maintenance man, factory laborer, commercial fisherman, university administrator and teacher, and a writer and producer of prime time network television shows. He lives in Southern California. Perry is the author of 22 novels including the Jane Whitefield series (Vanishing Act, Dance for the Dead, Sha...

Characters

Sam FargoProtagonist
Remi FargoSupporting
All characters in The Mayan Secrets

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read the previous books in the Fargo Adventures series to understand this story?

    Each entry in this series functions as a self-contained mission, so you can follow the plot without prior knowledge of the characters' earlier exploits.

  • Does this book feature any historical segments outside of the main narrative?

    The story opens with a prologue set in 1537 that provides historical context for the artifact the protagonists later discover.