Discount Price: $7.99
Price fluctuation possible.
How soon does it ship: Normal ship time within one day
Shipping? Absolutely FREE if you qualify for Super Saver Shipping.
Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780380792641
ISBN number: 0380792648
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: June 01, 1999
Publishing house: Harper
Release Date: June 01, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 6620
Studio: Harper
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
Beneath the ice at the bottom of the Earth is a magnificent subterranean labyrinth, a place of breathtaking wonders—and terrors beyond imagining. A team of specialists led by archaeologist Ashley Carter has been hand-picked to explore this secret place and to uncover the riches it holds. But they are not the very first to venture here—and those they follow did not return. There are mysteries here older than time, and revelations that could change the world. But there are also things that should not be disturbed—and a devastating truth that could doom Ashley and the expedition: they are not alone.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers 
-
I read this book not knowing who James Rollin was. This is like a Dirk Pitt, Clive Cussler story.
Beneath Antarctica, a series of caves have been found. But further investigation leads to the discovery of people having lived in these caves. So, architects and everyone else are called into learn as much as they can.
But, things start happening, people go disappearing, and a full out attack on the under ice base hits leading the survivors further into the tunnels then explored before. Soon they are in complete underground worlds with reptile beasts and caveman like people surviving.
This is one great book that just keeps going. A must read if you like Indiana Jones, James Bond, Dirk Pitt, and others along this line.
Rated by buyers -
Like many here, I have been a huge fan of James Rollins since "Subterranean". While the novels he's written between this very first entry into the action/adventure genre and his most recent release have improved steadily through the years, the spark, the drive and the imagination were always there.
"Subterranean" was a great 'first' novel. Rollins had already published fantasy books under the name of Jack Clemens, a pseudonym he still uses today. A bumper crop of thriller authors got their start around that time, several no doubt because of Rollins himself.
The measure of "Subterranean", as well as the author, is not in whether this is the best novel he ever wrote. It's whether it is the only novel he ever wrote. Many authors fail to repeat this initial foray, let alone persist in bettering themselves with a succession of bestsellers.
I consider Rollins a pulp author, after the style of the "Doc Savage" paperbacks. That impression has not been lessened by the "Sigma Team" at the heart of his most recent works. I have waited a long time for someone to pick up that mantle, which Cussler (and son) have tirelessly bolstered almost single-handedly, for so many years.
Suspension of disbelief is acceptance of the implausible or untrue in order to take in the story as a whole. As a navy brat, I overlooked the inconsistencies in military titles and weaponry, but understood by the end of that very first Rollins novel what I still maintain, down to this day.
Few authors can equal the sheer roller-coaster pace of a James Rollins novel. The sad part is that several of these authors have foregone the pulp styles of their early careers, in favor of more mainstream fare. Only infrequently do a few return to the fold, as with Alten's "Meg" series.
I have waited a decade for someone to write the subsequent creature novel, a la "Relic" (Child/Preston). I am a bit biased in that respect, in that Rollins jumpstarted my own writing career with the beasts he wrote about in "Subterranean". "The Cryptids Trilogy" is an homage to Rollins, and I'm sure we can all agree that, as a reader or writer, he has fueled our imaginations...
Rated by buyers -
James Rollins is by far the best author I have every read a book by. I became a fan of his after reading "Amazonia". I have read every book he has ever written, some of the older books twice. I love his Sigma Force books, but I have to be honest and say that I wish he would write another novel like "Amazonia", "Excavation", etc. Like I said, I love his Sigma Force books too, but it would be great if he would write another adventure book with strange creatures, crazy locations, and the deadly situations that made me a huge fan in the very first place. I will continue to buy and read everything he writes, but one more crazy adventure with unexplained animals would be great. To fans of James Rollins very first books like "Amazonia", etc.: you should read James A. David's "Footprints of Thunder" and "Thunder of Time"; and to die hard Sigma Force fans, you should try David Lynn Golemon's "Event" and "Legend".
Rated by buyers -
After reading a sample, I was pleasantly surprised at how interesting this novel appeared to be. Immediately purchasing the full text, I jumped right in and became, without a doubt, hooked into the story. There were some aspects of the plot that may have seemed somewhat predictable. But Rollins' presentation gave these anticipated events their own flavor, and really did not distract much from the great story that was unfolding. This was a great action adventure that I could not help but read in only a few nights.
Rated by buyers 
-
This was a great action book for the very first 2/3s, maybe 3/4 of the book. The last 1/3 to 1/4 were too hokey and it felt like the author was reaching too far to finish the book. Also the romance was a bit much.... keep it out James Rollins!
Find other books like this one:
