Release Date: 02/09/11
SYNOPSIS:
TERROR FROM THE DEEP . . .
When a plane crashes into the Antarctic ice in a violent storm, exposing a massive cave beneath, a rescue and research team is dispatched. Twenty-four hours later, all contact is lost.
Captain Alex Hunter and his crack team of highly trained commandos are fast-tracked there to find out what went wrong, accompanied by an assortment of researchers, including petrobiologist Aimee Weir. Within the caves lies an unidentified – and unnatural seeming – substance. If it proves to be an energy source, every country in the world will want to know about it – some even kill for it.
REVIEW:
If you love books where mankind faces the kind of things that haven’t been seen since the dinosaur era then this could well be the title for you as a plane crashes into Antarctica and into a subterranean cavern, the like of which has not been seen by human eyes before. It has some decent twists, feels partly like a Jules Verne type tale with a mix of The Thing (John Carpenters 1984 film) and a hint towards the first Alien vs. Predator.
All in, it is clever although a tad predictable and when you throw into the mix a super solider and a team of scientists you know that it’s going to get bloody fast with high octane action as well as combat. Add to this a story that is fun (provided you’re not going to sit there and poke holes into the tales inconsistencies) and it’s one that is a nice piece of thriller escapism. I’ll definitely read the next book by this author although I’m expecting the line “I’ll be Beck” to appear at some point. LOL
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