Subterrestrial cover art

Subterrestrial

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free

$8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Get this deal
Offer ends on July 15, 2026 at 11:59 PT.
More purchase options

Subterrestrial

Written by: Michael McBride
Narrated by: Joel Richards
Get this deal

$8.99/mo. after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offer ends July 15, 2026 at 11:59pm PT.

Buy Now for $22.51

Buy Now for $22.51

An accident during the construction of a tunnel beneath the Bering Strait leads to the discovery of a network of caverns and evidence that hints at the survival of a primitive human species. Led by DARPA technologist Reinhard Thyssen, a team of experts from around the globe is dispatched into the subterranean maze to discover all they can before the caves completely flood.

Something lurks in the darkness, though...a creature that has evolved into a predator unlike any the world has ever known, and it's up to the scientists to make sure that it never reaches the surface. If they can survive that long.

©2015 Michael McBride (P)2018 Tantor Adventure Horror Science Fiction Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Survival Fiction
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most Relevant
I love adventure stories and this one had it in spades. It caught me from the first chapter and kept me going until the very end. I am a fan of Matthew Reilly, James Rollins, Grieg Beck and of course Clive Cussler and now Michael McBride. The narrator also really gave a great performance, highly believable and entertaining.

Loved this tremendously…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The first ⅓ of this Michael McBride story borrows heavily from 'Jurassic Park' and 'Congo' - with a splash of 'Airframe'. The technical aspects asserted overwhelm the story a bit, but I quite appreciated the cerebral storytelling and dedication to scientific authenticity.
Unfortunately, McBride then relies heavily on Hollow-Earth Theory, creates cookie-cutter bad guys, contemplates *several* speculative evolutionary "apex predator" variants, and embarks on at least three gore-soaked vicious creature plotlines. 'Subterrestrial' evolved from a credible Science Fiction techno thriller into a fairly silly Planet Of The Apes/Land That Time Forgot/Marvel's Ka-Zar tale.

Reader Joel Richards doesn't help the situation, either. Don't get me wrong, Richards is a solidly professional reader - it's just that it's pretty clear that he's reading a text sitting open on his lap at times. Mr. Richards is collecting a paycheck on this project.

Altogether - despite being pretty ludicrous - this was a fun 5/10-star audiobook. It was a reasonable distraction for free, but not worth your Credit when it leaves the 'Plus' menu (it's not terrible per se, but better options beckon).

[WARNING: There's a scene in the book when a partially-naked Dian Fossey/Jane Goodall-type anthropologist narrowly avoids being gang-raped by a troop of superintelligent hairless chimpanzees.
You read that right.
She escapes by getting on her hands & knees and offering her a$$ to the Alpha Male in a gesture of sexual submission. McBride's near-foray into bestiality is honestly pretty gross]

Crichton-flavored SciFi-Horror

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You need to really suspend your disbelief to enjoy this one...having said that, it was ok especially since it was in the plus catalogue.

It was ok

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The plot, action and character development was bogged down in never-ending scientific fact. So much so that I was bored to the point of not finishing the book.

Tedious

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.