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by Jeff Long. Some of you have read it before I think, as have I, but I'm two thirds through it for the second time and it's a great book. It's an epic horror/adventure story.
Plot Synopsis :
"In a remote Himalayan cave a group of New Age tourists come across the mummified corpse of an RAF flyer. Before they can investigate the mystery, all except the guide are ritually massacred. In Bosnia, an American Air Cavalry patrol investigates a disturbance at a mass grave site and its commander catches a fleeting glimpse of a creature straight out of a medieval morality play. We are on the verge of discovering a new frontier. And it lies beneath our feet. A global labyrinth of underground tunnels and caves, miles below the surface, inhabited by immensely strong, savage devil like creatures. Hell exists. The world's armies respond to the threat and are slaughtered in the dark. But from the panic comes a new resolve. . . "
If you like this genre, I suggest you pick it up, post haste. And to whet your appetite, here is the excellent first chapter : [URL]http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thedescent/chapter.html[/URL]
Have a read if you get a spare 15 minutes or so, it's good stuff.
Plot Synopsis :
"In a remote Himalayan cave a group of New Age tourists come across the mummified corpse of an RAF flyer. Before they can investigate the mystery, all except the guide are ritually massacred. In Bosnia, an American Air Cavalry patrol investigates a disturbance at a mass grave site and its commander catches a fleeting glimpse of a creature straight out of a medieval morality play. We are on the verge of discovering a new frontier. And it lies beneath our feet. A global labyrinth of underground tunnels and caves, miles below the surface, inhabited by immensely strong, savage devil like creatures. Hell exists. The world's armies respond to the threat and are slaughtered in the dark. But from the panic comes a new resolve. . . "
If you like this genre, I suggest you pick it up, post haste. And to whet your appetite, here is the excellent first chapter : [URL]http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thedescent/chapter.html[/URL]
Have a read if you get a spare 15 minutes or so, it's good stuff.
Bought exceedingly cheap off Amazon Marketplaces.
Good so far. Very graphic at times and not all together 'comfortable' reading but excellent. Brilliant creation of horror mystery. Tailed off a little at the bit I'm on (Ali/Beowulf/meeting) is all I'll say, altough all the Satan talk is interesting me more.
Long's writing is brilliant at times, a bit off at others. The Bosnian scene with the Apaches was excellent.
I reccomend.
Good so far. Very graphic at times and not all together 'comfortable' reading but excellent. Brilliant creation of horror mystery. Tailed off a little at the bit I'm on (Ali/Beowulf/meeting) is all I'll say, altough all the Satan talk is interesting me more.
Long's writing is brilliant at times, a bit off at others. The Bosnian scene with the Apaches was excellent.
I reccomend.
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It's a good book. I read it after someone recommended it on this site. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan is my suggestion for another good read.
*Laughs*
yeah, but in a totally different way ;D
Oooh I dunno, is it as good as "Watcher in the Stacks"?...
by Jeff Long. Some of you have read it before I think, as have I, but I'm two thirds through it for the second time and it's a great book. It's an epic horror/adventure story.
Plot Synopsis :
"In a remote Himalayan cave a group of New Age tourists come across the mummified corpse of an RAF flyer. Before they can investigate the mystery, all except the guide are ritually massacred. In Bosnia, an American Air Cavalry patrol investigates a disturbance at a mass grave site and its commander catches a fleeting glimpse of a creature straight out of a medieval morality play. We are on the verge of discovering a new frontier. And it lies beneath our feet. A global labyrinth of underground tunnels and caves, miles below the surface, inhabited by immensely strong, savage devil like creatures. Hell exists. The world's armies respond to the threat and are slaughtered in the dark. But from the panic comes a new resolve. . . "
If you like this genre, I suggest you pick it up, post haste. And to whet your appetite, here is the excellent first chapter : [URL]http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thedescent/chapter.html[/URL]
Have a read if you get a spare 15 minutes or so, it's good stuff.
Plot Synopsis :
"In a remote Himalayan cave a group of New Age tourists come across the mummified corpse of an RAF flyer. Before they can investigate the mystery, all except the guide are ritually massacred. In Bosnia, an American Air Cavalry patrol investigates a disturbance at a mass grave site and its commander catches a fleeting glimpse of a creature straight out of a medieval morality play. We are on the verge of discovering a new frontier. And it lies beneath our feet. A global labyrinth of underground tunnels and caves, miles below the surface, inhabited by immensely strong, savage devil like creatures. Hell exists. The world's armies respond to the threat and are slaughtered in the dark. But from the panic comes a new resolve. . . "
If you like this genre, I suggest you pick it up, post haste. And to whet your appetite, here is the excellent first chapter : [URL]http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thedescent/chapter.html[/URL]
Have a read if you get a spare 15 minutes or so, it's good stuff.