Editions

The Crystal Skull

  • Imprint: Bantam

  • ISBN: 9780553817669

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 33mm x 106mm

  • Weight: 276g

  • RRP: £14.99

The Crystal Skull

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 ...

  • Imprint: Bantam

  • ISBN: 9780553817669

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 33mm x 106mm

  • Weight: 276g

  • RRP: £14.99

Reviews

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

    Lee Child

  • One of the boldest recent adventures in historical fiction

    Independent

  • 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

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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.

Manda Scott

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A Treachery of Spies by Manda Scott

In her latest novel A Treachery of Spies, Manda Scott weaves a high stakes cat-and-mouse tale that will keep you guessing until the very end
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Who were the rebel women of WW2?

Manda Scott, author of A Treachery of Spies, looks back at the time women were first sent into combat, who these women were and why we should celebrate them today.
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5 kick-ass reasons you should know about Boudica

International Women's Day is fast approaching and this year we are thinking of all the ways we can #PressforProgress. But sometimes, when moving forward, it is also important to look back and take some inspiration from the heroines of our past - and for this, there is no one greater than Boudica

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