Said to make whoever holds it unstoppable in battle the sword Excalibur has been coveted across the ages and thought lost for over a thousand years. Historian Bernd Rust believes he can locate Excalibur . . . and that the sword is the key to harnessing an incredible source of energy. Archaeologist Nina Wilde is sceptical - until she and Rust are attacked by mercenaries determined to steal his research. Nina and her boyfriend ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase are soon propelled into a deadly race to find Excalibur. From the deserts of Syria to the arctic wastes of Russia Nina and Chase must battle a merciless enemy who plans to use the sword's powers to plunge the world into a new era of war . . .

Part of the Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase series.