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Beneath The Mantle
Stuart Holmes is a travel blogger from Canada on his way to Antarctica. When his ship gets trapped in ice and buried by a mysterious fog, he and several others hike to a nearby island to radio for help.
They never make it. Instead the four of them flee the murderous ice and descend into a deep cave where they discover an entire new world, replete with strange statues, abandoned cities, man-eating plants, giant terrestrial birds, foreboding monoliths, and brutal mega-fauna long since extinct on the surface of the Earth.
Beneath the Mantle is a fast-paced tale of subterranean worlds, hidden mysteries, and epic adventure.
They never make it. Instead the four of them flee the murderous ice and descend into a deep cave where they discover an entire new world, replete with strange statues, abandoned cities, man-eating plants, giant terrestrial birds, foreboding monoliths, and brutal mega-fauna long since extinct on the surface of the Earth.
Beneath the Mantle is a fast-paced tale of subterranean worlds, hidden mysteries, and epic adventure.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 4, 2015
About the author
Ahimsa Kerp
28 books62 followersAhimsa Kerp is the author of EMPIRE OF THE UNDEAD, CTHULHU KAIJU, and BENEATH THE MANTLE from Severed Press and co-author of the mosaic fantasy novel THE ROADS TO BALDAIRN MOTTE, as well as a contributor to many anthologies including CTHULHUROTICA and DEAD HARVEST. Ahimsa hails from a soggy part of the world called Cascadia but has been living overseas since the aughts.
He publishes specfic and RPG books under the Knight Owl Publishing imprint.
He publishes specfic and RPG books under the Knight Owl Publishing imprint.
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March 6, 2015
I had the pleasure of being one of the earlier readers for this book. Kerp brings a lot of wit and new twists to the "lost world" genre, all of which add up to a rollicking, smart adventure. There are prehistoric creatures, a bit of romance, a good deal of mythology, and a great protagonist who never takes himself too seriously.
Think of the book as the lovechild resulting from a menage a trois between Edgar Rice Burroughs, Douglas Adams, and Neil Gaiman.
Think of the book as the lovechild resulting from a menage a trois between Edgar Rice Burroughs, Douglas Adams, and Neil Gaiman.
January 4, 2019
Strange story
It was an interesting story that kept my attention but not exactly the creature thriller I was hoping for. It went in a totally different direction than I was expecting and just got very weird.
It was an interesting story that kept my attention but not exactly the creature thriller I was hoping for. It went in a totally different direction than I was expecting and just got very weird.
March 9, 2015
This tale just drew me right in and I couldn't put it down! I read my Kindle into the low battery red zone because I could not stop reading it until the end. The plot was great and kept me guessing what was next, and the characters well developed. This is definitely worth the read!
May 26, 2015
I just couldn't finish this bizarre tale
This story reminds me of someone telling you their crazy dream just as they woke up. "Hey I had this crazy dream"
This story reminds me of someone telling you their crazy dream just as they woke up. "Hey I had this crazy dream"
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