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Chargement... Cavernpar Jake Page
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This exciting novel of mysterious disappearances and subterranean terrors pits nuclear experts against a horror even they could not imagine. A secret: Jack Whittaker, master caver, has found an enormous cavern to rival famous Carlsbad Caverns, a place of pristine darkness, astonishing beauty and unpredictable peril. Whittaker needs to keep the cavern a secret until he can get the rights to develop it. But his ex-wife, scientist Cassandra Roberts, has another idea for the cavern, thanks to an ancient footprint found in its depths, near an emerald-like pool of water that has been undisturbed for millenniaor has it? Another secret: In another cavern, this one man-made, patiently scoured from a 2,000-foot-deep salt deposit to house radioactive nuclear waste, government employees have started to disappear. Are these mysterious vanishings a conspiracy? Enter T. L. Smith, chief of security for the Department of Energy, a man given to lies and subterfuge and, whenever needed, violence.Yet another secret: Here under the arid reaches of the New Mexican desert, evolution has produced something marvellous, something unknown to the world, something that should have disappeared with the end of the last Ice Age, a force so dangerous that once all the secrets in Carlsbad are revealed, and all the depths plumbed, more lives and even the great works of man and of nature are at risk. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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The book centers around Jack Whittaker, a caver who discovers a giant new cavern in the New Mexico desert. Unfortunately, this cavern contains a vicious Paleolithic bear who has found a way to tunnel into the WIPP (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, where nuclear waste is stored) salt tunnels. Almost 11 feet tall on its hind legs, this (or rather, these) bears have found a tasty food source in WIPP employees.
Besides the premise of the novel being completely unbelievable, this book could have benefited from some heavy editing and fact checking. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Page did most of his research on the internet, as the book is peppered with unnecessary detail likely intended to add authenticity; but, the attempt achieves just the opposite effect.
Perhaps the worst thing about this “thriller” is that Page devoted several sections to describing the thoughts and emotions of his vicious bear. “She stops, sniffing deeply. Something is different. Irritation turns to anger, and she rises up on her back legs, threatening the new.”
If you’ve lived near Carlsbad, or are a caver, this book may be interesting for its gross inaccuracy. Otherwise, leave it alone.
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