Sandstorm
- Published
- 1 January 2004
- Pages
- 517
- ISBN-13
- 9780060729660
- Type
- novel
About this book
"Sandstorm" (2004, 517 pages) opens the Sigma Force series, introducing Commander Gray Pierce's DARPA-backed unit of special-forces operatives cross-trained as scientists and setting the template James Rollins would repeat across eighteen novels since: pairing a real scientific or historical hook with a globe-spanning conspiracy, grounded in genuine research laid out in the author's closing note.
Key facts about Sandstorm
James Rollins wrote Sandstorm, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2004. The book has 517 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780060729660 to find the main one.
Sandstorm is book 1 of 24 in the Sigma Force series. The series has 24 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Crucible is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 22 January 2019.
Additionally, James Rollins writes Order of the Sanguines, Tucker Wayne and Moonfall as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller, supernatural thriller and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Trust No One is the latest published James Rollins book on file, from 24 February 2026. The next announced James Rollins release is due on 1 December 2026, so there is still more to come.
About James Rollins
James Rollins is the pen name of James Czajkowski, an American author and former veterinarian who left his practice to write adventure thrillers that blend cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and globe-trotting action. See every James Rollins book in order.
Its place in Sigma Force
Sandstorm is book 1 in the Sigma Force series. It is followed by Map of Bones. See the full Sigma Force reading order.
Sigma Force is a covert unit of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), staffed by former special-forces operatives cross-trained as scientists and sent to investigate threats where cutting-edge science and ancient mystery collide. Every novel pairs a real scientific or historical hook — CRISPR gene editing, quantum physics, lost expeditions, ancient plagues, cryptozoology, Norse and biblical lore — with a globe-spanning conspiracy, and James Rollins (a veterinarian by training) grounds even…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780060729660
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780061792731
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780060774394