Reliquary (novel)

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Reliquary
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Author Douglas Preston,
Lincoln Child
Country United States
Language English
Series Aloysius Pendergast
Genre Thriller
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
1997
Media type Paperback
Pages480
ISBN 0-8125-4283-5
OCLC 39285732
Preceded by Relic  
Followed by The Cabinet of Curiosities  

Reliquary is the 1997 New York Times best-selling sequel to Relic , by American authors 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 book is the second in the Special Agent Pendergast series. [1]

Contents

Plot summary

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. In the end, it is revealed that the Wrinklers are led by Frock, who has refined a modified version of the Mbwun plant, created by Kawakita to regain the use of his legs. Kawakita also gave the drug to the people who were to become the Wrinklers, later made into his tribe by Frock. After going underground, the group kills them with an explosion, vitamin D infused water and a flood.

Characters

Many major characters from Relic return:

New Characters:

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References

  1. "Reliquary (Pendergast #2)"