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Captain Alex Hunter and his highly trained commandos, along with a team of scientists, are fast tracked to the hot zone to find out what went wrong. Meanwhile, the alluring petrobiologist Aimee Weir is sent to follow up on the detection of a vast underground reservoir. If the unidentified... read more

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When a plane crashes into the Antarctic ice, exposing a massive cave beneath, a rescue and research team is dispatched. Twenty-four hours later, all contact is lost.
Captain Alex Hunter and his squad of commandos are sent to the hot zone to find out what went wrong - and to follow up the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

When a plane crashes into the Antarctic ice, exposing a massive cave beneath, a rescue and research team is dispatched. Twenty-four hours later, all contact is lost.
Captain Alex Hunter and his squad of commandos are sent to the hot zone to find out what went wrong - and to follow up the detection of a vast underground reservoir. Accompanying the team is an assortment of researchers, including petrobiologist Aimee Weir. If the unidentified substance proves to be an energy source, every country in the world will want to know about it, some would even kill for it.
But there are no survivors - not even a trace of their bodies. Primeval hieroglyphs hint at an ancient civilisation, and an ancient danger. Within hours, one of the party will die.
To bring his team out alive, Alex Hunter will need every one of his mysterious abilities beneath the dark ice.

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Eleanor cradled baby Virginia in her arms and smiled at the little pink sleeping face. She was the first baby born on the island and the colonists were delighted by her arrival, seeing it as a good omen for the new outpost. Roanoke's late spring sunshine bathed the new mother and baby in a warm comforting blanket as Eleanor sang a soft lullaby to her snuffling infant.

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Thirty-Two chapters + Epilogue

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This is book 1 of 4 in Captain Alex Hunter. (standard series)

Followed by Dark Rising.

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  1. Greig Beck (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780330425490
Page Count: 410

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  • Origin
  • Rogue Wave
  • Black Sun
  • Black Rain
  • The Breach
  • Ghost Country
  • The Ark
  • The Pharos Objective
  • The Ocean Dark
  • Dark Rising

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