Reliquary | |
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Author(s) | Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Thriller |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1997 |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 480 |
ISBN | 0-812-54283-5 |
OCLC Number | 39285732 |
Preceded by | Relic |
Followed by | The Cabinet of Curiosities |
Reliquary is the 1997 New York Times best-selling sequel to Relic, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The legacy of the blood-maddened Mbwun lives on in "Reliquary", but the focus is shifted from the original museum setting to the tunnels beneath the streets of New York City.
The story picks up where the epilogue of Relic left off. Two headless skeletons are found in the Humboldt Kill. When further decapitated bodies follow, there is suspicion of a second Mbwun monster. Major characters from the original book team up with new ones to solve the puzzle. The mystery soon leads underground to the Mole people, and even deeper towards enigmatic beings called the Wrinklers. Soon, they realize that the Wrinklers are led by Frock, who has taken a modified version of the Mbwun plant to regain the use of his legs. He also gave the drug to the people who were to become the Wrinklers. After going underground, the group kills them with an explosion, vitamin D infused water and a flood.
Many major characters from Relic return:
New Characters:
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