Subterranean by James Rollins (Epub)

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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 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.

But they are not the 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.

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Review “A gripping deep Earth adventure.” — New York Times bestselling author Charles Pellegrino From the Author About James RollinsJAMES ROLLINS is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. Known for unveiling unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets, Rollins’ knack for breakneck pacing and stunning originality has been hailed by critics and embraced by scores of millions of readers around the world.The Critics RaveThe New York Times says that his “roguish charm comes from his efforts to persuade readers the story is credible [through] real-life sources for his novel’s science, history and geography.” Rollins’ rare blend of action, suspense, and knowledge was also mentioned by the Huffington Post, which stated that “After Crichton passed away in 2008 he clearly passed the baton to James Rollins, who like Crichton, is a renaissance man.”NPR calls his work “adventurous and enormously engrossing…” and the New York Journal of Books had this to say: “If you’re a fan of smart, entertaining adventure fiction, this is your summer beach read writ large….All the science, all the history, and all the locations are masterfully intertwined. The characters are multi-dimensional. And the story is, well, a corker.”The Story Teller’s StoryAs a boy immersed in the scientific adventures of Doc Savage, the wonders of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, and pulps such as The Shadow, The Spider, and The Avenger, James Rollins decided he wanted to be a writer. He honed his storytelling skills early, spinning elaborate tales that were often at the heart of pranks played on his brothers and sisters.Before he would set heroes and villains on harrowing adventures, Rollins embarked on a career in veterinary medicine, graduating from the University of Missouri and establishing a successful veterinary practice. This hands-on knowledge of medicine and science helps shape the research and scientific speculation that set James Rollins books apart.Explosive Page-Turning AdventuresThe exotic locales of James Rollins novels have emerged as a hybrid between imagination, research, and his extensive travels throughout the United States and Europe, as well as New Zealand, the South Pacific, China, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America. Recent jaunts include book tours and stops across the country and several European nations to give talks, seminars, and media interviews.In recent years, much of James’ travel has involved meeting readers in small and large groups, at writing and fan conferences, and even aboard seagoing “seminars.” James’ mentoring and coaching skills have made him a sought after writing instructor and guest speaker for workshops, symposia, conventions, and other forums throughout the country.James Rollins is the author of nine thrillers in the bestselling Sigma Force series (Sandstorm, Map of Bones, Black Order, The Judas Strain, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Devil Colony, Bloodline, and The Eye of God); six individual adventure thrillers; and the Jake Ransom middle grade series (Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow, Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx.) From the Inside Flap 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 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.With all the trademark elements that have made James Rollins a bestselling author around the world-pulse-pounding adventure, scientific intrigue, nail-biting suspense-Subeterranean deserves a place in every thriller lover’s collection. Even if you’ve read it before, you won’t want to put this classic Rollins down.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ Mt. Erubus is the only active volcano on the Antarctic continent. When I wintered over, I remembered it smoking continously. It’s heat keeps McMurdo relatively ice free and allows the Ross Sea to thaw all the way to McMurdo every summer. It is benign, just smoldering, never erupting. Good tale of what may be below the peak.

⭐ I have known of the prolific James Rollins for many years, but this is my first foray into his work. I admit, i was predisposed to like the book because of Rollins’ stellar reputation and because I have a fascination for tales of cave exploration. This book met and exceeded my expectations and hopes. I just loved it and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.I know its my quirk with which to deal, but I found the underground world created by Rollins to be utterly fascinating. The cast of characters is intriguing, some, of course, with hidden agenda. Others have attempted to explore these sub-Antarctic caverns, but none have returned. This is a special team, sporting all the most advanced equipment available.From the start, things begin to go wrong. I won’t say what, but it all works to set up a great, suspenseful, edge of your seat thriller. It is not a spoiler to tell that members of the team get separated and have adventures of their own. What is most shocking is the discovery of an entire race of humans with their own language and lifestyle, who have gone unknown to the outside world. Their are also predators not previously seen, likely descendants of raptors of the dinosaur age.The ending is explosive and satisfying. The underground world of Rollins’ creation is magical in its own way. I’m not sure if there is one, but, for me, this book begs a sequel.Highest recommendation!

