The Sword of Cyrus : A thriller

A weapon smaller than a phone. A threat larger than civilization. Deep in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, a secretive group calling themselves The Sword of Cyrus has engineered the ultimate weapon—a nanotech nuclear device small enough to fit in a mobile phone yet capable of unleashing the force of seven Hiroshima bombs. Its purpose? To wipe Western civilization off the map. For Dalir Jahandar, vengeance is more than a mission—it is his destiny. A descendant of kings, he is determined to restore the ancient Persian empire to its former glory. Just as Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon by outwitting his enemies, Dalir and his secretive network of powerful allies will infiltrate their enemies from within, striking when they least expect it. Daniel and Sarah Rossler, along with their team at the Rossler Foundation, find themselves at the forefront of the battle. Known for their work in archaeology and cutting-edge science, the Foundation is drawn into a global conspiracy where history, technology and warfare collide. With Dalir’s operatives closing in and time running out, they must navigate a treacherous landscape of espionage and betrayal to stop the unthinkable from happening. Will the Rossler Foundation prevail, or will the world succumb to the devastating power of the Sword of Cyrus?The Sword of Cyrus is the fourth gripping installment in JC Ryan’s acclaimed Rossler Foundation Mystery series, where ancient ambitions meet modern warfare in a high-stakes battle for the future of civilization. ________________________________________________________   Praise for the Rossler Foundation Mystery series: ? ? ? ? ? There is not a page wasted in The Sword of Cyrus—every moment as tight and gripping as the next one. ? ? ? ? ? JC Ryan is a literary alchemist. ? ? ? ? ? From cover to cover I was unable to put the book down. ? ? ? ? ? Definitely a five-star novel. ? ? ? ? ? Captivating and suspenseful!? ? ? ? ? ...these novels literally leave you clutching the edge of your seat.

200 million souls are screaming for revenge.The Sword of Cyrus will extract that revenge.This time there is no escape.That oath “May Allah let me die a death a thousand times worse than this if I do not avenge the deaths of my loved ones on the evil one who did this” has become a refrain in the head of Dalir (“the brave”) Jahandar. The great king’s blood ran in his veins. He would restore the ancient kingdom in all its glory, so that they might once more wield the Sword of Cyrus and conquer …In a secret laboratory in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, scientists, under the auspices of the group who calls themselves The Sword of Cyrus, have just developed a nanotech nuclear weapon so small it could fit into a mobile phone, yet it has the destructive power of 7 Hiroshima bombs. This is the world’s most powerful and technologically advanced weapon, developed with the explicit goal to wipe out Western civilization.In the same way that the Great King Cyrus conquered Babylon, while their enemy are reveling in their sin, drinking and whoring its way to perdition, they would infiltrate the stronghold by stealth and conquer them from within.“Allah, I beseech you, please grant me my wish. Allah, keep me alive to be the Sword of Cyrus. If you grant my wish, I will kill millions of infidels for you. Allah, bless me in my undertaking, that the infidels may be wiped from the face of the earth and no longer offend you.”For the second time in less than two years the world is brought to the brink of total annihilation. No one saw this coming, no one expected this, and everyone believed that peace has broken out after halting the catastrophe of the Ninth Cycle Virus. The world’s intelligence agencies were fast asleep. By the time they discover the threat, it is too late. It seems as if there is nothing that can be done to stop another large scale destructive event. This time it would destroy Western Civilization.~~~The Sword Of Cyrus is a full-length novel, a stimulating techno thriller about the danger of nanotechnology to human existence. This book is a follow up of Genetic Bullets and takes readers back into the Mysteries of the Rossler Foundation which began with JC Ryan’s The Tenth Cycle followed by Ninth Cycle Antarctica.