Earthcore
A bloody gore-fest tale of science fiction and horror by Scott Sigler. Your comments are welcome!
Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lays the largest platinum deposit ever discovered. A billion-dollar find, it waits for any company that can drill a world’s record, three-mile-deep mine shaft.
EarthCore is the company with the technology, the resources and the guts to go after the mother lode. Young executive Connell Kirkland is the company’s driving force, pushing himself and those around him to uncover the massive treasure.
But Kirkland and EarthCore are not the first to find this treasure. The mountain’s history reveals two centuries of disappearances, murder, and insanity.
The discovery of ancient platinum knives, razor-sharp despite lying untouched for 1,000 years, reveals evidence of an ancient culture. If the artifacts are genuine, they show a pre-historic empire that once spanned from the Southern tip of South America all the way up through the American Southwest.
Wealth and fame lie under that Utah mountain, but at three miles below the surface, where the rocks are so hot they burn bare skin, something has been waiting for centuries. Waiting … and guarding. Kirkland and EarthCore are about to find out first-hand why this treasure has never been unearthed.
December 20th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
I liked it. Good and gorie. Very Good sound quality. has a crack-like addiction quality, needing to know what happens next.
December 23rd, 2005 at 10:29 am
Earthcore was one of the “firsts” in podiobook. It was the first novel released *only* in podcast form.
It also set the bar for blood, guts and gore incredibly high. Scott’s passion and drive hooked thousands of listeners, exposing them to the power of a podcast novel, or a podiobook!
I was one of those, hanging on Scott’s every word and wanting him to keep going, DAILY! My scores:
Audio Quality:Quite good. Remember that Scott just did this on his own, without having anyone else to bounce his ideas off. There are a few lip smacks, but they are easily ignored when you get into the story.
Narration Performance:Spot on. Scott does a great job of making each voice unique, so you never wonder who is speaking. Any and all stumbles have been taken out, and the pacing is extremely intense… as it should be!
Writing Skills:This book was professionally edited, so it’s very clean. Very plot driven, driving and shoves you along until the end. If you like splatter fic, it’s for you.
Overall Rating:Four point five damned dirty apes. I loved this book, like a crack addict loves his fix. A must listen to, for many reasons!
December 27th, 2005 at 8:52 am
Earthcore is my first podbook and a great story. The quality, spoken word and sound is equal to or better then which I have heard on any of the professionally produced books on tape that I have listen. It is just a professional production, by a season artist. Unfortunately I am unable to down load Chapters 35-37 but I am sure that will be fixed shortly.
January 5th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Way,
I’m assuming the problem with the file is/was temporary, as I’m abel to download it just fine now. This happens on occasion with podcasts feeds. Please let us know if you continue to have an issue.
E.
January 24th, 2006 at 7:03 am
I am about halfway through the book. I agree with all other commenters that the story is terrific and compelling. The narration is good and the use of different voices and accents is nice.
My one complaint, and it’s a big one, is that the narration is absolutely fraught with mispronunciation. Mr. Sigler, please look up the words subsequent, prevalent and metallurgy for future reference. It puzzles me that someone so gifted with words is not able to pronounce them properly.
February 2nd, 2006 at 1:17 pm
As someone who discovered Scott Sigler through his Ancestor podcast, I just had to check out Earthcore.
Excellent stuff.
One small problem I’ve discovered – PB-Earthcore-09.mp3 seems to cut out early. I’ve downloaded it three times (using both Juice and Firefox, from home and work) so I think it’s the file on the server that is the prob.
Mark
February 2nd, 2006 at 2:34 pm
Yep. But with the help from the guys at Libsyn, we’ve fixed it. You should be able to download the updated copy now.
Sorry about that!
February 3rd, 2006 at 3:12 am
HEEEEEEEEEELP
Problem with PB-Earthcore-09.mp3, chapters 17, 18. It is cut in the middle. Chapter 18 is missing!
Fix it please!
