Book James Rollins Moonfall Book 1. The Starless Crown

A gifted student predicts the apocalypse and, as a reward for her prophecy, faces a death sentence. Fleeing into the unknown, she joins a group of outcasts. A knight, broken in body but not in spirit, takes up a forbidden weapon and paves the way back home. A reluctant prince, emerging from his brother's shadow, seeks to build a life of his own. An imprisoned thief, escaping the abyss, stumbles upon a radiant artifact that will ignite a global power struggle. In the pursuit that ensues, involving both long-standing enemies and recent entrants, everyone must learn to trust one another in order to survive in a world that has evolved in strange, wondrous, and deadly ways. They must uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to humanity's salvation. However, with each passing moment, doom draws nearer. Who will stir the planet's Frozen Crown, a world that has long ceased to rotate on its axis? Is there any hope of salvation, or is this world, along with all its inhabitants, condemned to destruction? Kindred spirits embark on a perilous journey to unveil the mysteries of the distant past and save their world in this thrilling science fiction adventure by James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author.