Dark Rising - Softcover

Beck, Greig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447285328 ISBN 13: 9781447285328

Publisher: Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

When a sudden burst of radiation is detected beneath the desert in Iran, the world's spy agencies are immediately on alert.

Alex Hunter, code name Arcadian, and his elite incursion team are dropped into the ruins of Persepolis. There they find an underground facility but nothing else - no weapons, no scientists - nothing to explain the gamma spike. It is as if a black hole has swept everything away . . . Meanwhile, Israel is threatening nuclear war, and the details of America's Arcadian program have been stolen. And someone - or something - is draining the fluids from the bodies of Iranian soldiers in the desert. If a black hole had taken everything, could something possibly have come back?

When another radiation 'event' occurs in Iran, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening. Something that has been warned of in ancient prophecies.

Alex must follow the traces of radiation to the ancient caves of Arak. In these tunnels, he will come face to face with his darkest nightmares. The clock is ticking down to what is told to be the end of the world and the ultimate judgement of humankind . . .

About this title

About the Author

Greig Beck grew up across the road from Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. His early days were spent surfing, sunbathing and reading science fiction on the sand. When he was forced to grow up, he went on to study computer science, and later received an MBA. Greig is the director of a software company but still finds time to write and surf. He lives in Vaucluse, Sydney, with his wife, son and an enormous black German shepherd.

Beneath the Dark Ice is Greig's first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447285328
• ISBN 13: 9781447285328
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 489