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***THERE IS A NEW and IMPROVED EDITION OF BENEATH AVAILABLE.*** Check the book links above and select the newest edition to reach the "Origins Edition" of BENEATH, which has been re-edited, revised, rewritten and improved in every way. Thank you.Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu's pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter's sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth's Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices-and then dies. After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa. Life. Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon's surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice-toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave. They search for life. They find death.
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First published February 1, 2010
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Jeremy Robinson
163 books2,596 followersJeremy Robinson is the New York Times bestselling author of seventy novels and novellas, including Apocalypse Machine, Island 731, and SecondWorld, as well as the Jack Sigler thriller series and Project Nemesis, the highest selling, original (non-licensed) kaiju novel of all time. He’s known for mixing elements of science, history and mythology, which has earned him the #1 spot in Science Fiction and Action-Adventure, and secured him as the top creature feature author. Many of his novels have been adapted into comic books, optioned for film and TV, and translated into thirteen languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children. Visit him at www.bewareofmonsters.com.
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February 21, 2015
STUPIDITY AT ITS FINEST
This book relies on the classic formula of 'make your characters so dumb that disaster is bound to strike'. I lost count of the number of times I was tempted to let this book take a flying leap out the nearest window. Unfortunately, since it was on my ereader, I had to restrain myself. What made this book even more annoying was that the majority of these characters were supposed to be scientists, yet it was impossible to tell rom the way they were acting. I'm not saying scientist can't be dumb, but is expecting some logic and rational thinking to much to ask for? Let's take a small example:
Of all the six main characters in this novel, only two showed a modicum of having some brains, one of them being an extreme sports expert, who had no scientific background. HOW did these people get their positions on a MULTI-BILLION DOLLOR EXPEDITION and HOW in the world did they keep them?
To top it all off, there seem to be an inordinate amount of characters suddenly becoming clumsy at critical moments and convenient falling down holes resulting in outright disaster. Just for the thrill, apparently.
To add insult upon injury, the most critical question of the entire novel is not even given the time of day: how in the world did an intelligent sentient life-form find itself on an inter-steller cruise through the galaxy ON A METEORITE?
This book is a game of dumb and dumber. I'm sorry I wasted my time with it.
This book relies on the classic formula of 'make your characters so dumb that disaster is bound to strike'. I lost count of the number of times I was tempted to let this book take a flying leap out the nearest window. Unfortunately, since it was on my ereader, I had to restrain myself. What made this book even more annoying was that the majority of these characters were supposed to be scientists, yet it was impossible to tell rom the way they were acting. I'm not saying scientist can't be dumb, but is expecting some logic and rational thinking to much to ask for? Let's take a small example:
Of all the six main characters in this novel, only two showed a modicum of having some brains, one of them being an extreme sports expert, who had no scientific background. HOW did these people get their positions on a MULTI-BILLION DOLLOR EXPEDITION and HOW in the world did they keep them?
To top it all off, there seem to be an inordinate amount of characters suddenly becoming clumsy at critical moments and convenient falling down holes resulting in outright disaster. Just for the thrill, apparently.
To add insult upon injury, the most critical question of the entire novel is not even given the time of day: how in the world did an intelligent sentient life-form find itself on an inter-steller cruise through the galaxy ON A METEORITE?
This book is a game of dumb and dumber. I'm sorry I wasted my time with it.
October 2, 2011
I am in awe of Robinson's imagination. My favourite genre mix is science fiction blended with horror, and Robinson is one of the best at the craft. Space travel, intrigue, creepy scenes, and gore - I loved it. Keep em coming buddy!
August 5, 2013
Some will undoubtedly find the novel a fun romp, but I found myself unable to appreciate it. The writing isn't bad, but I find that I want my science fiction to have a bit of real science in it, or at least for it to be built on top of scientific principles, and this book does not fit the bill. Below I describe a bit of what happens in Chapter 1, which, because it happens in the first few pages, is not really a spoiler. I hope this will illustrate what I found frustrating.
A group of scientists is at the north pole looking for meteorites. So far so good. Our protagonist is one of them, and he has invented in his garage a hand-held device that, in part, is an instantaneous-reading mass spectrometer. (He's now pushing real science a bit.) He calls it a geospeck (not sure where the extra k came from).
