On the eve of a high-stake presidential race in which NASA's budget has become a pivotal issue, the space agency announces the discovery of an ancient meteorite filled with fossils deep in the Arctic ice, and a team scientists, led by academic Michael Tolland and intelligence agent Rachel Sexton is sent on a perilous mission to verify the discovery. Book available. Dan Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and, previously, Digital Fortress , Deception Point , and Angels & Demons . He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts to writing full-time. He lives in New England with his wife. Visit the author's website at www.danbrown.com. Used Book in Good Condition