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:47 am
Okay, now, I swear to you I fixed this yesterday. For anyone else who is having a problem, just click this link to download the file directly.
I will check with Libsyn and see if there might still be a problem.
February 23rd, 2006 at 12:58 am
This was my first podiobook but it won’t be my last. (have three already in my podiobooks list)
I loved every single minute of it…
As Scott says so in one of the casts: it will make you an Earthcore junkie…
It really is addicting, and I was extremely anxious for the next episode.
Next up “Ancestor”.
March 10th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I listened to this book about a year ago – got it from podcast pickle. I could not wait for the next download. The rock-a-pie were like real to me. This is probally one of the best books I have ever heard
March 21st, 2006 at 10:10 am
god this was awsome better than douglas adams if you call octopus like aliens chopping up miners funny.
March 23rd, 2006 at 1:23 am
I thought this was a great book, exciting, relatively well researched, you’ll love the heroes and be satisfied with the gory deaths of the villains. some of the narraters voices were a bit flakey but they were at least different enough to differentiate the characters. I strongly protest the comparison with Douglas Adams though! Anyway that’s like comparing chalk and cheese.
April 26th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Oh, man. Sigler, you are one hellova junk maker for all of us junkies. Listening to the Earthcrack yet another time……. While waiting for the next episode of Infection….
May 18th, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Man, Sig I haven’t even gotten through chapter 6 and I”m freaking hooked!!!!!
I can’t bring myself from listening to this thing at all hours of the day. I can’t wait until I wake up again tomorrow to start in again!!!
August 9th, 2006 at 5:50 am
Aaaaah thats good, real good.
October 6th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
awesome! thanks for entertaining me on all my subway rides back and forth to work, you rock!!
October 12th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Great book, but I’m abit confused. There seems to be something missing between episode 19 and 20. The up next clips from nineteen mention things that are also metioned as having previously occured on episode twenty. These are pretty important things as there seem to have been some discoveries made during this missing section.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
I found the problem. the file PB-Earthcore-18.mp3 and the file PB-Earthcore-19.mp3 both have the same content. PB-Earthcore-19.mp3 should contain capter 38-42 but this appears to ahve been overwritten because it has a repeat of chapters 35-37 instead
October 12th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Brien,
You sure about that? The file sizes for each are different, so it’s not a simple overwrite. Plus, I just listened to the first part of each file. Not all of it, but the first part. Here’s what I heard:
PB-Earthcore-18.mp3
[Previously on...] “Conner snatched up his H&K…”
[Then Scott says] “Chapter 35″ and it begins
PB-Earthcore-19.mp3
[Previously on...] “He wasn’t going to get out…”
[Then Scott says] “Chapter 38″ and it begins
Now like I said, I didn’t go any further and perhaps you did. Or it could be that your system somehow over wrote one for the other. That seems just as strange as Scott putting the wrong content in the file.
If you hear those same things and *still* there’s an issue, let Scott know. If you are hearing something different than that, then go to the book’s page and re-download, as something got crossed.
October 12th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
What you heard for file 18 is exactly what I heard for 18 and 19. Be that as it may, you are right. I don’t know how my system could have renamed or overwritten a download like that, but it appears to be all me. I downloaded 19 again with no problem. Sorry for the hassle. But I’m glad to get back to this terrific book.
November 25th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
I did not ever think that I would like a book with so much blood, guts, and violence. Thank you Scott for the wake-up call. I listened to Ancestor first and loved it, but I was completely hooked on EarthCore. Delicious!
December 12th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
To resonate what Christina said, I don’t even like books with blood and guts but this books was like a expressway pile-up — I just couldnt look away!! The more it shocked, the more I liked it. From a literary standpoint, I would liken my experience of “reading” this book much to the first time I read ‘Cather In the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger. I just never knew books could be written in this manner — and be so enjoyable.
