Sandstorm (Sigma Force 01) by James Rollins (Fiction)(Audiobook)

Sandstorm (Sigma Force 01) by James Rollins (Fiction)(Audiobook)
Author: James Rollins; narrated by John Meagher
Series/Number: Sigma Force, Book 1
Full title: Sandstorm
Length: unabridged; 16 hours 17–21 minutes
Original release: 2004
Genre/Categories: Fiction; Thriller; Techno‑thriller; Adventure

A freak explosion destroys part of a London museum’s antiquities collection, killing a scientist who whispers about “Ubar,” the legendary Atlantis of the Sands, before dying in Painter Crowe’s arms. Crowe, director of the covert Sigma Force, teams with archaeologist Kara Kensington, her curator friend Safia al‑Maaz, and archaeologist Omaha Dunn to chase clues from the British Museum to Yemen’s Rub’ al‑Khali desert, seeking Ubar’s secrets tied to an ancient energy source. They face ruthless mercenaries led by Crowe’s ex‑ally Cassiopeia Vitt, who hunt the same prize—a living power that could end humanity—blending Arabian lore, biblical history, and apocalyptic nanotechnology.