Most of the story takes place miles underground and jeff long, a real life cave diver, brings those environments to us through detailed prose. The story showed little momentum and promise and i realized i was simply continuing only because i dont like to give up. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the descent descent series book 1. Acknowledgments it is a fairy tale that writers are recluses quietly cohabiting with their muse. Deeper is a 2007 novel by jeff long and is the sequel to his 1999 novel, the descent. The first edition of the novel was published in 1999, and was written by jeff long. Descent om by jeff long, 97805151758, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Lorenzo carcaterra, author of sleepers and apaches the descent is simply the best horror novel since ghost story, and, on pure literary merit, it could even be called a masterpiece. I finally gave up about a quarter of the way through. The descent is a story about the expansion of our world, the discovery of new life, and the search for historic satan himself. See the complete the descent series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the descent. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pdf the descent book by jeff long free download 572 pages.
He bans grapes and metaphors, turns days into nights, lays out rules for how to part ones hair and even takes away everyones mirrors in the end. Jeff long is a veteran climber and traveler in the himalayas. This is a fan site for the 1999 novel by jeff long titled the descent and its sequel, deeper. The descent ebook by jeff long 9780609607022 rakuten kobo. Will there ever be a third book in the descent series by jeff long. The descent by jeff long 2001, paperback, reprint for. He has worked as a journalist and an elections supervisor for bosnias first democratic election. The descent descent series book 1 kindle edition by. The descent hadals, book 1 by jeff long fantastic fiction. The bgrade pulp horror movie of the same name bears no relation to jeff long s novel.
I was looking forward to my first jeff long book, but it was largely a disappointment. The sequel deeper is good as well and jeff long says he intends there to eventually be a third. I reread this book every couple of years and it never fails to give me a thrill. The first edition of this novel was published in 1999, and was written by jeff long. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Nov 01, 2001 jeff long is his imaginative and disturbing novel the descent, explores the existence of a labrynthine underworld inhabited by horned, gargoyle like, devilish humanoids called homo hadalis hadals. It is a fun and easy page turner that does not live up to the first book. The 2005 film of the same name contains similar plot elements, but was not based on the book series and is unrelated.
This writer, anyway, benefited from a world of other peoples ideas. Jeff long has delivered what is bound to be this summers really hot read. Perhaps, i will come back to this book at some point, but i am onto a new book that is far more interesting in the first few pages than descent was in first few chapters. The premise of this millennial thriller is as audacious as it is problematic. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 572 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Long angels of light sets his second novel on the mountains remote, virtually impassable tibetan side, where a 12person team challenging the. The descent hadals, book 1 by jeff long book cover, description, publication history. It is such an obvious attempt to ripoff this author its. The descent is the story of a republic that goes from liberal to authoritarian as its premier rewrites its constitution, one bizarre code at a time. The descent by jeff long 2001, paperback, reprint for sale. The descent descent series book 1 kindle edition by long. I found the descent on day while i was deployed and bored.
I finished the book 6 hours after picking it up because it was just fantastic. Read the descent by jeff long available from rakuten kobo. This is the kind of modern highoctane thriller that i was craving for. The characters are incredibly dynamic, and i just fell in love with ike and ally. Lorenzo carcaterra, author of sleepers and apaches jeff long keeps the pages turning at a feverish pace and creates a world so vivid that we are compelled to follow him to the gates of hell. Jul 25, 20 the descent is a great novel and jeff long is to be congratulated. This book is so scary i could not finish reading it. He is a veteran climber and traveler in the himalayas and has worked as a stonemason, journalist, historian, screenwriter, and elections supervisor for bosnia. Long s underground world and underground society are very well described in this book.
This acclaimed book by jeff long is available at in several formats for your ereader. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The 2005 film of the same name contains similar plot elements, but was not based on the book. It describes the discovery and exploration of an extensive labyrinth of tunnels and passages stretching throughout the earths upper mantle, found to be inhabited by a malicious species of alternatelyevolved troglofauna hominids. Jeff long has 17 books on goodreads with 25129 ratings.
Sep 14, 2000 buy the descent new edition by jeff long isbn. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are. This is the first jeff long book i have read, and i will be reading year zero soon. The memory of a wyoming climbing disaster 18 years earlier links two members of an expedition striving to conquer mt.
Will there ever be a third book in the descent series by jeff. Jul 28, 2017 this video explains the crawler creatures in the 2 movies the descent. The descent isbn 9780609602935 pdf epub jeff long ebook. With the descent, jeff long has delivered what is bound to be this summers really hot read. The descent is a 1999 science fiction horror novel by american author jeff long. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It continues the first book s exploration of the dark subterranean world populated by the brutal hominid offshoot homo hadalis.
Sep 24, 2017 scix and michael look at the descent by jeff long. I love this book so much that ive read it 3 times in the past 10 years. You can find the very best book the descent, by jeff long that is offered in this world. I know theres a sequel called deeper and i loved the book, but im. Jan 01, 2007 i loved the descent book one in this series by jeff long and have put off reading this book for quite a long time. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 572 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. The descent by jeff long is one of the best novels ive ever read. I love being sucked into new worlds created by great authors, and this is one of them. To be honest, i would probably have rated the descent a five star, had i only read it when i was 14 and eager for over the top adventures with scariest monsters and extensive bloodshed. The descent audiobook by jeff long, boyd gaines official.
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