December 25th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
I was a bit hesitant to listen to this book because it is not what I normally read or listen to, but WOW. This is one of the best stories that I have had the pleasure of hearing. Scott is not only a great writer, but a fantastic narrator. I highly recommend the book as well as “Ancestor”, which I am listening to now.
Thanks Scott!!
December 29th, 2006 at 8:27 am
thank you! The story was good. This genre (science fiction ground in had science) is my guilty pleasure, and this story was one of the best I’ve come across. I’m getting 2 copies of the book from Amazon, one for me and one to give away.
And the narration was top notch. I listened to Ancestor afterwards (I highly recommend it) and started thinking “wow this podcast book narration thing is pretty cool, and it doesn’t sound all that difficult”.
But then I started a couple other podiobooks, by other authors, and realized that it’s just that Scott Sigler makes it sound easy. Absolutely amazing narration, could you give instructional seminars to some of the other authors?
Thanks again
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 pm
What a great and compelling story. Very nice job. Naration and writting is top notch. I love it.
February 16th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Chapters 32-34 and 35-37 are not downloadable on any platform. Please fix them this is a great story. Others may be broken as well i’m not sure.
February 16th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
MN,
The links to the chapters download just fine. You are probably having a localized issue, but we’re happy to help trouble shoot. Send us your RSS feed (each one is customized) and we’ll take a look. It could be (and probably will be) as simple as deleting the subscription from your podcatcher and re-adding it.
E.
March 19th, 2007 at 8:07 am
32-34 doesn’t seem to be downloadable – you can save what looks like an MP3 file, but is in fact an HTML file with a ’503 service unavailable’ error.
March 19th, 2007 at 8:17 am
I’m not d/ling from an RSS feed, btw. I am talking about the download link http://www.podiobooks.com/sample/1831/PB-Earthcore-17.mp3
April 9th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Earthcore was simply excellent. Loved this book, and I’ll be ordering all of Scott Sigler’s books from Amazon shortly.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:03 am
earthcore is the best .i loved it very much and scott sigler is one of the best authors in the world i cant wait for the sequl and when it well be ready for us ?
and thanks to scott and podiobooks for thisgreat book
August 9th, 2007 at 1:41 am
I have just started listening to podcast novels. I am in the UK and I am listening to J.C Hutchins 7th son trilogy (onto book 3 now) and Scott Sigler (Earthcore). This is a great medium in which to enjoy fiction. I rarely get the time to read these days but listening to a novel in this format is great.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:39 am
I cannot believe this is free. I totally loved it. Great writing by Scott Sigler. Awesome narration. Ok quality. I totally enjoyed it.
September 7th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I was disappointed by the ending. Without spoiling it, I think certain people did not have to die. It would have been more uplifting that way.
Maybe I’m just old fashioned.
The sound qualitywas excellent, and the story was riveting. Thank you Mr. Sigler for this free gift.
September 7th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Trying to make Earthcore “more uplifting” is tantamount to trying to make Star Wars “more realistic”.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:52 am
When will we see Earthcore II
November 9th, 2007 at 5:55 am
Did anyone else notice the awful similes in this book? Reading it was like tasting a left-handed person scraping her index fingernail in a horizontal manner across a green black board wearing blue fingernail polish, but not sky blue, more like aqua, when she has a headache and her rent is due.
Listen to the book again and count the number of times the word “like” is used. Note some of the unusual similes. For example: at one point the silver bugs swarmed over something “like maggots on a week-old dog’s corpse.” First problem: I have never seen maggots on any kind of corpse. Second problem: Do maggots swarm differently on dog corpses than horse or giraffe corpses? Third problem: Do maggots swarm differently on week-old corpses than on 10-day-old corpses?
A simile should enhance the story for the reader. These get in the way. In fact, I sprained my finger backing up my CD some many times so I could hear the bad similes over and over again. I almost lost control of my car once. Either of those could be the definition of distracting the reader from the story.
