More shipping options available at checkout good condition 30 day returns buyer pays return shipping. This book deserves a spot high on the best seller list. 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. The first edition of the novel was published in 1999, and was written by jeff long. Get a free domain name, real nonoutsourced 247 support, and superior speed. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on the descent.
The descent is a 1999 science fiction horror novel by american author jeff long. Hadals had through the centuries, lured humans underground to serve as slaves, breeding stock, chattel and food. Best sellers deals store new releases gift ideas customer service electronics home books computers coupons. The descent by jeff long signed first edition book. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are.
Jeff long author of the descent meet your next favorite book. The descent book by jeff long half price books marketplace. The writing is absolutely terrible, there are so many. An extroadinary thriller about the discovery of a new world miles beneath the surface of the earth. Long is a veteran climber and traveler in the himalayas rock climbing often manifests in his writing. The descent hadals, book 1 by jeff long fantastic fiction. The descent ebook by jeff long 9780609607022 rakuten kobo. A very long book, but interesting, i am still glad that i bought it at a used book sale instead of paying full price it is not that the book was bad, quite the contrary it was really interesting. 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. Discover the best books online or at your local bn bookstoreshop over 6 million books and 4. It premiered in the 2006 sundance film festival and released on 4 august 2006 in the united states. It continues the first book s exploration of the dark subterranean world populated by the brutal hominid offshoot homo hadalis. Pdf the descent book by jeff long 1999 read online or. He has also worked as a stonemason, journalist, historian, screenwriter, and elections supervisor for bosnias first democratic election.
Clarkson potter 1999 hardcover stated first edition. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The descent is a 1999 science fictionhorror novel by american author jeff long. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 572 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Only a minority of books have this effect on me, so it deserves the highest praise. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or isbn number you wish to find more search options. Jeff long jeff longs writing awards include the texas literary. Now he imagines a scenario so vivid, so haunting, it. Besides character and plot points, this book scores ten for writing style. Other times i would find time to read a chapter rather than do something else.
Its popular fiction and theres no chance of the descent winning the new york book critics. First edition is stated on the page with the full number sequence of 110 present. A novel by jeff long 1999 0712 hardcover january 1, 1887 by jeff long author visit amazons jeff long page. A novel 9780609602935 by long, jeff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. In this novel, long tells the story of a newly discovered race of people, the hadals, who live in the depths of the earth. Long begins with the idea that early mans concepts of a dark and threatening. The book has been awarded with booker prize, edgar awards and many others. Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. Humans discover these people in a series of unrelated events and find themselves making forages into the earth to rid the world of these savages and claim a new. Science fictionhorror novel by american author jeff long. A pageturner for thinking people, the descent is equal parts ray bradbury and robert stone, michael crichton and t. The descent hadals, book 1 by jeff long book cover, description, publication history.
In a cave in the himalayas, a guide discovers a selfmutilated body with a warning. It describes the discovery and exploration of an extensive labyrinth of tunnels. In a cave in the himalayas, a guide discovers a selfmutilated body with the warning satan exists. We offer affordable hosting, web hosting provider business web hosting, ecommerce. I finished the book 6 hours after picking it up because it was just fantastic. It is a fun and easy page turner that does not live up to the first 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. The plot is a mixture of horror, science fiction, adventure, romance and high stakes government and evil corporation thriller. He is a veteran climber and traveler in the himalayas and has worked as a stonemason, journalist, historian, screenwriter, and elections supervisor for bosnia. This book does not have the tension, the scary moments, and it lacks the magic of discovery that the descent had in spades. The descent has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In the kalahari desert, a nun unearths evidence of a protohuman species and a deity called olderthanold. Aug 11, 2011 bluehost top rated web hosting provider free 1 click installs for blogs, shopping carts, and more.
Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Deeper is a 2007 novel by jeff long and is the sequel to his 1999 novel, the descent. He has worked as a journalist and an elections supervisor for bosnias first democratic election. It is kind of hard to explain but the book was a hard read, usually i can speed read a book in a couple of hours, this. The descent by jeff long in tibet, while guiding trekkers to a holy mountain, ike crockett discovers a bottomless cave.
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. Read the descent a novel by jeff long available from rakuten kobo. A novel by long, jeff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. But compared to most action adventure stories it is written with elegance and grace. Johnston has a superhuman gift for watching and listening to the world and rendering, on the page, its beauty and savagery with such detail and power that the story feels almost more like memory than. Get it by tue, jul 28 wed, jul 29 from colorado springs, colorado. 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 was the first book that i read by jeff long. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Jeff long a mountaineer in tibet falls down a hole to emerge in a subterranean world, populated by brutish and horned creatures. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. It either needed major editing to chop out all the attempts to ties the hadals to satan or a lot more added as there were just too many scenes that seemed only. The novel opens in a very crichtonesque fashion with a trio of dis. Free download or read online the descent pdf epub book. Few books tap into the imagination with as much exuberance as does the descent. I found the descent on day while i was deployed and bored. Pdf the descent book by jeff long free download 572 pages. Then i found deeper in a friends house one day and i didnt even know there was a second book in that series.
Its a shame because if long had been less concerned with trying to be arty the descent would have. The descent, jeff longs original work about an extensive underground civilization, will always remain one of my favorite reads. Get it by tue, jul 7 wed, jul 8 from dallas, texas. Will there ever be a third book in the descent series by jeff.
Jeff long the descent signed first edition books now available. Published in 1999 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in horror, fiction books. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Jeff long has 18 books on goodreads with 27360 ratings.
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