With a newly found meteorite, the geospeck says that there are three previously unknown elements in it. This is wrong on a few levels. If there were a group of previously unknown spectral lines detected by a mass spectrometer, there would be no way to know if they came from one or three elements. But on a more fundamental level, there is no place in the periodic table of the elements to put three new elements. We have already discovered all the elements stable enough to exist for more than a few milliseconds.
But beyond that, the geospeck also has a way of detecting whether there is life inside a meteorite, and it says the status on this meteorite is undetermined.
At this point we find that, rather than wearing the heated cold-weather suits that scientists and oil workers actually wear above the arctic circle, all the scientists are instead wearing bio-hazard suits. One of the scientists trips and bashes his faceplate against the meteorite cracking it. (Why doesn't the suit have an acrylic faceplate instead of glass so that doesn't happen, like real bio-hazard suits?) This leads to him become infected with an alien bio-hazard.
If you have a background in science and find authors playing fast-and-loose with the most basic scientific principles annoying, you will likely find you are unable to appreciate this novel. If you like your stories well-researched and as factual as they can be, you may find you are unable to appreciate this novel. If the periodic table and the rest of science never held any fascination for you, you might enjoy it.
A group of scientists is at the north pole looking for meteorites. So far so good. Our protagonist is one of them, and he has invented in his garage a hand-held device that, in part, is an instantaneous-reading mass spectrometer. (He's now pushing real science a bit.) He calls it a geospeck (not sure where the extra k came from).
With a newly found meteorite, the geospeck says that there are three previously unknown elements in it. This is wrong on a few levels. If there were a group of previously unknown spectral lines detected by a mass spectrometer, there would be no way to know if they came from one or three elements. But on a more fundamental level, there is no place in the periodic table of the elements to put three new elements. We have already discovered all the elements stable enough to exist for more than a few milliseconds.
But beyond that, the geospeck also has a way of detecting whether there is life inside a meteorite, and it says the status on this meteorite is undetermined.
At this point we find that, rather than wearing the heated cold-weather suits that scientists and oil workers actually wear above the arctic circle, all the scientists are instead wearing bio-hazard suits. One of the scientists trips and bashes his faceplate against the meteorite cracking it. (Why doesn't the suit have an acrylic faceplate instead of glass so that doesn't happen, like real bio-hazard suits?) This leads to him become infected with an alien bio-hazard.
If you have a background in science and find authors playing fast-and-loose with the most basic scientific principles annoying, you will likely find you are unable to appreciate this novel. If you like your stories well-researched and as factual as they can be, you may find you are unable to appreciate this novel. If the periodic table and the rest of science never held any fascination for you, you might enjoy it.
March 2, 2010
Story description isn't appearing. So, here it is!
Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.
After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.
Life.
Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.
They search for life. They find death.
Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.
After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.
Life.
Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.
They search for life. They find death.
January 2, 2015
If you're like me you want your science fiction books to contain a little... oh I don't know... SCIENCE?!? Perhaps it's my fault for assuming a book about a manned mission to Europa to search for life would contain science. What an idiot I am.
To give a few non-spoiler examples:
1. The mission is made up of 6 people, but only one is an actual astronaut. 1 astronaut on a spaceship to Europa. 1.
2. The crew gets to the spaceship via a space elevator. The book is set in 2021. There are 4 space elevators, and the one the crew takes is a secret one, hidden from the rest of the world. A space elevator, hidden from the rest of the world. The author spends about 2 sentences describing the space elevator, and another 2 sentences describing the journey up the space elevator. That's about all you get. Sorry if you were interested in how an actual space elevator will work... no Science for you!!!
3. Apparently the ship they take to Europa is propelled by atomic bombs exploded behind the craft. This has been hypothesized in real life, but the author does not describe this method of propulsion, and how the spaceship works... no Science for you!!!
Oh, and the ship also has artificial gravity systems, but we don't know how those work, or how anything works really. No Science for you!!
To be fair, I don't think the author is a scientist, but you'd think he could have consulted someone? If you've seen a TV show about the universe and space exploration, you are a PHD level astrophysicist compared to the author.
Once you actually get to the Europa part of the story and encounter an alien system, there are some good ideas, but they never get fleshed out or reach their potential.
