Deep Fire Rising
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4.2 • 165 Ratings
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- $7.99
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Publisher Description
USA Today bestselling author Jack Du Brul brings back geologist-adventurer Philip Mercer for an apocalyptic adventure.
Hired to lead the excavation of caverns deep beneath Area 51, Philip Mercer finds himself drilling straight into the epicenter of an age-old conspiracy. A reclusive order of Himalayan monks, through special knowledge of the earth’s tectonic movement, has predicted the end of the world—and it is determined to see the prediction unfold accordingly.
Now, with icebergs floating through the South Pacific and a thermonuclear bomb set to destroy an island paradise, the stage is set for Armageddon—and it is up to Philip Mercer and the beautiful, mysterious Tisa Nguyan to prevent a cataclysm beyond imagination.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Combining his extensive knowledge of geology, mining and technology with relentless action sequences and exotic locales, Du Brul's latest (after River of Ruin) is 496 pages of nonstop, over-the-top adventure. Protagonist Dr. Philip Mercer, a wealthy geologist, "sometime" consultant and field agent for the times "when the worlds of science and terror collide," is charged with overseeing the installation of a temporary nuclear waste holding tank at Nevada's infamous Area 51. But after Mercer is nearly killed by assassins while on a Vegas furlough and then inexplicably saved by the stunningly beautiful Tisa Nguyen, he learns of a secret group called the Order. Headquartered in a Tibetan monastery, the Order can supposedly predict disastrous world events using an ancient machine, but a faction of the Order with sinister plans for world domination now jeopardizes the planet's survival. As Mercer barely escapes each near-death situation, well-drawn secondary characters like his one-legged, hard-drinking 80-year-old best friend, Harry help ground this adrenaline-drenched tale. Though not as suave as James Bond or as scrappy as Indiana Jones, smart, resilient Mercer is a savvy adventure hero for the new millennium. (Dec.)
Customer Reviews
Best Philip Mercer book so far!
Wow! Jack Du Brul got everything right in this installment of the Philip Mercer series. Packed with adventure from cover to cover, yet beautifully written, with more soul than I remember in any of the previous books. If you like adventure, READ THIS BOOK.
Beyond belief
How did the bad guys get by all the security cameras in a casino; how did they know his room number? A teleported submarine? Making a cell phone call underwater? A hero that miraculously recovers from wounds inflicted by a sledgehammer? A huge device in the Pacific Ocean and no one saw it being built? How did the bad guys plant a series of bombs, including one in the engine room, on a ferry boat; the crew had to be blind. Last, a device that could predict time and place of earthquakes far into the future?