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523 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
"What struck Race most about the carving was how alive it looked. Through a combination of skilled craftsmanship and the unusual nature of the stone itself, it seemed as if the rapa had somehow been imprisoned inside the lustrous black-and-purple stone and was now trying—manically, ferociously, rabidly—to force its way out of it. 'The stone,' Race thought as he gazed at the thin veins of purple that snaked their way down the snarling rapa’s face, giving it an extra level of anger and malevolence. 'Thyrium.'
If only the Incas had known what they were starting when they carved this idol..."