This is the Sharknado of literature.
To give a few non-spoiler examples:
1. The mission is made up of 6 people, but only one is an actual astronaut. 1 astronaut on a spaceship to Europa. 1.
2. The crew gets to the spaceship via a space elevator. The book is set in 2021. There are 4 space elevators, and the one the crew takes is a secret one, hidden from the rest of the world. A space elevator, hidden from the rest of the world. The author spends about 2 sentences describing the space elevator, and another 2 sentences describing the journey up the space elevator. That's about all you get. Sorry if you were interested in how an actual space elevator will work... no Science for you!!!
3. Apparently the ship they take to Europa is propelled by atomic bombs exploded behind the craft. This has been hypothesized in real life, but the author does not describe this method of propulsion, and how the spaceship works... no Science for you!!!
Oh, and the ship also has artificial gravity systems, but we don't know how those work, or how anything works really. No Science for you!!
To be fair, I don't think the author is a scientist, but you'd think he could have consulted someone? If you've seen a TV show about the universe and space exploration, you are a PHD level astrophysicist compared to the author.
Once you actually get to the Europa part of the story and encounter an alien system, there are some good ideas, but they never get fleshed out or reach their potential.
This is the Sharknado of literature.
April 10, 2021
Awesome!!! This title definitely leaves the reader with lots to talk about afterward. Robinson's characters, both human and "other" make a lot of interesting points, and the ending was shocking and perfect. I highly recommend this title.
May 11, 2010
OK, I really have a soft spot for this writer Jeremy Robinson because he writes the kind of "science" fiction that I would write...as in, not very scientific.
Example: a character would explain a new advanced technology by giving a brief, implausible explanation followed by "I don't really understand the details of how it works". This guy knows how to write a formulaic page-turner and it just happens to be set in space. I get the feeling he did very little/no research regarding the science and has probably not spent any time around scientists...but, he needed the scientists to take incredibly unscientific actions in order to move the plot along so, I'll forgive him.
Some parts were soooo preposterous that I would stop reading so I could complain to my husband about how terrible this book was until he finally said "well, I see you can't stop reading it so it must have something you like". And it does, the action part was of the cliff-hanger variety so I could barely put it down.
If you want a fun, scary romp that has REALLY bad science, you should check this book out.
Example: a character would explain a new advanced technology by giving a brief, implausible explanation followed by "I don't really understand the details of how it works". This guy knows how to write a formulaic page-turner and it just happens to be set in space. I get the feeling he did very little/no research regarding the science and has probably not spent any time around scientists...but, he needed the scientists to take incredibly unscientific actions in order to move the plot along so, I'll forgive him.
Some parts were soooo preposterous that I would stop reading so I could complain to my husband about how terrible this book was until he finally said "well, I see you can't stop reading it so it must have something you like". And it does, the action part was of the cliff-hanger variety so I could barely put it down.
If you want a fun, scary romp that has REALLY bad science, you should check this book out.
February 20, 2011
I listened to this in audio format, which I do sometimes when I'm looking for something "light" to accompany me while I do housework or work on a puzzle. Since it doesn't get 100% of my focus I'm not looking for a fantastic read or something incredibly entertaining - something mildly interesting works fine for me. This book didn't meet even the lowered standards I have for audio books! I can roll with aliens on Europa trying to "eradicate" Earthlings who are there looking for life but some things are just way too unbelievable, even for me! They don't learn how to use their spacesuits (which the male author decided to call "PMS" suits) until they get to Europa? One scientist is able to hide her infectious blood disease despite all the rigorous training and scrutiny by doctors before they leave Earth? And my 10-year old son would have made smarter decisions than this crew did. It was so ridiculous it was almost funny but unfortunately not quite funny enough!
March 3, 2022
After a scientist is killed by organic material on a meteorite traced back to Europa, a space ship is sent with a crew of six to look for evidence of life. Unfortunately... they find it.
This book was a light read. I really think that it should have been longer, and better developed. It breaks one of the cardinal rules of making a character do something really stupid in order to advance the plot. After seeing someone die from organic material on a meteorite, Peterson's actions just did not make sense. But without the stupid move... Again, maybe if the book had been longer, the author could have done something that would have gotten him where he wanted to go without forcing a character to do something really stupid.
