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Earthcore
by
Scott Sigler (Goodreads Author)
Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lies 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 hims...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
October 15th 2005
by Dragon Moon Press
(first published 2001)
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Book Summary:
Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lies 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 at three miles below the surface, where the ro...more
Book Summary:
Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lies 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 at three miles below the surface, where the ro...more
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I'm not joking either- I've yet to read or listen to a Sigler story that has disappointed me. Sure, there's some that I don't like as well as others, but overall I've enjoyed all of Sigler's works in either a book or podcast format.
Earthcore surrounds a group of the world's best & brightest in mining, run by the ruthless Connell Kirkland. Reeling from his own personal losses years earlier, Kirkland thinks only of the bottom line & what profits he can get for his company. When an enormous...more
Earthcore surrounds a group of the world's best & brightest in mining, run by the ruthless Connell Kirkland. Reeling from his own personal losses years earlier, Kirkland thinks only of the bottom line & what profits he can get for his company. When an enormous...more
Mar 16, 2010
Patrick
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
action sci-fi/horror fans
Recommended to Patrick by:
Kali Mura
Earthcore took a while to grab me. Part of this may be because it takes place here in Utah, and some of the early scenes involving BYU* and Salt Lake City didn't quite ring true for me. However, to a reader that's not from here, it probably wouldn't garner a second thought. (Pioneer Park full of playing children? Really? I think an old-timey prospector being tazed and abducted in broad daylight would likely be LESS out of place there than throngs of happily rollicking kids. Ha!)
Once the story re...more
Once the story re...more
My very first audiobook experience, downloaded for free from podiobooks.com, and listened to on my Palm Centro (while driving to and from work).
Actually, I did rather enjoy this. It was a bit weird to have somebody "read" the story to me, especially with all the strange voices that Sigler uses. (The first few were okay, but they started getting weirder as the list of characters grew, and some of the voices were quite annoying.)
Overall, the story was very captivating. Lots of action, lots of susp...more
Actually, I did rather enjoy this. It was a bit weird to have somebody "read" the story to me, especially with all the strange voices that Sigler uses. (The first few were okay, but they started getting weirder as the list of characters grew, and some of the voices were quite annoying.)
Overall, the story was very captivating. Lots of action, lots of susp...more
A high 3-star. I steadily kept with it because it was a free audiobook and I liked it because really, how can you not like monsters in underground caverns?? But it wasn't what I would consider to be amazing high quality writing. Especially reading Hunger Games right after. Earthcore was more along the lines of the countless similar action/adventure/thrillers out there, similar in fact to James Rollins: in my opinion, so so writing, story mostly kept alive by all the fun action and body counts an...more
I have a definition for authors who break the mold, publish their own books either in print or in audio format and try to tackle the beast that is fantasy and sci-fi publishing on their own. I call them Punk Scribblers. Among the best of these are Scott Sigler, Robert Fanney (Luthiel's Song), and Tee Morris (Billybub Baddings). Scott's own contribution began with Earthcore and has since branched out to an expanding pallet of great books. This one is both edgy and sinister. A very gritty and real...more
Not the first time I've listened to it, but a week ago when I was casting about for something, ANYTHING, to listen to keep myself occupied at a slow week at work, I remembered about Scott Sigler's free podcast books.
I had listened to most of them, and decided to give earthcore a go again.
The first half of the novel was very interesting. The characters were introduced in a manner that made me interested in all of them. The mystery of the horror in the caves kept growing steadily.
After the truth o...more
I had listened to most of them, and decided to give earthcore a go again.
The first half of the novel was very interesting. The characters were introduced in a manner that made me interested in all of them. The mystery of the horror in the caves kept growing steadily.
After the truth o...more
Feb 01, 2011
Ruthie Jones
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Ruthie by:
John Miller
Shelves:
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I really like this author. Earthcore is fantastic. Sigler definitely doesn't follow the same or similar path that other sci-fi writers follow. His subjects/concepts are so unique and fresh that they keep the reader interested and guessing the whole way through. Earthcore also has that anthropological element that makes me love this book even more. Anything I say about the plot will be a spoiler, so I will just say that this book is well worth it, and it's certainly action movie-worthy. I have al...more
This fast-paced horror-science fiction romp is an exciting and non-stop action story. I enjoy such things, trying to create something of the same mood in Season of the Plant, although I come nowhere near the skill of this author. I have a background in geology, have gone into unexplored caves, and can relate to the excitement and mystery which surround plumbing the depths of our planet. What these explorers discover, however, is a wonderfully amazing and horrifying one. Well described, action to...more
I listened to this when it was the first-ever podcast-only novel. It was awesome.
