Based on years of research into the real and ancient serpent cult that once dominated the globe, this exciting adventure is a journey into sacred mysteries and secret organisations discovered by Gardiner in real life. Dan Brown may have used other people's factual work to create the Da Vinci Code, but here Gardiner uses his own real life experiences and knowledge to forge a unique and engrossing work of fiction. Uncovering the hidden past leads our hero, John Baptiste, into a world of intrigue and danger, which results in the discovery of more than he had bargained for. Chased across the world by the secretive forces of an ancient brotherhood, Baptiste gathers around him a team of hardened guardians to get at the truth - a truth that resounds for us today. This book reveals the real arcane secrets about mankind in an enjoyable and action packed adventure. Uniting fact and fiction, Gardiner takes us through the world of the adept and mystic into the real world. Hundreds of years ago any author revealing these truths would have been burned at the stake - can you decide what is fact and what is fiction? Philip Gardiner is an international best selling author of several books, including Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed, The Ark, The Shroud and Mary, Secrets of the Serpent, Secret Societies, The Serpent Grail and The Shining Ones. He has made several DVD documentaries, appeared around the world in the general media and giving lectures and is the constant source of information and aid to a great many writers and researchers on ancient serpent worship. His website is www.gardinersworld.com *The DVD is not included with the digital version of this book.