⭐ The action was good, a bit like watching a sci fi movie. The world that the author created was imaginative and thought out. Characters, story, meh.Nutshell:Antartica is a world of unknown, so of course a bunch of scientists and the military want to explore/exploit it. Throw in a kid and some man eating monsters and the story can become intense.The biggest problem that I had with this book were the characters, the main characters started off promising and then they became corny in a “I love you”, “No, I love you” way. Especially, when they just met. A few of the other characters were almost so annoying that you wanted to shake them.The story sometimes dragged a little, but there was always action going on that it wasn’t too bad. The ending was a bit of a mess. The author tried to weave all of the subplots together and tie them all up at the same time, which made for an abrupt ending with almost no closure.This book would probably be good for a vacation while you’re at the beach. Non thinking.

⭐ Subterranean was James’s debut under the Rollins pseudonym (He also writes fantasy under the Clemens pseudonym). It was published in 1999 and was available only in the mass market format. Nearly 11 years after its release it is being republished in the hardcover format. Subterranean is a book which is hard to describe without revealing much of its plot. The book begins with a scene set in some underground caverns and with a typical pattern ends on a note which will compel the reader to read ahead.The book’s main protagonists are Ashley Carter, who is an expert in archaeology and Benjamin Brust who is ex-Australian military guy and a Caving expert. Ashley gets an exciting offer to lead an expedition into Antarctica to find out the whereabouts of a recently discovered idol. Ben however gets coerced into joining the group due to his caving skills and because if he doesn’t, he will have to face legal consequences for his previous actions. A team of individuals is assembled which includes experts from other nations as well and they plan to go ahead to find out the origins of the idol. The set up is such that they will have to travel to Antarctica and then go below it to mine for the idol origins and other possible treasure which can be salvaged.As per expectations things go haywire for reasons unexpected (I cannot reveal the reasons as that is an integral plot point). The team then due to the circumstances, gets broken up into smaller groups and it is from here on the real fun begins. James Rollins draws us into a subterranean world which is wondrous and deadly at the same time; the world created is almost like an extra dimension/character to this book and this was often a highlight of James earlier standalone books wherein the environment was always a special one and a crucial part of the story as well. The story then takes some rapid twists as the reader is taken deeper into the subterranean world. The plot then totally escalates into a wild adventure ride wherein the background of the earlier teams and the origin and details of the idol are revealed. In the end James packs up an incredible climax involving several of the plot threads bringing the story to a resounding climax.The imagination of Rollins, in making up such a fascinating underworld and the terrific action sequences will keep the readers hooked on to the book. This book is one of my favourites and was the second book I ever read of James Rollins but this was the book which made me a fan of his. This book is a self contained one and the author has also left a very appropriate strand open for a sequel which if he does write, will immediately become a must-read book personally.CONCLUSION: Highly highly recommended for all thriller and adventure fiction fans. This book is quintessential James Rollins fare and possibly one of his best. So pick this up and find out for yourself why James Rollins is considered by many to be a unique combination channeling both Clive Cussler’s action plots and Michael Crichton’s science-laced ideas to come up with his own brand of thrillers.

⭐ I’ve read most of his other books and this was one big clunker. This was just so bad! It reads like something Rollins just banged out on the computer one weekend and probably filed it away for a while, meaning to get back to it sometime or another. It could have done with some polishing up in spots, especially with the characters for one. So predictable and aggravating when done badly!Especially galling is crafting a main character as a stereotype, and basing the whole story on his machinations…Then there’s Ben and Ashley. two more cartoon action figures. He’s a daredevil, sun-bronzed spelunker, just thrown in so Ashley gets a love interest. She’s an anthropologist who in addition to having waist-length black hair for a side benefit, is as tough (and tanned) as they come. Her soft spot and vulnerability is her son Jason, a wisecracking thoroughly irritating brat. The kindly expedition manager is Dr. Blakely, who anxiously presides over this craziness. The usual suspects and additional team members filling out this shaky little tableau add to the dutiful execution of the plot. And what’s with the big character getting named “Tiny Tim”? Oh, Lordy, make it stop, make it stop, make it stop!This book is exciting and moves at a breakneck pace, which earned it two stars instead of one. Lots of action, quality kills and blowing up stuff and all, which I kind of like in an adventure-sci fi kind of story. As such, it’s a gratifying down-and-dirty quick read, and it hits its marks in all the right places. If it hadn’t been so ridiculous I would have enjoyed hunkering down with Kindle and wasting an afternoon with this book as company.Although as a rule I like Rollins’ work, complete with fanciful entertaining characters and situations, this one is not up to his usual quality. Don’t bother with this one. Remember, if it doesn’t specifically say “A Sigma Force Novel” sidestep it. The Sigma Force is a solid bunch of righteously kickass steely-eyed uber-warrior dudes packing some serious weaponry, that will ruin your day if they get the chance. And only if you deserve it of course. (Of course!)Those are the only Rollins books you want to read, take it from me!