And the end was a little pat for all the buildup, with nothing to show what the end result was.
A fun read, but nothing more than that.
This book was a light read. I really think that it should have been longer, and better developed. It breaks one of the cardinal rules of making a character do something really stupid in order to advance the plot. After seeing someone die from organic material on a meteorite, Peterson's actions just did not make sense. But without the stupid move... Again, maybe if the book had been longer, the author could have done something that would have gotten him where he wanted to go without forcing a character to do something really stupid.
And the end was a little pat for all the buildup, with nothing to show what the end result was.
A fun read, but nothing more than that.
July 28, 2015
This book really makes you think about exploration of other planets and other life forms. The story was action-packed and the characters were perfect. The conditions on Europa were so realistic that you feel like you were there. If this is the possible end result of exploring new worlds, I certainly don't think I want to be on the first ship to land!
March 19, 2010
Beneath was an extremely enjoyable read. While NASA and SETI search for extraterrestrial life, many debate what that life might look like. Recent exploration has been centered on the search for water on other planets assuming that where there is water, there may also be life. If that's the case, any life found is likely to be carbon based and simple cellular.
Jeremy Robinson's latest book, Beneath, starts with a chance discovery of a meteor that points to the possibility of microbial life on Europa, the 6th moon of Jupiter. This discovery is the precipitating event that launches an expedition into space. Traveling deeper into the black than any humans in history, the team makes its way to the surface of Europa.
The story is as plausible as it is entertaining. No liberties have been taken at expense of the story. The technology used to launch the mission is based firmly in credible science. No magical transported technology or phaser guns. This isn't a fast and lose sci-fi adventure. Robinson does an artful job of crafting a credible and suspenseful adventure story that happens to be set in space.
But with all of the action, adventure, mystery and technology, what still impresses me the most is the crafting of the characters. The characters are ultimately what pulled me most into the story. The more fantastic the story, the more interesting the characters need to be. Beneath contains a twisting plot that takes the reader on an adventure. But the characters are the ones you care about. You want them to survive, succeed, to find the answers to the questions that the story poses.
As I have come to expect from Robinson's work, Beneath follows through on all of these points. Beneath is exciting and enjoyable book that was difficult to put down!
Jeremy Robinson's latest book, Beneath, starts with a chance discovery of a meteor that points to the possibility of microbial life on Europa, the 6th moon of Jupiter. This discovery is the precipitating event that launches an expedition into space. Traveling deeper into the black than any humans in history, the team makes its way to the surface of Europa.
The story is as plausible as it is entertaining. No liberties have been taken at expense of the story. The technology used to launch the mission is based firmly in credible science. No magical transported technology or phaser guns. This isn't a fast and lose sci-fi adventure. Robinson does an artful job of crafting a credible and suspenseful adventure story that happens to be set in space.
But with all of the action, adventure, mystery and technology, what still impresses me the most is the crafting of the characters. The characters are ultimately what pulled me most into the story. The more fantastic the story, the more interesting the characters need to be. Beneath contains a twisting plot that takes the reader on an adventure. But the characters are the ones you care about. You want them to survive, succeed, to find the answers to the questions that the story poses.
As I have come to expect from Robinson's work, Beneath follows through on all of these points. Beneath is exciting and enjoyable book that was difficult to put down!
January 3, 2014
I love most of Robinson's work and was not at all disappointed with Beneath. Do not be swayed by some of the older reviews criticizing grammar and typos as there is a newly revised/edited version and I found none of those in the latest release.
Beneath was a most entertaining read that really kept me on the edge of my seat. I found all the imaginative "science" very believable at least for this non-scientist. Beneath is a great fun read that I highly recommend
Beneath was a most entertaining read that really kept me on the edge of my seat. I found all the imaginative "science" very believable at least for this non-scientist. Beneath is a great fun read that I highly recommend
March 19, 2015
Probably 3.5 stars.
I liked the story and the ideas that went into it. Though .
It was especially nice that the action wasn't constrained to the final third of the book, but instead started relatively quickly.
Great narration.
I liked the story and the ideas that went into it. Though .
It was especially nice that the action wasn't constrained to the final third of the book, but instead started relatively quickly.
Great narration.
