391 A.D. Fanatics destroy the Great Library and museum of Alexandria.  But a few conspirators secretly remove the most precious items and ship them to a distant, desolate land. 1991: A UN plane with the Secretary General aboard, crashes in the icy wastes of Greenland, brought down by a monstrous terrorist conspiracy. Trouble-shooter Dirk Pitt, in the vicinity on a search mission for a crippled Soviet submarine, finds himself caught up in a dangerous vortex of intrigue – and with a beautiful  lady archeologist who has found an ancient gold coin far further to the north than it should be…Cover art by Chris Foss.