12 Miles Below

A Progression Fantasy Epic

By: Mark Arrows

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

The surface is frozen. The depths filled with monsters. Can anything survive?

Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface. Frozen structures of bygone eras span across massive ice-wastes. And the survivors closely guard any technology rediscovered within them.

The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface, but that doesn't mean it's safe...

Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over, treating it all like a game. The depths themselves shift over time, more contraption than rock.

When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his father get trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient war of titanic scale, the two will need to set their differences aside while they struggle against Gods, legends, and the secrets of the realm that lies below.

Don't miss the start of this Progression Fantasy Epic set around a pseudo-medieval society clinging to existence on frozen post-apocalyptic Earth. Impossible odds, weak-to-strong progression, epic battles, scavenged tech, prophecy, magic, and mystery—12 Miles Below has something for everyone. Grab your copy today!

©2023 Mark Arrows (P)2023 Recorded Books

Amazing world building, slow start.

12 Miles Below has some amazing worldbuilding and ideas. The only thing I really knock it for is a slower start and a slow burn to the "progression" part of the book.

hidden gem

if you are hesitating on whether to spend your credit on this book, my advice is to get it.

the plot is good with good character and world building.
the book will feel like alot has happened but it feels like there is so much more to tell. The narrator did a splendid job as well to bring all the different characters to live. one of the better ones I've heard.

in short, this book feels like a 14hr prolouge to a long and great story. and after listening to it, it left me wanting more.

Interesting & Unique Start

I really enjoyed this first book. I've listened to a lot of progression fantasy stories in the last few years and honestly, most aren't that interesting or entertaining. This story is both of those things and seems like it has space to grow.

Fantastic top tier

Fantastic did a great job of world, building slowly but surely adding tension and depth to the power system. Main characters is well balanced, and intuitive. 10 of 10.

Heart racing adrenaline

There was not a moment of slowness in the entire story. It refuses to take its foot off the gas until the very end.