Book of the Dead: A Matt Kearns Novel 2
by Greig Beck
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Pub Date 11 Dec 2014 | Archive Date 14 Feb 2015
Momentum Books | Momentum
Description
From bestselling author Greig Beck, with new book Extinction Plague: A Matt Kearns Novel 4 out soon.
When a massive sinkhole opens up and swallows a retired couple from Iowa it seems like a freak occurrence. But it's not the only one. Similar sinkholes are opening all over the world, even on the sea floor. And they're getting bigger.
People living near the pits are reporting strange phenomena-vibrations, sulfurous odors, and odd sounds in the stygian depths. Then the pets begin to go missing.
When people start disappearing as well, the government is forced to act. Professor Matt Kearns and a team of experts are sent in by the military to explore one of the sinkholes, and they discover far more than they bargained for.
From the war zones of the Syrian Desert to the fabled Library of Alexandria, and then to Hades itself, join Professor Matt Kearns as he attempts to unravel an age-old prophecy. The answers Matt seeks are hidden in the fabled Al Azif-known as the Book of the Dead-and he must find it, even if it kills him. Because time is running out ... not just for Matt Kearns, but for all life on Earth.
Bringing the Cthulhu myth to life, this thriller is perfect for fans of Matthew Reilly, Steve Alten, Myke Cole, Graham Masterton, James Rollins and Michael Crichton.
PRAISE FOR BOOK OF THE DEAD
"With THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, Greig Beck conjures terror and dark magic in a sprawling, apocalyptic nightmare of a novel. Highly recommended!" Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Predator One
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Advance Praise
Praise for 'First Bird: Matt Kearns 1'
"So enthralling, I couldn't put it down."
"...Beck's best work yet!"
"Scientifically terrifying and beautiful at the same time."
Praise for 'First Bird: Matt Kearns 1'
"So enthralling, I couldn't put it down."
"...Beck's best work yet!"
"Scientifically terrifying and beautiful at the same time."
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| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781760082437 |
| PRICE | A$18.17 (AUD) |
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Adam S, Reviewer
I first came across this book when it was recommended by Mike Davis via the Lovecraft eZine. I've never been steered wrong before by Mr Davis' recommendations, and this continues the successful streak. He describes it on the eZine as 'Indiana Jones meets Lovecraft', and I could not agree more, athough I would add a dash of Wilbur Smith to that description.
Sinkholes are appearing all over the planet, starting in the US and then spreading worldwide. Matt Kearns, language professor, is tasked with joining the US military in trying to ascertain the cause of these sinkholes...and it soon becomes apparent that something evil that cannot die has ceased its slumbering beneath the Earth.
I raced through this book, reading all of it in a night, and I loved it. There's a great blend of action and adventure, some gunfights and stealthy sleuthing, and some interesting characters I'm interesting in reading about in the other Matt Kearn books. The plot keeps going nicely, without any real pauses, and none of the chapters seem to be padded out. It ends with a suitably apocalyptic finale, with the heroes fighting cultists and Shoggoths (and worse!) to try and stop a certain Elder God from rising out of central Kentucky.
Five Stars!
Matthew S, Reviewer
Description -
Sinkholes are appearing all over the globe... birds are falling from the sky... and people are disappearing. When the government starts to investigate these phenomena they discover more than they bargained for... Cthulhu is rising... and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
"And the Earth shall fall before they... rise."
Review -
I will admit I was excited when I first heard whispers (or should that be guttural squelching from shoggoths?) of this novel. Hardcore military adventure fiction... with Lovecraftian tones... oh hell yes! Sign me up and take my money! Did Greig Beck deliver on my excitement upon reading... is the Pope a Catholic? Of course he did!
Beck has crafted an amazing tale filled with dark horror and violence. The world building and pacing were superb, and the story was filled with squeamish terror and gut wrenching action from start to finish. His characters were well fleshed out, and I loved the reappearance of Kearns and Senesh in this story. Beck's exploration and use of the Cthulhu mythos was also well done, creating a deep sense of foreboding and terror deep within me as a turned page after page (probably didn't help that there were violent storms raging outside at the time! I literally could imagine Cthulhu peering down at me as lightning rippled across the sky behind him). I was grabbed from the first sentence and engrossed in the story until the very end. Even now I still find myself thinking about the possibility of the old ones. That's how I know that Beck has done a tremendous job... the story is lingering in my mind a week after reading!
As a homage to Lovecraft Beck has produced a work to be proud of. The best military horror I have read all year... and Beck's best work yet.
A must read for military horror and Lovecraft fans!
5 out of 5 stars.
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