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Guardians of the Covenant

50,000 copies sold in Norway!

A historical secret, a biblical riddle, a deadly mystery ...

Neurotic, quirky archaeologist Bjorn Belto has an average life until the day he finds ancient Viking parchments containing rune ciphers and code riddles. They lead him on a quest from wild Icelandic landscape and Norwegian stave churches to Egyptian tombs, antiquarian book stores in Rome and even across the Atlantic to America, and a mysterious palace in the Caribbean.

The parchments are valuable, and Bjorn’s life is threatened by Arab henchmen sent by a Saudi billionaire. Despite the peril, the archaeologist manages to unveil a historical cover-up: in the year 1013, Viking warriors raided an Egyptian tomb and unknowingly stole the mummy of Moses, the original text to the Books of Moses, and even a previously unknown Sixth Book.

Guardians of the Covenant, is part thriller, part intellectual quest which explores biblical and historical myths.

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Praise for Guardians of the Covenant:

"'A complex and fast-paced conspiracy thriller of Old Norse myth, Ancient Egyptian superstition and Christian secret societies. With codes, runes, hidden maps, archaic symbols, it's a treat for all fans of Steve Berry, Raymond Khoury and Dan Brown!'
Kate Mosse, author of The Labyrinth and Sepulchre

“A thriller triumph! A brilliant thriller and a thrilling adventure. It deserves to go straight to the top of all bestseller lists from here to Tokyo”
(Dagbladet)

“The Guardians of the Covenent is a unique story and an innovative fable”
(Aftenposten)

“On a par with the best”
(Fædrelandsvennen)

“…impressive amount of knowledge and a cleverly devised secret”
(Dagens Næringsliv)

“Sinister, very sinister…And my word, it is exciting to follow him on his journey”
(Ny Tid)

“…an exceptionally well-written novel”
(Moss Avis)

"Norwegian suspense in the vein of The Da Vinci Code ... The lecturing har been cut down to a minimum, the dialogues are often quick, and Egeland gets the most out of all the sights on this world wide treasure hunt led by a modern, very pale viking."
(Berlingske Tidende, Denmark)

“Efficiently and without hesitation [the novel] intertwines the Vikings with Egyptian religious guardians, an aggressive pope and a holy association […] where Dan Brown is a rather feeble writer who doesn’t present his story with any great literary vigour, Tom Egeland writes extremely well, and succeeds in giving his slightly tabloid story the necessary touch of literary value that lifts it above the tabloid. The reader is fully entertained all through the book’s 396 pages.”
(Egtved Posten, Denmark)

“Nerve-wracking suspense and high tempo.”
( Femina , Denmark )

“…few will be able to match his talent for writing and building suspense”
(Jærbladet)

First Published: Fall 2007

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