Steve Alten

A dazzling look at Mayan mythology incarnate from "New York Times" bestselling author Steve AltenImmanuel Gabriel travels to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at global salvation... Immanuel, the surviving hero twin foretold in the Mayan creation story, finds his world rocked after an encounter with his deceased grandfather, archaeologist Julius Gabriel. Julius reveals everything the Mayans knew and feared from the very secrets of creation to the presence of extraterrestrial benefactors; from mankind's intended purpose to the preordained End of Days. If Immanuel is to thwart Judgment Day, he must act swiftly."

It is 2047: fourteen years since Jacob Gabriel descended into the Mayan netherworld, while his twin brother turned from their chosen path, opting to remain behind. Immanuel Gabriel - still running from the forces that hunt his bloodline - believes his actions proved his role in the Mayan prophecy to be nothing but an ancient myth. Now, though, he will realize his mistake. As the prophecy begins to repeat itself and mankind once again faces annihilation, Immanuel learns there was only ever one person with the power to end the cycle of destruction: himself.

After sacrificing himself to preserve the human race, Michael Gabriel is imprisoned in a torturous, purgatory-like dimension in the Mayan netherworld. The Mayan prophecy states that the Hero Twins - Michael's sons Jacob and Immanuel, born to his wife Dominique the year after his entrapment - must travel to the Mayan realm in their twentieth year to free and resurrect him. Yet it also heeds a warning. Born the same day as the twins is a dark force that threatens their destiny. This, The Abomination - the female yin to their yang - represents evil in its purest form, and will not yield until they succumb to its temptation.

On 21 December 2012 the ancient Mayan calendar will complete its thirteenth cycle. Archaeologist Julius Gabriel dies certain of one fact: that, on this date, the human race will cease to exist. Mankind's salvation lies in a millennia-old code. Ancient legacies - from the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt to the Nazca desert drawings - are key to preventing the imminent global holocaust. Only Julius's son, Michael Gabriel, can decipher this puzzle. Michael is incapable of action, locked in an asylum where he has been wrongly incarcerated for the past eleven years. But now he has been assigned a new psychiatrist, Dominique Vazquez, upon whose actions the fate of the world will soon rest.

Den unga psykiatridoktoranden Dominique Vazquez ska göra sin AT-tjänstgöring på ett mentalsjukhus. Som studieobjekt tilldelas hon Michael Gabriel, diagnostiserad som paranoid schizofren och isolerad sedan elva år tillbaka. Mick, som är både högintelligent och charmig, använder all sin övertalningsförmåga till att övertyga Dominique om att hon måste hjälpa honom att rymma. Michaels far, arkeologen Julius Gabriel, har ägnat sitt liv åt att studera mayaindianernas 2500 år gamla kalender, som förutspår att mänskligheten ska gå under den 21 december 2012. Alla tecken pekar på att indianstammen har rätt. Men Michael tror att hans far har varit på väg att lösa gåtan före sin död, och måste nu ut från mentalsjukhuset för att avsluta det hans far påbörjat.

A young psychologist must help the son of an infamous archaeologist escape a mental asylum in order to resolve the 2500 year old Mayan prophecy of doom and save humanity Archaeologist Julius Gabriel has devoted his life to studying the Mayan calendar, a 2,500-year-old enigma that ends abruptly on December 21, 2012. Many believe this foretells the end of the world. Julius is convinced it's one of many pieces to a puzzle that could lead to the salvation of our species. He has passed on his knowledge to the only person who ever believed his theories--his son Mick. It is now the fall of 2012 and Mick is still haunted by his father's predictions. He's been committed to a Miami asylum for paranoid schizophrenia, and the dawn of his most feared prophecies is upon him. When inquisitive psychologist Dominique Vazquez joins the team at the South Florida Treatment Center, Mick finds a new listener for his warnings of the coming Apocalypse. What Dominique doesn't realize is that she is his last hope of saving humanity. For the fall equinox is looming, and with it will come a rare galactic alignment with the potential to change life as we know it. It is the beginning of the end...

Marine biologist Zachary Wallace once suffered a near-drowning experience in legendary Loch Ness, and now, long-forgotten memories of that experience have begun haunting him. The truth surrounding these memories lies with Zachary's estranged father, Angus Wallace, a wily Highlander on trial for murder. Together the two plunge into a world where the legend of Loch Ness shows its true face.

Marine biologist Zachary Wallace once suffered a near-drowning experience in legendary Loch Ness, and now, long-forgotten memories of that experience have begun haunting him. The truth surrounding these memories lies with Zachary's estranged father, Angus Wallace, a wily Highlander on trial for murder. Together the two plunge into a world where the legend of Loch Ness shows its true face.

Muinaiset mayat olivat kiinnostuneita ajanlaskusta, ja he pystyivät ennustamaan taivaankappaleiden liikkeitä tuhansien vuosien päähän. Heidän 2000 vuotta vanhassa kalenterissaan ennustetaan ihmiskunnan tuhoutuvan, kun viides ja viimeinen Suuri sykli päättyy talvipäivänseisauksena 21. joulukuuta 2012. Arkeologi Julius Gabriel on uhrannut koko elämänsä mayojen ennustuksen tutkimiseen. Hän on saanut selville, että maapallolle on jätetty ohjeet ihmiskunnan tuhon estämiseksi. Tässä palapelissä yhdistyvät Kukulcánin pyramidi, Stonehenge, Gizan pyramidit, Angkor Watin temppeli, Nazcan autiomaan piirrokset ja Piri Reisin kartta. Julius Gabriel kuitenkin kuolee pilkattuna ja halveksittuna ennen kuin ehtii ratkaista arvoituksen. Hänen poikansa Mick Gabriel yrittää jatkaa isänsä tutkimuksia tuomiopäivän vääjäämättä lähestyessä. Vuonna 2012 tumma latinokaunotar, psykiatri Dominique Vazquez aloittaa harjoittelujaksonsa Miamissa sijaitsevassa vankimielisairaalassa. Hänen vastuulleen määrätään Mick Gabriel, paranoidi skitsofreenikko, jolla on harvinaisen korkea älykkyysosamäärä. Sairaalan johtajan mukaan Mickillä ei ole toivoa vapautumisesta. Vastoin tahtoaankin Dominique kiinnostuu miehestä, jolle hän on viimeinen toivo ihmiskunnan pelastamiseksi. Talvipäivänseisaus on vain muutaman kuukauden päässä... Mayojen testamentti on täynnä toimintaa ja lopun aikojen uhkakuvia. Alten punoo mayojen ennustukseen 2000-luvun maailmanpolitiikkaa, muinaista historiaa, myyttejä, tieteellisiä teorioita ja science fictionia.