death. The survivors escape to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq, but are there apprehended by an Israeli strike team. West is forced to lead the Israelis to the piece, but the Americans arrive, execute the Israelis, capture the piece and trap West and his team. Jack is presumed dead. The European contingent escorts their hostages to Cairo with a lone Piece—taken from St. Peter's Basilica—and, in attempting to capture the CIEF's five pieces, lose the St Peter's piece (as well as Epper and Lily) to them. The CIEF team then goes to Hatshepsut's Mortuary, and—with the aid of the measurements from the Paris Obelisk—finds the last piece in the tomb of Alexander the Great. Taking the whole Capstone to the Giza pyramid on the day of the rotation, placing Alexander in the chamber beneath it to ensure the ritual works. However, Jack West and his team's plane return to stop them. Judah tries to carry out the ritual, but Alexander crawls out to save himself from death, unwittingly ensuring its failure and del Piero's death; then, Lily crawls in willingly, and Zaeed carries it out successfully. West, however, has ensured a twist to who has world dominion by replacing the earth inside with some from central Australia. West's team then wins the battle and he finds that Lily has survived by (unlike Alexander) going into the chamber willingly. The epilogue takes place three weeks later, with Wizard and Zoe accompanying Lily across Central Australia, before reuniting with West. Characters Jack West, call-sign: Huntsman / Woodsman, Australia Professor Maximilian T. Epper, call-sign: Caster, Wizard, Canada Lily 'West' (Daughter of Oracle of the Siwa Oasis Egypt, adopted by West at the end of book), Call-sign: Eowyn, Egypt Captain Zahir al Anzar al Abbas, call-sign: Saladin / Pooh Bear, United Arab Emirates Sheik Abbas, Pooh Bear's father. Lieutenant Enrique Velacruz, call-sign Matador / Noddy, Spain (killed) Sergeant V. J. Weatherly, call-sign witch doctor / Fuzzy, Jamaica Sergeant Zoe Kissane, call-sign Bloody Mary / Princess Zoe, Ireland Corporal Liam Kissane, call-sign Gunman / Big Ears, Ireland (killed) Ernest 'Ernie' Q. Sheperd II, call-sign Sky Monster, New Zealand Lieutenant Benjamin Cohen, call-sign Archer / Stretch, Israel The Six Sacred Stones (Sequel) Matthew Reilly has written a sequel to this novel, titled The Six Sacred Stones. It was released on 23 October 2007 in most bookstores in Australia, but some stores released them later