In the dark underground, as humanity falls away from them, the scientists and mercenaries find themselves prey not only to the savage creatures, but to their own treachery, mutiny, and greed. Is there a natural explanation, as the scientists hope? Or is there a true supernatural basis? Are the "demons" part of our evolutionary family tree? Is their enigmatic leader merely a freak genius, or could he be the legendary Satan? Fathom by fathom, Ike guides the expedition-and Ali-deeper into the deadly stone wilderness. A scientific expedition is launched westward to explore beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, both to catalog the riches there and to learn how life could develop in the sunless abyss.
Nations, armies, religions, and industries rush to colonize and exploit the subterranean frontier. With all of Hell's precious resources and territories to be won, a global race ensues. So begins mankind's realization that the underworld is a vast geological labyrinth riddling the continents and seabeds, one inhabited by brutish creatures who resemble the devils and gargoyles of legend.
When his lover disappears, Ike pursues her into the depths of the earth.In a leper colony bordering the Kalahari Desert, a nun and linguist named Ali von Schade unearths evidence of a proto-human species and a deity called Older-than-Old.In Bosnia, Major Elias Branch crash-lands his gunship near a mass grave and is swarmed by pale cannibals terrified of light. In Tibet, while guiding trekkers to a holy mountain, Ike Crockett discovers a bottomless cave. OL1987142W Page_number_confidence 96.38 Pages 582 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201231084454 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 538 Scandate 20201229203709 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780752834238 Tts_version 4.Hardcover. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:02:11 Boxid IA40027217 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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