The Babylon Rite (43 page)

Authors: Tom Knox

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BOOK: The Babylon Rite

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In particular I must thank all the many fine archaeologists and other scientists, who, for the last twenty years, sometimes at great personal risk, have unearthed the remains of the Moche culture, and pieced together the beliefs and rituals of a truly extraordinary civilization.

About the Author

Tom Knox is the pseudonym of the author Sean Thomas. Born in England, he has travelled the world writing for many different newspapers and magazines, including
The Times
, the
Guardian
, and the
Daily Mail
. His first thriller was translated into twenty-two languages; he also writes on art, politics, and ancient history. He lives in London.

For more information visit
tomknoxbooks.com

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Copyright

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published by HarperCollins
Publishers
2012

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

EPub Edition © February 2012 ISBN: 978 0 00 734405 5

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