I was distracted like a man with a hangnail who wants to rewind his CD so he can hear a bad simile again because he can’t believe his ears as he is going around a 37 degree turn going down hill on a road bordered by a mixture of hemlock and oak trees and he’s late for his final duck flute lesson from a woman who hates him because he keeps complaining about his sprained finger during duck-flute foreplay.
Also, what’s with the language? NSA super spies and scientific geniuses who have such little mastery of the English language and such little control of themselves that they would make a Marine blush? I don’t think so.
It was a good enough story, but I was disappointed with the writing. Horrible. (Note: I did pay for this book.)
November 9th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I throughly enjoyed this book. Great listen and well done!
November 11th, 2007 at 9:49 am
This is a great podcast novel. I really enjoyed this and it has really influenced my life.
Scott really set the bar in podcasting novels with this book. It has been the benchmark for every novel podcaster since. Fantastic Work.
The grammar was good and I had no problem with it. Scott really brings the characters to life. No character is safe in this book and that’s part of the excitement.
Good luck in conquering the world Scott.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Excellent story. Poorly executed. Far too many similes…ends up sounding like a really bad detective novel. If you’re going to narrate, get the pronunciations down. Frustrating to hear words butchered (i.e. re-pair-a-ble). Most of the characters aren’t believable. They seem like bad characatures. Probably a combination of the mildly well executed accents and simply bad writing of dialogue. Many of the characters don’t speak or act like people in their positions. I was riveted to the storyline overall. But if it’s just a good storyline, might as well be a tightly executed short story. Reduce the similes and have the narration checked by someone else.
January 9th, 2008 at 5:47 am
I was kind of annoyed at times but found it good trashy fun – I was carried along by its energy. Sigler does a good job of juggling a hell of a lot of characters, although I was hoping for a scene where they all get introduced at the camp (in particular Sonny being introduced to the other characters) – that bit seemed rather skipped over.
A few other things – loads of intrusive similes and redundant adjectives. Sometimes I found myself chuckling, other times I groaned. Why does blood always have to “splatter”? Also there were a lot of words which were mispronounced or used wrongly (brethen instead of brethren? And what’s with “Rocktopi”? If you’re using it like “one Octopus, two Octopi”, which isn’t correct anyway, wouldn’t you say one Rocktopus two Rocktopi? I know that sounds dumb but at least it’s consistent!)
The accents by and large were well done (I’ll even turn a blind eye to the Australian accent, which was better than most) although the female voices were kind of grating.
Anwyay these are pretty pedantic points – it’s good fun, addictive and races along like a racing car full of maggots on a racetrack made of Jell-O in a mild November.
January 11th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Dear Nomad/D.Mason. Thanks so much for taking the time to not only trash me on Amazon, but to copy-and-paste your review here. I can only assume you started with the print novel, since you paid for the book. Very thorough of you to make sure your opinion is shared in both locations.
January 20th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I as a little disspointed when I read some of the comments posted about this book. I think they were somewhat malicious and verging on personal. One ‘gentleman’ even stated that he nearly sprained his finger backing up the CD to hear them again, which certainly suggests to me he is displaying some degree of pleasure picking at what he interprets as the authors failing. This really does indicate some bitterness, I don’t know. At any rate such criticisms are not constructive, and I felt uncomfortable reading such venomously tinged comments. So, now let me concentrate on my own comments and not those of some less tactful individuals.
As normal Iwill start with the good. This is simply a great book. I have recommended it to a handful of friends and all have enjoyed it. Scott has the ability to write action packed stories with fantastic plots, great characters, and engaging story lines. This is just another dazzling addition to his repertoire. His ability to tell a story is truly superb.
I am not going to gripe about his similes or pronounciations any more than I would complain about my Ferrari not having any trunk space for when I go shopping, for the simple reason that they did not detract from my enjoyment of the story. Besides, I think some people have sufficiently ‘gone to town’ on that aspct. I did find the characters a little stereotyped, a bit like an ‘Arnie’ movie, but I’m quite happy to attribute this to his style of writing.
