Deeper: A Novel

Jeff Long

Aug 2007 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning takes readers on an intense and imaginative tour de force in this follow up horror novel to The Descent that plunges in the depths of Earth to a Hell that is real, geological, and savagely inhabited right below our very feet.

A decade has passed since doomed explorers unveiled a nightmare of tunnels and rivers honeycombing the earth’s depths. After millennia of suffering terror and predation, humanity’s armies descended to destroy the ancient hordes. Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, a doomed science expedition killed the subterranean fabled leader, and suddenly, it seemed that evil was dead, and all was right with the world.

Deeper explodes that complacency and plunges readers back into the sunless abyss. Hell boils up through America’s subways and basements to take its revenge and steal our children.

Against the backdrop of a looming war with China, a crusade of volunteers hustles to find the vestiges of a lost race. But a lone explorer, the linguist Ali von Schade, learns that a far greater menace lies in the unexplored heart of the planet.

The real Satan can’t be killed, and he has been waiting since the beginning of time to gain his freedom. Man and his pitiless enemies are mere pawns in the greatest escape ever devised.

Ratings and reviews

I too, picked up and read Deeper, the second book in a series, not realizing that there was a book 1, The Descent, not related to the movie. Both books are original and not to spoil, takes the time tested Devil and Demons, living below ground and gives them a semi-realistic twist as an actual species called Hadels. My favorite genres are sci-fi and horror, so much doesn't surprise me but, I there were moments in these books where I actually had to stop and say, "holy crap........ I can't believe that just happened! If your looking for adventure novel with horror and suspense as the backdrop, do yourself a favor and read these 2 books, in the correct order of course. Also heard at one point this was going to be a trilogy but looking at Jeff Longs website it looks like he's been doing more Mt. climbing than writing!

The details are vivid. This takes you to that place. You are there. Waited a long time for sequel, will wait more for next book add will read it too.

Good read but expectations were not met after reading his first (descent). Became boring at times. Did not end very well.

About the author

Jeff Long is the New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The Wall, The Reckoning (in development with Reese Witherspoon at Type A Productions), Year Zero, and The Descent. He is a veteran climber and traveler in the Himalayas and has worked as a stonemason, journalist, historian, screenwriter, and elections supervisor for Bosnia's first democratic election. His next novel, Deeper, is forthcoming in hardcover from Atria Books. He lives in Colorado.

Visit his website at www.jefflongbooks.com.