{"product_id":"the-black-hymn-of-tikal-philip-stengel-9798298094986","title":"The Black Hymn of Tikal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lost chamber. A living song. A dig site that does not want to be understood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the Guatemalan jungle, Dr. Elena Vargas arrives at Tikal to map a newly discovered void beneath the plaza, a sealed space that should not exist on any survey. The funding comes with strings. Professor Alistair Ainsworth wants results fast, and he does not care what it costs to get them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the stone starts to hum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sound is not music. It is structure, a black hymn stitched into limestone and bone. The more Elena's team listens, the more the ruin listens back, learning their voices, rewriting their memories, and pressing them toward a single, ancient role: to become the next instrument in a song meant to wake what was buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the excavation descends into hidden tunnels, blood-marked glyphs, and a sanctuary built for worship through silence, Elena has to choose between proof and survival. Because at Tikal, discovery is not neutral, and some knowledge spreads the moment you name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who like archaeological horror, occult dread, and cosmic-scale consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Stengel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298094986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Philip Stengel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170027872511,"sku":"9798298094986","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-hymn-of-tikal-philip-stengel-9798298094986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}