AN ANCIENT ARTEFACT IS DISCOVERED IN A DUSTY ANTIQUITIES SHOP IN ALEXANDRIA,EGYPT- THE LONG-FORGOTTEN TRINKET SOON BECOMES THE CENTRE OF THE MOST DEADLY RACE AGAINST TIME IN HISTORY.

The 20,000-year-old relic is inscribed with what appears to be the long-lost language of Atlantis. Only one man would seem to be able to decode its meaning - the world's foremost linguist, Dr Thomas Lourdes - but only if he can stay alive long enough ...

Meanwhile, an earthquake in Cadiz, Spain, uncovers a most unexpected site - one which the Vatican rush to be the first to explore... Perhaps the lost city of Atlantis is finally ready to be found？