The reading! Scott Sigler sounds as though he has gargled a mouthful of gravel for breakfast and rinsed out with sand. I’m going to be honest and say that this doesn’t always lend well to female voices. But again, it took me all of five minutes to get over the inital shock of a woman that sounded more like my Uncle Vassel, and put it behind me. I got so much more out of this book from the intensity and excitement of the story, I feel almost apologetic pointing out something which is not an oversight but a physiological characteristc. If I have a criticism, it is that I found small sections of the text superfluous. This could be tightened up just a tad.
An all around great piece of work.
January 20th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I’m not as impressed with this book as so many others seem to be. While the premise was good and the pace quick, I thought but the delivery and writing were awful. The characters were shallow and inconsistent, the language horrid, and count me among those who thought the similes and metaphors were terrible. Most people I know who have any kind of intelligence usually have a vocabulary well beyond m-f this and f— that. Since I listened to the entire novel in one sitting I got really tired of the language very quickly. I mean, it’s okay to use that kind of language, but do so sparingly–it makes a much stronger impact. Between the language and the bad writing, I’m extremely hesitant to listen to another of Sigler’s books.
I was also not impressed with the narration. If the characters were to stay consistent, I would be able to follow who was saying what without all the voices changing. I got to the point where I was cringing when some characters were “speaking.”
Okay, so I’ll try not to end on a bad note. As I stated, the premise was good. I did, after all, hear the story through to the end. I like that the ending was somewhat unexpected (even if a little lame and disappointing). There was certainly no lack of blood and gore, so if you are into that kind of thing, you will certainly enjoy this.
I will offer up kudos to Mr. Sigler for opening the way to using podcasts as a means for story delivery. I’m hoping more authors will follow suit. It may yet revive the lost art of radio plays like “The Shadow Knows.”
February 1st, 2008 at 2:03 am
Hi. I am quite surprised people don’t realise these are books, not theatre or radio play. These are books read out loud. Its like being a kid again but with better stories. Even better, I get the author reading to me. Thats right: The guy who was sweating day in and out over this. Not just while he wrote it. No, an author never stops worrying about their work. From the cover art, to when it should be released to what people are saying about it. What publisher or method to use. What paper to use. “What does this paper say about me?” I have seen it first hand. It was courageous of Scott to plunge his time and effort into an audio book first up. Not just that, a FREE audio book. I enjoyed Scotts work. It surprised me in so many ways, from the gore that made me sick to the intriguing depth of study or at least bluff that he makes developing characters and stories. I feel I learn’t something and was entertained too. I drive for work, so I am used to nattering DJs and sell lines. I prefer the one minute recaps and hype at the beginning of each generously long episode to the alternative. Bring on more Scott. Thank-you for your generosity — I get more reading in on each day.
March 18th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I LOVED this book! Wait.. I LOVED Ancestor.. I loved Infection -Infected – Infector – Infectoid.. Whatever the name is this week. Scott is an excellent writer and reads his work very well. I have listened to a lot of podiobooks on this excellent site and this one is one of my top fav’s. ( Along with 7th Son, Crescent, Heaven, Playing for Keeps and Shadow Falls) I am currently listening to Nocturnal but am having a hard time waiting for new episodes. Thank you so much for giving us these books! Wow! I am looking forward to more works by Scott.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I agree with Danny when he said
“These are books read out loud. Its like being a kid again but with better stories.”
I liked it, I’d read (or have read to me) more by the author, because he’s good at telling stories.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Contrary to some of the comments here, I actually enjoy the slight inanity of the metaphors. …”Sweating like a whore in a church…” Now ain’t that some good funny?
May 8th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Story was interesting and well-told. Only problem is, the rocktopi are more comic than scary. I imagined them looking like the two aliens from “The Simpsons.”