March 13, 2025
An entertaining story line: a ship is sent to Europa to search for life and finds much more than it ever anticipated. The entire moon appears to act as an organism, with aquatic life-forms acting much like white blood cells, with humans as the invading biology. Everything they encounter on the moon is hostile, either injecting fatal poison or displaying the ability to take over a human's mind. Adaptable, inventive, aggressive and organized, the planet terrorizes the crew until they escape. The idea that we would find seemingly simple lifeforms that in fact out-thought and fought humans was actually quite delightful. The story occasionally lost momentum, so the pacing might have been better to keep up the level of suspense. The biggest weakness were the characters, who existed to move the plot to the next confrontation with the aliens. Stereotypical characters either did stupid things that put themselves in danger, then endangering others, for no other reason that they were compelled to see more, or, intelligent scientists in the midst of a mind-blowing discovery, developed crushes on co-workers and got into a tizzy over a kiss. I hate romance that appears to have been shoe-horned into the story to meet some marketer's idea of saleability. If the characters can't be made more three-dimensional, then please don't add adolescent romance to make up for it! But otherwise an entertaining read, for the alien life alone!
July 16, 2017
Normally I will finish any book on audio, not this one. The basic story is okay, maybe a 3 star, not unique but workable. The science part of science fiction? Pretty bare-bones, 1 star. Now the most important part of any story, the characters. To me they all read like fourteen year olds with no real life experience. Just in the part I've read you have 'let's put this in a machine that make it grow faster and see what happens'. Then there's 'don't get to close to the edge, boss' from the expert on SAFETY. Why didn't this genius ram a spike into the ice and tether everyone to it? Then there is my favorite part, over and over and over. "Where are we going?" "You'll see!" Add to that 'I have an infectious disease but I won't tell anyone'; 'I'm afraid of elevators and have to be drugged'; 'I have panic attacks but I have a handle on it'. Like three months of physical and psychological testing wouldn't show any of this. Oh, surprise, these are 'special' spacesuits we didn't bother to show you while in training. Plus we aren't going to tell you about the guy that died in seconds after coming in contact with stuff that rode to Earth on a meteor from Europa. God, I can't take it. I think I'll go read some Sailor Moon manga to regain my IQ.
If I spoiled it for anyone, you can thank me later for saving you from this waste of time.
If I spoiled it for anyone, you can thank me later for saving you from this waste of time.
February 21, 2022
This story is a mix of science fiction and horror. Even though this story does not have any actual science in it, it was still compelling and entertaining. It does have quite a few scientific concepts but no explanation of them. On the whole, I don’t think that this detracted too much from a story that is about the discovery of life outside of Earth. Space travel, alien life, danger, disaster and a few twists keep you entertained. The great narration in the audiobook moves the story along at just the right pace, instilling tension and humour in all the right spots. What I did find a little distracting was the lack of scientific discipline and clumsiness that many members of the crew showed, it left you wondering how they managed to get on a multimillion dollar scientific foray to find life on another planet.
November 3, 2017
This book was ridiculous and amazing all at once. I love subterranean/oceanic fiction and space horror is pretty great too, so this was fabulous. The storyline and characters were so unbelievably obvious and it was pretty easy to figure out what might happen and how characters might develop. Of course there’s also a stereotypical Asian, the stereotypical daredevil white guy and the erratic but brilliant female protagonist who of course ends up falling in love with one of her co-characters. The writing was subpar, editing was horrendous but it was cheesy and I definitely enjoyed it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 3, 2019
Really more like 2.5 stars. Started out pretty good but went downhill after about the first 1/4 of the book. The premise was good but the execution was not. Inconsistent and unlivable characters. This read like a bad action movie that just went on and on. This is the second and last book I will read from this author. If you are a fan of James Rollins you might enjoy this. It is similar in feel to a Rollins style of action books though I like Rollins better. Overall I cannot recommend Beneath. Sorry.
May 30, 2019
Another literary gift from Jeremy Robinson. As usual for this author, this story is action packed and moves at a very good pace. I was surprised how easy it was to believe the trip to the mood Europa. Mr. Robinson gave just enough detail of the trip to feel it might be possible, but not too much technical detail to bog down the story or for readers to take exception that it couldn't be done. For me the ending was a little unsatisfying and didn't quite fit. I don't want to spoil it so that all I'll say. Some may like the ending, either way this book is definitely worth your time.
