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Dark Island

By: Matt James
Narrated by: Michael Lesley
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Like the "Dark Continent" of Africa, the dark island of Madagascar holds many chilling secrets. One of them is a long-thought extinct species of dinosaurs living at the country's core.

A massive earthquake rocks the mountain range within the Andringitra National Park. The splitting Earth reveals a network of tunnels, hidden away for millennia. Responding to the series of violent upheavals, a pack of hypersensitive predators flee their subterranean home; frenzied and hungry, they head for the surface.

Former Navy SEAL Ian Hunt begrudgingly accepts an offer to lead an exploratory team. What they uncover is the find of a lifetime... if they survive long enough to tell anyone.

Dinosaurs are alive and well at the heart of the dark island.

©2018 Matt James; Copyright 2018 by Severed Press (P)2019 Tantor
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I love these types of books and the humor from the characters had me laughing out loud

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this was a pretty good book. it did have a few spots where there was no sound so I missed a little of what was being read. the narrator was fair to listen to.

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It's been done . . . a lot

Not a bad book. But not a great one either. It's just too much like all the others of the genre. If you've read Greig Beck's 'Primordia', then you've essentially read this one. This is the Cliff Notes version. The characters were good, the action was good, the science got a little long, and the whole story got a little long. There just wasn't anything really original here. I'll eventually read something else by this author, but I won't rush out to get it.

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Exciting listen!

I liked the story a lot. I have always been a Jurassic fan. i was on the edge of my seat several times. I loved the characters especially Max. I found the narration a little distracting though

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Great story. Good story telling.

I really enjoyed this book. I would listen to a follow up book if it came out

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the reader was horrible.

I could barely listen to the book because the reader was so bad. weird pauses and annoying voice

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it's been done

this is just another version of journey to the center of the earth but without Brendan Fraser or the Rock.

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This one has teeth!

A classic, lost world thriller. Lots of fun with lots of teeth. I'm hoping for another book in the series.

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Decent Book, but Has Quirks

Most of the plot is good, though it gets more unbelievable near the end. The narrator does a great job, but has random long pauses mid sentence. The characters start as very relatable and then become completely scatter brained by the end. Overall ok but not amazing.

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Journey to the center of the Earth meets the lost world

This was a really good story. If you ask me, there should be more. I would really like to see more about the two underground tribes to see if they’re really around the world along with what other creatures live below. One things for sure the next expedition is going to need a lot of fire power and a lot of other scientist to find out what really lives in this Savage ecosystem.

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