May 8th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Great entertainment. This is not a novel , but a new form of art. Do not judge it by traditional measures. I find it funny how some people are judging it as if it was a movie based on a book. ” I saw the movie , but the book was better”. Guys this is an idea for a book ,it is a Pcast. The book is the next phase. Also as for like for the similes, thats the way people talk. Step outside some time and listen. Looking forward to the movie. Please don’t let it be Paramount.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
So, when is Mt. Fitzroy coming out?
May 14th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
NOW I understand what all of the fuss is about. I kept hearing about this Sigler guy and how good his stories are…blah, blah, blah. Seriously, people wouldn’t stop talking about him. It was almost annoying. I remember downloading Earthcore right after it was put up on Podiobooks. After listening to the first file, I deleted it. Yes, you read that correctly, I stopped listening and deleted the files.
Now, what seems like ages later, after hearing enough from the cult of Sigler, I decided to give it a go, again. Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind the first time. I always give books a second try. Boy am I glad I tried again. I love blood and gore. LOVE IT. I blame Asian film for this love of mine. Sigler did not let me down. For some they might have thought the story contained too much gore and the language was not to their liking, but this is exactly what I’m looking for…and Sigler delivered. Sure, I noticed the sound quality and mispronunciations and cringed a little, but was quickly distracted by something shiny and followed along again with the story. I’m a research junkie, so I loved all the details in the story. Some might have been bored with the lengthy, technical descriptions of things, but geek speak turns me on.
I got seriously hooked and am thankful my job allows me to listen to audio books all day. I would have preferred to marathon this in one day, but figured I’d have something to look forward to the next day at work if I waited. I was nearly correct in my guess about who lives and dies. I cheered when a certain annoying person got bound, gagged, and tortured. A note to people who listen at work…don’t suddenly say YES a little too loud when someone you’ve been waiting to get their just desserts! It startles people. Sigler, fantastic story. I look forward to listening to your others.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I’m not done yet; but I have already listened to your other book, Ancestor and Infected (Chicken Scissors!! NOOOO!!). What you do with pliars is just plain wrong, too. I’ll never think about either of them the same.
I’ve listened to both of these and am working on Earthcore – at the request of Chris C. I think you told him to use a crowbar.
In any case, you’re both twisted. You, more than Chris. Actually, you both need therapy, but I hope neither of you get it, or we’d never have these wonderfully, horribly, (lots and lots of violence) sick stories. Quite frankly, I like you this way (and I’m not at all sure what that says about me).
I hope that you and JC and Mur and everyone else continue blazing your bizarre trips across the creative writing landscape… I haven’t had this much nail-biting fun in quite a while, even though I cringe quite frequently while listening. (Maybe fun isn’t the right word. Morbid fascination, perhaps. I just MUST see what is in that hole next to the pumpkin-sized rock…Whats Perry going to do with those scissors??).
I’d like to see what robots would do under your Tutelage. Something Sick and Evil and Violent, I’m sure. I can’t wait! You’re disgusting! (but I like robots! Please make at least one of them be good, should you ever write about them!)
In case you can’t translate the somewhat backhanded compliments, let me be clear: Keep up the outstanding work, you sicko! This is great stuff! I don’t know what you’re doing full time by now, but I hope its writing!
Best Regards -
August 15th, 2008 at 7:00 am
Who the heck would be interested in a book about mining gone awry? This was my first thought when I read a synopsis of the book, but I am really enjoying Nocturnal and Infected so I thought I might give our dear old Overlord a shot at hooking me a third time. Well, once again Herr Sigler has drawn me into his filthy disgusting web of fiction. I truly understand why he calls all of us his junkies because I know I am hooked. This is an interesting story where you like the good guys, kind of respect the bad guys and fantasize about what could be lurking just below the surface. Bravo Scott and keep the slightly disturbing but definitely enthralling stories coming!