December 19, 2017
It's about a group of scientists sent to Europa - sixth moon of the planet Jupiter, in search of microscopic life. Mission was running smooth till they discover huge ocean beneath the surface & decided to explore. Strange alien creatures under water took control of scientists and they start doubting each other. Action packed thriller in extreme under water environment, millions of miles away from earth. Interesting read!
June 7, 2018
A nice quick read, not one of his better stories but still enjoyable. Since this is one of his earlier works you can see the growth that has occurred when compared to some of his more recent novels but also still see the things that have carried over into them as well. If you are a fan of Jeremy Robinson's other works this is a good recommendation, if you've never read his work before I would start somewhere like The Last Hunter, Nemesis Saga, or Chess Team before giving this one a go.
May 3, 2022
One of Jeremy Robinson’s first books, yet he lays the foundation for many of his future books. The Europhids show up in several more recent books. It’s a great concept for First Contact and I’m glad he held onto them.
Sometimes when you read an author’s first few books it is really obvious how they’ve grown. But with Robinson his style is there right from the beginning. I wouldn’t really know this was one of his earlier books if he didn’t tell us.
Sometimes when you read an author’s first few books it is really obvious how they’ve grown. But with Robinson his style is there right from the beginning. I wouldn’t really know this was one of his earlier books if he didn’t tell us.
December 14, 2020
Outstanding
This is the best book I have read in quite awhile. Really, a fantastic plot and story telling. I know this is one of his earlier works but I thought it was outstanding and of great imagination. I very very seldom give anyone five stars but in my, opinion this book deserves the recommendation.
This is the best book I have read in quite awhile. Really, a fantastic plot and story telling. I know this is one of his earlier works but I thought it was outstanding and of great imagination. I very very seldom give anyone five stars but in my, opinion this book deserves the recommendation.
September 29, 2021
The Unknown
It's a easy going book from front to the back. Well written. All the different kinds species found in the book. Like the author, knew what I liked i n my SyFy stories. The colors of the alien species: red, blue, yellow, etc. Then different shapes and sizes too. And the vivid description of the moon. Thanks to the author that took me for a amazing ride.
It's a easy going book from front to the back. Well written. All the different kinds species found in the book. Like the author, knew what I liked i n my SyFy stories. The colors of the alien species: red, blue, yellow, etc. Then different shapes and sizes too. And the vivid description of the moon. Thanks to the author that took me for a amazing ride.
December 30, 2022
That was a pretty good sci-fi read. Though how many times can the author say Europhid in a single paragraph? I’ll tell you. 20 times!!! I get it. They named a new species. But why would you say their name instead of using different additives? It was so repetitive, it became annoying and Pulled me out of the story multiple times.
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July 17, 2024
This is the worst book I have read in many years. I only finished it because it was so bad it was entertaining in a way. Th science is terrible, and the fiction is abysmal. The author exhibits absolutely no knowledge of physics, orbital mechanics, biology or any other science, and obviously did not trouble himself to do any research. I have no idea why this ended up in our town library.
August 10, 2017
Kind of a template to which modern sci-fi/horror films are based on -- Reckless scientists acting as idiots because their curiosity got the best of them and ultimately leading to their/ their crew's demise. But I enjoyed it nonetheless!
April 20, 2018
The overall story was intriguing, but I had a hard time to fight through this book.
Summed up it was: smart people doing stupid things and clever people doing nothing to prevent that until it is to late.
Summed up it was: smart people doing stupid things and clever people doing nothing to prevent that until it is to late.
April 25, 2018
A great ride!
This book was so much fun to read. The descriptions of what life might be on a distant moon was fabulous. If you read sci-fi as a kid you will love the grown up version this author brings.
This book was so much fun to read. The descriptions of what life might be on a distant moon was fabulous. If you read sci-fi as a kid you will love the grown up version this author brings.
January 25, 2020
Nerve wracking but fascinating
I started it last night and couldn’t put it down. Space travel always scares me but books like this make it worse! However, the whole thing was an easy and interesting read. - Laura
I started it last night and couldn’t put it down. Space travel always scares me but books like this make it worse! However, the whole thing was an easy and interesting read. - Laura
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