Vertices

Pooh Bear asked, “Can you see any symbols that refer to the Vertices, especially the Fourth one?”

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

Pooh Bear asked, “Can you see any symbols that refer to the Vertices, especially the Fourth one?”

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

Pooh Bear asked, “Can you see any symbols that refer to the Vertices, especially the Fourth one?”

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

It was the shot Zoe had taken of the golden plaque inside the First Vertex at Abu Simbel, the plaque that listed the names of all six Vertices:

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

It clicked into place, and as had happened at each of the five Vertices before, a blinding beam of white light lanced out from the ancient inverted pyramid, shooting down the abyss, plunging into the bowels of the Earth.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

After many adventures, Jack ultimately managed to plant the First and Second Pillars at the First and Second Vertices at Abu Simbel and Cape Town respectively, but not without loss, for The Six Sacred Stones ended with the team in desperate straits.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

He also saw four other landscapes on the Egg—showing the locations of the remaining four Vertices.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

As had been the case at the two previous Vertices, it hung from the ceiling of the cavern, suspended above a dark abyss.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

The fates of Jack, Stretch, Pooh Bear, Lily, and their team, and the search for the final four Vertices and the laying of the last four Pillars are the subject of this book, The Five Greatest Warriors . . .

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010

I believe it tells of the five people who over the course of history have most affected the fates of the Firestone, the Six Sacred Stones, the Pillars, and the Vertices.

THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010