The Emerald Elephant (The Astonishing Adventures of Kip Keene) (Volume 1)

When exiled space pirate Kip Keene crash lands in the snowy Andean Mountains after a millennia-long deep sleep, he awakens to an unfamiliar world threatened by an old friend. This former ally seeks a powerful Incan artifact that can fix their ruined ship and return them home - but only at significant cost. Activating the artifact will vaporize the Earth's atmosphere, killing all life within days. To save a planet he barely knows, Keene - with the help of rogue FBI Agent Samantha Strike, who has her own secret agenda - must uncover the secrets of the Lost City of the Incas before the world ends.

But by saving this world, Keene might destroy his one chance of ever seeing his home again.

The Kip Keene series blends the fast-pace and exotic locales of adventure stories a la Indiana Jones & Clive Cussler with the mind-bending wonder of science fiction.

NOTE: this is a standalone novel that can be fully enjoyed without reading any other Kip Keene books.