December 13th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
It was relentless – like a roller coaster without the ups. I listened to it at work – great, and in the car – bad idea. Am I the only one that would actually enjoy being tortured by Kayla Meyers?! However yet again the world is saved by good old US fire power with the help of a coalition of willing but expendable international characters – sound familiar? You have no idea how corny this sounds to anyone who lives in the real world, especially in view of recent history. Still certainly worth some cash and I look forwards to experiencing another of your ripping yarns. Oh yes as always I get very picky about lapses in internal logic and bad science. Couple of examples – Why leave a perfect rectangle on the surface of the earth when you are trying to hide? Cool suits would have had to radiate heat probably from a panel on the backpack. I suggest you run your rough drafts past a couple of obsessive anoraks like me next time. Keep up the good work. Danny
April 17th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Hey Scott, I was captivated with Earthcore but I am really hanging out for Earthcore 2. I have heard your intro to Earthcore 2 but that was it. What’s happening? I am left salivating for the followup. Is there a time frame that we can look forward to? I really enjoy all your books. I am a podcast freak, given that I cant read normal print, I really depend on podcasts for my entertainment. Hope to hear from you soon. Robin in Australia.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:08 am
This was the book that hooked me on to Sigler. Good, solid horror-sciffy.
April 12th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
While this book didn’t introduce to the world of our FDO Scott Sigler, it was definately one of my favorites. Kirkland was a character whose pain was palpable through most of the second half which was heartbreaking since he had gone to such great lengths to hide it. I was very happy to see Kayla get what was coming to her, that girl made my blood run cold. As always I was impressed that while certain artistic liberties were taken there was obviously much research done on mining in general and basic geology. I would adore a sequel at some point when Mr. Sigler isn’t taking over the world. Definately one I will buy in print and pass on to my friends.
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Great story so far. I’m on chapter 10 and can’t wait to get to the rest. I’m especially impressed with Scotts accents. He doesn’t force them, they just come out. You are a modern day Orson Wells, my boy!
July 20th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
By far one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to. Scott you did a great job with the story, the science, the narration and the voices. One thing I hate about a lot of audio books is the whole “she said” or “he said” stuff. I am so glad that you took the time to “edit” that stuff out when doing the narration. It really lets the listener get involved in the story. This book had me hooked and now I have told others….look what you have done!!!
October 5th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Great book. Held my interest throughout. One thing though: I just finished listening today and in the Appendix interview with scott he mentions a sequel to Earthcore. Taking place in Argentina. In the interview he says it will be finished in 6 to 9 months. What ever happened to that sequel?
March 30th, 2011 at 6:39 am
Just found this book from the reviews. Registered and listening to episode 1.
Can’t wait!
April 11th, 2011 at 11:29 am
I think the book is great, but there was a geological reference that bothered me. Carlsbad Caverns is in New Mexico, not Nevada.
December 3rd, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Good science fiction with a fast pace and thrills galore.
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Scott has put a lot of effort into this book and I did listen eagerly all the way through. However, at the end, I realized that I hadn’t gotten to know any characters well, perhaps with the exception of Connel, there is very little to bind us to any character and, in fact I spent most of the book trying to work out who the protagonist is. I feel that there isn’t one.
SPOILER ALERT!
What’s worse, the relentless sequence of bad luck and bad judgement leaves room for something good to happen but nothing ever does. Not a single good thing happens and any glimmer of nobility we see in any character is soon extinguished with their life. I just found the book completely pointless. A weird set of people find something weird and are hunted by other weirdos and weird aliens who have lost their intelligence through inbreeding and so they blow the who place up – including themselves. OK?
April 24th, 2013 at 4:57 pm
How do I subscribe to be a member and be able to read all of Scott’s newest books? I’d like to listen to his newest book Infected if it’s available on the podcast.
April 24th, 2013 at 5:59 pm
No need to subscribe to be a “member”, Cristina. Just subscribe to the books you enjoy.
We don’t have an option to subscribe to an author or producer either, though we’ve considered it.
Infected is available. Search the site, or just click here: http://podiobooks.com/title/infected/