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Ninth Cycle Antarctica
- A Rossler Foundation Mystery Thriller, Volume 2
- Narrated by: William Andre Gensburger
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Was there a human civilization in Antarctica in the past? Will we ever know?
In November 2002, a special US Navy SEAL team is sent to Antarctica to locate and rescue a film crew that has become lost. No trace of them is found, except for film footage of strange artifacts buried under the ice. Everyone who saw the film is warned to never talk about what they have seen - ever again.
More than a decade later in Boulder, Colorado, Professor Charles Summers is intrigued by the discovery of a 16th century map showing the coastline of Antarctica so accurately, that when NASA investigates the maps, they find that they must update their own current maps! But this map predates any record of the discovery of Antarctica by 300 years!
Who drew those maps and when?
Did they see Antarctica without its icecap?
Did humans live on Antarctica before?
But, Antarctica has been under its icecap for 200 million years!
Is it possible that beneath the ice we will find the remains of an impossibly ancient civilization? The Rossler Foundation arranges an expedition to Antarctica to search for evidence of such a civilization. The Orion Society immediately mobilizes their resources to infiltrate the expedition. Will their treachery and hunger for power stop this expedition from reaching its goals?
Is there an ancient city under the ice of Antarctica?
Ninth Cycle Antarctica is the second book in the Rossler Foundation Series, it is a full-length audiobook, a stimulating thriller about an attempt at uncovering true human history in the face of adversity. This adventure takes listeners back into the mysteries of the Rossler Foundation, which began with JC Ryan's best-selling audiobook The Tenth Cycle.
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- Norma Miles
- 02-11-17
Don't be an idiot, J.R.
The recently opened Rosslerr Foundation holds all of the documentation left behind by the Tenth Cycle, so it was natural for Dr.Summers to go to them for assistance with his latest project: how come accurate maps of various !locations were drawn even before that place had been discovered? Indeed, in the case of Antarctica, the land mass itself had been charted in the 1500s, when the area was not only unknown but also had been hidden by an ice sheet (impenetrable until very recent times and instrumentation) which had completely obscured the land for at least 35,000 years, that is, even prior to the Tenth Cycle. An expedition is arranged to include Dr.Summers and Daniel's wayward brother, J.R. Meanwhile, ever watchful, the powerful, immensely wealthy and secretive Orion Society attempt to infiltrate the group with their own spies ...
Completely standalone, this slowish moving adventure mystery thriller continues it's search into past civilisations and the search to forestall a possibly coming apocalypse. Again, with somewhat naive writing, the story is detailed and often has a documentary feel. There is a touch of romance, too, but fortunately avoiding the cloying immaturity of that found in the preceding volume, the Tenth Cycle.
A good narration by William Gensburger. His voice was warm, well paced and modulated, and his protagonists were slightly differentiated in conversation.. There was, again, the annoying "End of chapter ..." stated after each section before the more usual continuing 'Chapter ...' followed by the heading, that further broke concentration, however, and a number of editing "false starts" which are not eliminated. His delivery of the textual exploration of each new discovery, though, was again excellent, read more like a factual document and so assisting the believability of the theories as they evolved.
I was gifted a complementary copy of the Ninth Cycle, at my request, by the rights holder, via Audiobook Boom and found it far more enjoyable than its predecessor. An interesting read which I would recommend to anyone interested in past civilisation discovery thrillers.
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- Tony Bough
- 24-10-17
An amazing must read standalone and series!
I really liked the first book. In fact I should start by saying that I really like the first book as well. I think the first book is the only book I've ever read where it ends and I thought, it sucks that this was a book and not a new article about real life events. Do you need to read the first book to read this one? To be honest no. If you do read the first book you get an insight into the Rossler foundation and it's creation and existing enemies. I think it adds a dimension to the story but it's not necessary to read it to really enjoy this book.
I love the time that the author spends on the characters. They are great characters. I like getting to know them before they are thrown into action/peril. The characters from the previous book continue to be either characters you love or ones you love to have. The new characters are also brilliant. The author spends time on their relationships and I think this is important before you throw them into a cold harsh environment that's going to be life threatening and generally dangerous.
There's twists and turns as we want to see just what the Orion society/operatives will do on the Antarctic expedition. I also like how we feel that we are getting a glimpse at an actual society/civilization that's truly ancient. The ninth cycle civilization feels real not some over-dramatised Atlantis but something that was real and would spark our myths. It feels archaeologically real rather than fantasy.
Great pace. The narrator does an amazing job with our characters and with the story in general. I like listening to his voice and it draws me into this really great story. A story that feels plausible.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
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