Subterranean

By: James Rollins

Narrated by: John Meagher

Length: 12 hrs

Publisher's summary

Travel to the bottom of the earth...to a place you never dreamed existed.

Beneath the ice...a hand-picked team of specialists makes its way toward the center of the world. They are not the first to venture into this magnificient subterranean labyrinth. Those they follow did not return.

Over the rocks...Across the yawning caverns...Beyond the Black River...You are not alone.

Into the darkness...where breathtaking wonders await you - and terrors beyond imaging...Revelations that could change the world - things that should never be disturbed...

At the bottom of the Earth is the beginning. Keep moving...toward a miracle that cannot be...toward a mystery older than time.

©1999 Jim Czajkowski (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Recording is a bit off

I loved the strange animals, and the fast paced story. It was easy to picture everything happening. But there are a few blips that I think has to do with the recording.

Classic Rollins.

Rollins either swings and misses or knocks them out of the park. This definitely wasn't a swing and a miss!

Subterranean was a great book!

My husband is a big fan of James Rollins. This was my first of his books. We traveled by vehicle this Thanksgiving, and it was a 9 hour road trip each direction. This audio book was so good! It keep us on the edge of our seats, and made the traveling go by so fast! I definitely recommend this book, and I can't wait to read more of his books.

Interesting Ideas

What aspect of John Meagher’s performance would you have changed?

John Meagher is a good reader, characters and genders are good - however as noted by others his Australian accent is jarring. its like he learned it from watching the Crocodile Hunter and 1960's episodes of Skippy (Crikey, wot's thet Skip? Blimey! must be a big bugger to be making all thet recket... etc), with a bit of random South African thrown in. That being said, its no worse than Australians attempting American accents, which are usually dreadful. Don't know how you get around this, but at times it was a difficult listen. Its not like I wasn't warned by other reviewers.

Any additional comments?

I've read a few James Rollins books and enjoyed them, I will give another book a go at some point.

One of My All Time Favorites

Great book and narrator. You won't be sorry with this one. I loved it in print and audio.

Indiana Jones meets Crocadile Dundee

I gave this book 5 stars for the following reasons:lots of action, very funny sometimes heart breaking dialogue, a nail biter at times especially the ending..
Educational: this is the second book by Rollins that I have read, and I always learn something about the world, history the cosmos. He is very accurate in his research., meticulous. This book will teach you a lot about cave climbing, Pleistocene era organisms, bombs guns ,rock climbing hominids, and aboriginals and there is more.
Finally Rollins weaves fact and fiction so precisely you do not or wonder at the distinction. This is his gift to draw you into the story to keep on the edge of your seat and at the end of the story you want more because you care about the characters you have discovered so
Much about this adventurous world you don’t want to leave it. I will definitely be reading more of James Rollins, he makes reading fun again and learning.

It’s a blast and yes that is a pun

Enjoyed story and narration

Have enjoyed all of James Rollins books. Narration was excellent. First book I've listened to from Audible using my phone since could not get mp3 player to play book in chapter sequence.

Great Read!

A real page tuner! Excellent narrator and interesting story! I can't wait to listen/read the other Rollins works.

Always a good story

Another success for Mr. Rollins. Enjoyed the listening and the narrator is ok once you get used to the tone of his voice. He does do a good job at keeping you interested. I like the story and all of the characters.

Great book, BAD Narrator!!

I love James Rollins' novels. Until recently I had only read them in paperback. However, not having as much time, but wanting to read Subterranean again, I downloaded the audiobook. After the first 3 minutes, I had to pick up my iPhone and look to see if I had hit the button that plays the audio at double speed... I hadn't!!! This narrator is talking so fast its like he is on speed!! He barely pauses to take a breath or switch between characters. While he does change accents or inflections between characters, its like he is trying to win a race narrating the novel. I will never listen to a novel narrated by this guy again. What a waste of a good book! Sigh