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Novel, 448 pages, hardcover, German original version
Within the scope of a secret project history professor
Peter Lavell and engineer Patrick Nevreux explore a
mysterious cave in southern France. With every seeming
solution of the mystery they only dive deeper into the
occult history of middle age Europe. On their search for
the truth they don’t remain unnoticed for long …
2006, Limes Verlag, München 
From my publisher's
website: The brilliant novel debut of a young, highly talented German author. Andreas Wilhelm’s next novel is already planned to appear through Limes in 2007.
A mysterious cave in southern France, whose walls are covered with odd scripts and signs from all imaginable cultures of the world. And a peculiar glow far in its depths, which drives anyone who gets too close to it into madness …
In the mountains of the Languedoc of southern France, lightning, thunder and pouring rain awaken a shepherd. With his herd he finds shelter from the storm in a cave. Shortly afterwards he stumbles screaming from the entrance – and has been mentally deranged ever since.
The area around the cave is soon fenced and closely guarded by armed security forces. What is this mysterious cave on whose walls are inexplicable messages from all the known cultures of the world? And what is that peculiar light coming from deep within it?
An English historian, a French archaeologist, and a young German linguist are assigned by the UN to investigate this cave. When they get dangerously close to discovering the secret of the cave, they become pursued by various Freemasons, Esoterics and Satanists. And one of the investigators has ulterior motives …
Foreign rights sold to:
Estonia (Ersen), Russia (AST), Slovakia (Ikar),
Lithuania (Musu Kniga), The Netherlands (De Boekerij,
Mynx),
Poland (AWM Jerzy Mostowski), Czech Republic (Kni˛nķ klub), China (Liaoning
Bertelsmann), Spanish/World (Editorial Via Magna)
Film rights: Sold to Neue Constantin TV
Paperback:
Blanvalet
 Audio
Book: Random House Audio
Read by Gerd Köster the
adventures of Peter and Patrick are also available as a
thrilling audio book, slighty abridged on 6 CDs (in
German only).
 Website:
http://www.projekt-babylon.de
Have a look the elaborate
website to the book with more texts, music and pictures
which capture the mood and the contents of the story. If
you like the trailer's soundtrack you can download it in
the "Extras" section.
(German only)
Dutch Website:
http://www.projectbabylon.nl
Polish Website:
http://www.projekt-babilon.pl
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Ersen, Estonia |
Ikar, Slovakia |
Mynx,
Netherlands |
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Via Magna,
Spain |
AST, Russia |
Liaoning
Bertelsmann, China |
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AWM Jerzy Mostowski,
Poland |
Musu Kniga,
Lithuania |
Kni˛nķ klub,
Czech Rep. |
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Bertelsmann Club |
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