⭐ This is my first and possibly last Rollins novel I’ve read. To be blunt, this is a poorly written novel, with some of the most bland characters imaginable. There are characters in the story that even after most of the book I still couldn’t tell apart because of their completely generic, stereotypical presentation.The dialogue of the characters is laughable. Many times in the book I shook my head in disbelief at some of the cliches and wooden comments. Some things seemed terribly outdated, even for a story written in the early 1990s as this was. Awful dialogue.I think the best way to describe how this book feels is to compare it to one of those really bad made-for-TV movies that the SciFy channel shows. Think MegaPiranha bad. As I read this, I would find myself thinking things like “so the author really liked Sleestaks when he was younger” or “Ewoks” or “why for the love of all that’s good and beautiful am I still reading this cheesy, preposterous nonsense?”I have to see though, that this book has it all; protagonists that are one-dimensional, boring predictable villains, sleestaks and ewoks (sort of), cardboard military characters, Obi Wan Kenobi (sort of), inaccurate technical terminology, disregard for the laws of physics, disregard for the laws of dependent eco-systems, and more. In a way it’s almost so bad it’s good, but no, it’s not good.

⭐ I have read several books by James Rollins and enjoyed them very much. So I have to say I wasn’t disappointed this time either. When I read any book one of the things I do is visualize who would play this part if it was a movie. This time I was able to see several of the characters being played by some of my favorite actors. Now this is not to say the characterizations are not strong just the opposite the character are strong personalities in their own right. As to story line it is just a good story. I know it said think Jurassic Park, but I thought a whole different view of why are these people doing this underground. I mean nothing good is going to happen deep under the ground and sure enough it does go bad. There are several sub-plots in this book but they all tie in together by end the end of the book. My only problem with this story was there were a few old cliches to be found like the brother looking for his brother, the single mom, who has to be tough for her child, the person with a hidden agenda, and my all time favor the military just waiting for an excuse to take over the whole show. But overall this is a good book because even though it is fiction it does make you think and that what a good book is supposed to do along with entertaining you.

⭐ When I told her about watching the movie, “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” my sister-in-law told me of the book, Subterranean, that she had just finished. I was engrossed in the story before the end of the day, and finished it the next day. I never read that fast or for that long at a time!

⭐ Granted Im.not a writer, so I’m basically not impressed with this one He’s done so much better in the past an.with the S.Force books which I do enjoy, he seems to waste my time telling tales that end to swell, say no more about that , it was a good Read overall but did expect better!!

⭐ I was really looking forward to reading this book after reading the summary and the reviews. I loved Jurassic Park and hoped this would be somewhat similar and as entertaining. It is. It is action packed. Did I have to suspend disbelief? Yes. But anyone who reads about vampires, aliens and werewolves does too. So that didn’t bother me. I loved the plot, the range of characters and the very satisfying finale. I would definitely recommend this book to others and hope they make a movie out of it. The movie would be very, very entertaining! I will definitely read more from this author! P.S. I noticed a reviewer who criticized a kiss and use of a gameboy at inappropriate times. I disagree with this review. I thought both incidents were minor and not inappropriate to actually what was going on at the time. So, I didn’t find any of the characters’ actions inappropriate or unbelievable – well, considering the subject/plot. A really good, entertaining yarn!!!

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