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1y
To the Center of the Earth
Hobart
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Severed Press
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2020
19671290
2020
single work
novel
thriller
'An old woman locked away in a Russian asylum has a secret—knowledge of a 500-year-old manuscript written by a long-dead alchemist that will show a passage to the mythical center of the Earth.
'She knows it’s real because 50 years ago, she and a team traveled there. And only she made it back.
'Today, caving specialist Mike Monroe leads a crew into the world’s deepest cave in the former Soviet Union. He’s following the path of a mad woman, and the words of an ancient Russian alchemist, that were the basis of the fantastical tale by Jules Verne.
'But what horrifying things he finds will tear at his sanity and change everything we know about evolution and the world, forever.
'In the tradition of Primordia, Greig Beck delivers another epic retelling of a classic story in an electrifying and terrifying adventure that transcends the imagination.
'“Down there, beyond the deepest caves, below the crust and the mantle, there is another world.”' (Publication summary) -
2y
Return to the Center of the Earth
Hobart
:
Severed Press
,
2020
20957363
2020
single work
novel
thriller
'Mike Monroe and Jane Baxter barely survived their terrifying journey to the center of the Earth. But a burning curiosity still tormented them about the origins of the pale creatures in the stygian darkness of the caves, and why were their dreams also haunted by something huge and monstrous that seemed as old as time itself?
'Now, news of a Russian military expedition has forced their hands, and also meant they must go back to a place they swore they’d never return. But this time they’re going with a team of highly skilled mercenaries and scientists to help them track the Russians and also help unlock the secrets hidden at the center of the planet.
'But what they find is something that evolution created in an environment vastly different to that of the benign world of the surface. And something that waits eagerly for their return.
'Return to the Center of the Earth is the sequel to the bestselling action/adventure blockbuster To the Center of the Earth and ramps up the thrills and terror in an awe-inspiring story that will leave readers gasping for breath.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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3y
Escape from the Center of the Earth
Hobart
:
Severed Press
,
2021
23161693
2021
single work
novel
thriller
'Escape from the Center of the Earth is the final edition of the blockbusting Center Earth trilogy, closing with a mind-bending climax.
'Help me, it’s Ally. Please help me.' A ghostly, sobbing voice is detected from the depths of Russia’s Kola super deep borehole – 9 miles down. A Russian team is dispatched in a desperate rescue mission to find the woman. But how did she get there? And how is she still alive? Meanwhile, the Americans prepare their own expedition after a new rift leading to the Center of the Earth has been discovered at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific Ocean. Mike Monroe and Jane Baxter agree to accompany the team of soldiers and scientists to seek a compound that is potentially a cure for cancer… a cancer that is slowly eating away at them, and the legacy of their time in the boiling red hell at the core of the planet. Now, a two-pronged mission seeks answers from the Earth’s interior, a place of impenetrable jungles, fallen kingdoms, and monstrous creatures that have never been seen on the surface and have evolved into nightmarish and deadly forms. But there is something else – a mountainous ancient being that is as old as the world and has been awaiting them. And this time will not let them leave.'
Source : publisher's blurb