I suspect that it's just as awesome as a novel-novel.
I suspect that it's just as awesome as a novel-novel.
Scott does a great job with giving each character their strengths and flaws and making them seem like real people and not just cookie cutouts. There were some people who I was rooting for escape at the end (I was slightly disappointed here) and other people were I was like OMG I HOPE THEY DIE! And they totally did, because this is Sigler we're talking about, and he's not wishy-washy about slaughtering his characters at all.
I had been avoiding this book because it was Scott's first, and in my opi...more
I had been avoiding this book because it was Scott's first, and in my opi...more
Unremarkable from a literary standpoint. No truly quotable lines. Sigler is very good at coming up with novel premises for his books, but his delivery tends to be a collection of cliches and unnecessarily sexual metaphors. Upon reading some of his other work, I once remarked that he might be a viable alternative to the recently-deceased Michael Crichton, but Scott Sigler has a lot of growing to do before he can hope to fill those shoes. Still, a fun read, good to absorb while decompressing betwe...more
This one could actually be a 3.5 stars because Sigler does a pretty damn good job of writing a suspenseful tale. Then again, I pondered giving it 2.5 stars due to the fact that I wanted every character in the book to die because they are extremely unlikeable. Hopefully, ****SPOILER ALERT*** the characters that did survive in this one get their asses mangled down in South America when they try to take on the underground goo-monsters down there! Anyhoo, enough of my ranting, try this one yourself...more
This was a good thriller. I enjoyed the read, but I don't know if I will pick it up again. The plot was very straight forward and enjoyable, but there was not a lot of depth to it. Of course, sometimes that is exactly what you are looking for.
Most of the book seemed "normal", by which there were no Fantastical (fantasy or SF) elements to the book, although there were hints to it. The action was well paced, and the slow explanations never seemed to take too long.
All in al a nice light read.
Most of the book seemed "normal", by which there were no Fantastical (fantasy or SF) elements to the book, although there were hints to it. The action was well paced, and the slow explanations never seemed to take too long.
All in al a nice light read.
I listened to the audiobook version of this after I finished the second book in Sigler's Infected series.
The book is based around a government mining company mining platinum in an ancient indian mountain, which leads to the discovery of creatures that attack the workforce. The protagonists are trapped in the mountain and are trying to escape with their lives.
I loved it! Interesting characters, great plot and a hell of an ending. Looking forward to Earthcore 2!
The book is based around a government mining company mining platinum in an ancient indian mountain, which leads to the discovery of creatures that attack the workforce. The protagonists are trapped in the mountain and are trying to escape with their lives.
I loved it! Interesting characters, great plot and a hell of an ending. Looking forward to Earthcore 2!
I actually stumbled on Scott by accident, checcking out some podcast (I didn't know people podcasted their books!) and was pleasently surprised. He had the right balance of character developement that I actually cared when someone died (or not)and I was a bit creeped out by the monsters in this book. It has been a while since I read/heard Eartcore but at it's "core" Mr. Sigler provides an adventure that you won't mind following him on.
Like an insane mix of Aliens and The Descent, this was an enjoyable tale. Had a cast of characters that I (with a couple of exceptions) genuinely liked. In the same way as Alien/Aliens this made it that bit more sad when they start to die. There's a tonne if action after a slow burn start and the revelations of what they face are interesting and very original. Highly recommend this for fans of crazy creature horror.
LOVED this book, mostley because i'm from Salt Lake City and have family in Southern Utah! This is a very well written story that kept me on the edge of my seat and wanting more! Luckily I picked it up on a weekend or I would have had to call in sick to work to finish it. That's the thing I love about Scott Sigler's novels is that I don't ever want to put them down. I HIGHLY recommend ANY of his books.
Feb 11, 2008
Jeremy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
My fans and anyone who likes a fast-paced, fun thriller
Recommended to Jeremy by:
The Author, Scott Sigler
Man, I'm glad I snagged a copy of this book before it became unavailable. Scott Sigler is a friend and Crown recently scooped all of his books, including this gem. The good news there is that we'll probably see it again, the bad news is that it's no longer in print...for now.
