The End of the World: From the Scrolls of Sinanju (The Destroyer) - Softcover

Murphy, Warren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615869424 ISBN 13: 9780615869421

Publisher: Destroyer Books, 2013

Synopsis

FOLLOW YOUR NOSE!

An ancient Mayan god has risen from millennia of slumber to bring about the prophesied end of the world. Skeletal and reeking of putrefaction, Cizin the Stinking One creeps into his victims’ dreams, bending their minds to his apocalyptic ends, with the United States’ nuclear stockpile as his ultimate target.

How do you defeat an enemy that's been dead for over 2500 years? Certainly not with conventional weapons. No, when America confronts an eldritch adversary, it turns to Remo Williams, who must once again put it all on the line in the service of his country and the world.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, ex-cop Remo Williams is rescued from the electric chair and recruited by a secret government organization as an assassin, targeting criminals who are beyond the law. Remo's trainer is a curmudgeonly old Korean named Chiun, whose mastery of the terrifyingly powerful martial art of Sinanju makes him the deadliest man alive.

The winning combination of action, humor, and mysticism has made the Destroyer one of the best-selling series of all time. With more than 150 books and over 50 million copies sold worldwide, the Destroyer has been praised by the LA Times as "flights of hilarious satire," and gave birth to the mythology of the brash young Westerner taught by an ancient, inscrutable master.

About this title

About the Author:

WARREN MURPHY was born in Jersey City, where he worked in journalism and politics until launching the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon II, The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, Murphy’s work has won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses. He has lectured at many colleges and universities, and is currently offering writing lessons at his website, warrenmurphy.com. A Korean War veteran, some of Murphy’s hobbies include golf, mathematics, opera, and investing. He has served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and has been a member of the Screenwriters Guild, the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the American Crime Writers League. He has five children: Deirdre, Megan, Brian, Ardath, and Devin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Destroyer Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0615869424
• ISBN 13: 9780615869421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192