The Maw, Taylor Zajonc
The Maw, Taylor Zajonc
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The Maw
A Novel

Author: Taylor Zajonc

Narrator: Neil Hellegers

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/21/2018


Synopsis

For fans of Clive Cussler and Michael Crichton, a thrilling tale of an underground expedition to the deep . . . and the ultimate struggle for survival.

Milo Luttrell never expected to step inside the mouth of an ancient cave in rural Tanzania. After all, he's a historian—not an archaeologist. Summoned under the guise of a mysterious life-changing opportunity, Milo suddenly finds himself in the midst of an expedition into the largest underground system in Africa, helmed by a brash billionaire-turned-exploration guru and his elite team of cavers. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to finally solve a century-old disappearance of the famed explorer Lord Riley DeWar, an enigmatic figure who both made—and nearly ruined—Milo's fledgling career.

Determined to make the most of his second chance, Milo joins the team and begins a harrowing descent into one of Earth's last secrets: a dangerous, pitch-black realm of twisting passages and ancient fossils nearly two thousand feet underground. But when a storm hits the surface base camp, stranding the cavers and washing away supplies, all communication to the outside world is lost. As the remaining resources dwindle and members of the team begin to exhibit strange and terrifying abilities, Milo must brave the encroaching darkness to unearth the truth behind DeWar's fascination with the deep—and why he never left.

About Taylor Zajonc

Taylor Zajonc's real-life adventures as a maritime historian and deep-sea shipwreck expert nearly exceed those of his fictional counterparts. Beyond his record-setting submersible dive to a three-mile-deep archaeological site located in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle, Taylor has contributed research and methodology for some of the most fascinating shipwreck finds of the past decade. His novels include The Wrecking Crew and Red Sun Rogue. Taylor lives in Portland, Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellis on July 11, 2018

Why I Will Never Voluntarily Enter a Cave, exhibit B (exhibit A = Sarah Lotz's The White Road). (view spoiler)[Zajonc never quite reaches Lotz-esque heights of claustrophobia; the first or second time his vaguely stereotypical characters go through tight, "airless" passages and rappel down wet, cramped holes and s (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by MK on April 11, 2019

Immediately after reading this, I picked up Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, because this book quotes that book quite a few times. Somehow, I'd never read Verne's classic story before ... This was a pretty good read. Set in Africa, Tanzania, a group of interesting and varied charac......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 22, 2018

The premise and the set up of a group of cavers in search of a lost expedition was interesting but the plot became too convoluted with a psychedelic turn that didn't really work with the rest of the story. Copy provided by the Publisher and NetGalley......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on September 27, 2018

I love adventure stories and the synopsis of this book sounded like it was right up my alley. Unfortunately, the story itself was quite a letdown for me. Here's why: ***Very Minor SPOILERS Below*** (view spoiler)[ -Too much time in the opening chapters discussing cave prep and what they are bringing/wearing, and th (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Lemar on February 20, 2020

Effective mix of history, adventuring and more... The first half was brisk and fun. Then it bogged down, but finished with a fascinating and extremely compelling ending.......more