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Thriller · 2022 · PG-13

Kingdom of Bones

by James Rollins

Sigma Force battles a prehistoric pathogen in the Congo that could end human cognition

From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action. It begins in Africa . . . A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced to a dull, catatonic state. The environment surrounding them—plants and animals—has grown more cunning and predatory, evolving at an exponential

For14+GenreThrillerLength432 pagesRead time~11.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Action combat in the Congo; deaths from pathogen; Sigma Force operations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Moderate alcohol use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Pathogen that destroys human intelligence creates profound existential horror

What this book is about

The 16th Sigma Force novel by James Rollins (2022) in which a mysterious illness in the Congo is robbing victims of their higher brain functions — reducing humans to a primal state. Gray Pierce and Sigma Force must race to the heart of Africa to find the source before the pathogen spreads globally. Features themes of de-evolution and ancient biological threats.

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Mass pathogen threat

Action and combat violence

De-evolution themes

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