When a sink hole opens up near the Australian outback town of Pintalba, it uncovers a pristine cave system. Sam joins an expedition to explore the subterranean passages as paramedic support, hoping to remain unneeded at base camp. But, when one of the cavers is injured, he must overcome paralysing claustrophobia to dive pitch-black waters and squeeze through the bowels of the earth. Soon he will find there are fates worse than being buried alive, for in the abandoned mines and caves beneath Pintalba, there are ravenous teeth in the dark. As a savage predator targets the group with hideous ferocity, Sam and his friends must fight for their lives if they are ever to see the sun again. "The Cavern is a tense and compelling descent into subterranean horror, with characters you will care about in a setting unlike most fiction these days. I've never been a fan of caving, but having read this book, I'm staying above ground in the sunlight forever." - Alan Baxter, author of DEVOURING DARK and the ALEX CAINE SERIES
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The Cavern
von Alister Hodge
When a sink hole opens up near the Australian outback town of Pintalba, it uncovers a pristine cave system. Sam joins an expedition to explore the subterranean passages as paramedic support, hoping to remain unneeded at base camp. But, when one of the cavers is injured, he must overcome paralysing claustrophobia to dive pitch-black waters and squeeze through the bowels of the earth. Soon he will find there are fates worse than being buried alive, for in the abandoned mines and caves beneath Pintalba, there are ravenous teeth in the dark. As a savage predator targets the group with hideous ferocity, Sam and his friends must fight for their lives if they are ever to see the sun again. "The Cavern is a tense and compelling descent into subterranean horror, with characters you will care about in a setting unlike most fiction these days. I've never been a fan of caving, but having read this book, I'm staying above ground in the sunlight forever." - Alan Baxter, author of DEVOURING DARK and the ALEX CAINE SERIES
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von Raphaela Als B-Horror Movie wär das ein unterhaltsames kleines Creature Feature, das sicher ein großer Spaß wäre. Als Buch ist es eher dröge und langwierig zu lesen. Die Charaktere sind zu flach, der einzige der halbwegs so etwas wie eine Persönlichkeit bekommt, ist Sam. Außerdem ist der Stil schrecklich zu lesen. Mag sein, dass die Übersetzung es noch etwas schlimmer macht, aber die Sätze sind abgehackt, es kommt keine Stimmung auf, es werden seltsame, unpassende Vergleiche gemacht und man nimmt sich zwar die Zeit alles mögliche irgendwie zu beschreiben, aber nicht die Handlung, wenn Spannung aufkommen soll - was sie nicht tut. Vielleicht sollte man dem Autor mal das "show don't tell" Konzept etwas näher bringen.
Rezension von Tamina R.#dnf nach 85%