BUT, when it comes back in print, it's well worth reading. It's a subterrainean thriller, which I'm, for some reason, drawn to (my favorite novel is The Descent). Earthcore is fun, inteligent and scary. Three nights in a ro...more
BUT, when it comes back in print, it's well worth reading. It's a subterrainean thriller, which I'm, for some reason, drawn to (my favorite novel is The Descent). Earthcore is fun, inteligent and scary. Three nights in a ro...more
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This was my first audio book ever. Personally, I liked the story. I didn't realize I was getting into Horror when I snagged it but the blood should have clued me in. My one major grump was one line in the very beginning, but I imagine his use of the word "fish" (don't want to give it away) was meant to be jarring. And if that's the case then it did exactly what it was meant to.
Why only three stars?
Earthcore was one of the originals alongside Morevi and Pocket & the Pendant. I like this book. I like it, but that's about it. Perhaps it is because of some rules that Scott establishes are broken in later chapters that bothered me, but I think Scott's Ancestor and Rookie are better works, overall.
Earthcore was one of the originals alongside Morevi and Pocket & the Pendant. I like this book. I like it, but that's about it. Perhaps it is because of some rules that Scott establishes are broken in later chapters that bothered me, but I think Scott's Ancestor and Rookie are better works, overall.
It's not great but it's not awful, either. I listened to the podcast version and while I cringed whenever the author mispronounced a word or imitated a woman's voice (freals), the action kept me engaged long enough to want to finish it. I think if I had read it in book form I would have enjoyed it much more.
This was the first Scott Sigler book I ever read. It holds a special place in my heart for getting me hook on all things Sigler. It did everything at just the right time; it was gory when it needed to be gory, it was heartwarming, and it pitch perfect as retching up the suspense.
Stupid.
(view spoiler).
Between this and Ancestor, I think I have had enough of Sigler. His writing and his plots are not good enough for me to come back anymore...
(view spoiler).
Between this and Ancestor, I think I have had enough of Sigler. His writing and his plots are not good enough for me to come back anymore...
Billions of dollars worth of platinum, 3 miles below the surface is up for grabs. A ruthless mining company is staking its claim, but first a group of EarthCore employees and scientists will need to find a way to survive the night and quite possibly save the planet in the process.
I really enjoy Scott Siglers work. The guy can definitely tell a story. This may not have been my favorite so far, but it was fast, fun and entertaining. There were some genuinely likeable, as well as, (signature Sigle...more
I really enjoy Scott Siglers work. The guy can definitely tell a story. This may not have been my favorite so far, but it was fast, fun and entertaining. There were some genuinely likeable, as well as, (signature Sigle...more
Scott brings it in this novel about mining company that wants to mine for a precious metal.. only to get more than they bargained for. I have to warn you.. this novel is bloody, horror, science fiction all bundled together.
Currently "read" the audio version of the novel from podiobooks.com
It's not often that an author can make a serious claim at having created a genre, but in some ways that's what Sigler did with this, the world's first ever podcast-exclusive audiobook.
The story's pretty simple - a group of miners discover a giant deposit of platinum deep in a mountain in Utah ... but as they start to mine it, they start to realize that they're not alone. Sigler's a good enough of an author to prevent the story fr...more
It's not often that an author can make a serious claim at having created a genre, but in some ways that's what Sigler did with this, the world's first ever podcast-exclusive audiobook.
The story's pretty simple - a group of miners discover a giant deposit of platinum deep in a mountain in Utah ... but as they start to mine it, they start to realize that they're not alone. Sigler's a good enough of an author to prevent the story fr...more
Free pod cast audio book from podiobooks website. About an alien Civilzation living in Utah mountains. They murder any people who come into the caves.
Amazing book. Loved the way scott creates the situations, the characters are incredible, and the story is beautilful. A must read/listen for everyone.
Another exciting story from Scott Sigler, this one is set 3 miles under a Utah mountain as a mining company digs for platinum, and discovers a whole lot of trouble.
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Scott wrote his first monster story in the third grade and hasn't stopped since. A creator of novels, short stories and screenplays, Scott's work revolves around modern science's dichotomy of simultaneously producing good and evil.
New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler is the author of ANCESTOR, INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS, hardcover thrillers from Crown Publishing.
Before he was published,...more
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New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler is the author of ANCESTOR, INFECTED and CONTAGIOUS, hardcover thrillers from Crown Publishing.
Before he was published,...more
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