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    SecondWorld
    SecondWorld
    SecondWorld
    Audiobook11 hours

    SecondWorld

    Written by Jeremy Robinson

    Narrated by Phil Gigante

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    "Another crisply plotted tale from the fertile imagination of Jeremy Robinson. This one has it all, frozen Nazis, UFO crashes, Antarctica, and some really cool science. Plan to hunker down for all-nighter with this one. I did." -Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key

    "Robinson blends myth, science and terminal velocity action like no one else." -Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Nocturnal

    The high adventure of James Rollins meets the gripping suspense of Matthew Reilly in Jeremy Robinson's explosive new thriller, SecondWorld.

    Lincoln Miller, an ex-Navy SEAL turned NCIS Special Agent is sent to Aquarius, the world's only sub-oceanic research facility located off the Florida Keys, to investigate reports of ocean dumping. A week into his stay, strange red flakes descend from the surface. Scores of fish are dead and dying, poisoned by the debris that turns to powder in Miller's fingers and tastes like blood.

    Miller heads for the surface, ready to fight whoever is polluting on his watch. But he finds nothing. No ships. No polluters.

    No oxygen.

    Instead, he finds a cloudless sky full of red particles dropping like snow and coating the ocean with a thick film that stretches to the horizon. When a dead blue whale collides with Aquarius, Miller begins a harrowing race to escape the affected area. Cut off from the rest of the world and surrounded by death, Miller makes his way to Miami where he discovers just one survivor, and the awful truth: the strange phenomenon that robbed the air of its life giving oxygen was an attack by an enemy reborn from the ashes of World War II. And they're just getting started. Miami, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo have all been destroyed. Millions are dead.

    And if Miller can't track down and stop those responsible in seven days, the rest of the world is next.

    MORE PRAISE FOR ROBINSON:

    "Rocket-boosted action, brilliant speculation, and the recreation of a horror out of the mythologic past, all seamlessly blend into a rollercoaster ride of suspense and adventure." — James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of THE DEVIL COLONY and ALTAR OF EDEN

    "With THRESHOLD Jeremy Robinson goes pedal to the metal into very dark territory. Fast-paced, action-packed and wonderfully creepy! Highly recommended!" —Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and PATIENT ZERO

    "Jeremy Robinson is the next James Rollins" — Chris Kuzneski, NY Times bestselling author of THE SECRET CROWN

    "If you like thrillers original, unpredictable and chock-full of action, you are going to love Jeremy Robinson..."— Stephen Coonts, NY Times bestselling author of DEEP BLACK: ARCTIC GOLD

    "How do you find an original story idea in the crowded action-thriller genre? Two words: Jeremy Robinson." — Scott Sigler, NY Times Bestselling author of ANCESTOR and CONTAGIOUS

    "There's nothing timid about Robinson as he drops his readers off the cliff without a parachute and somehow manages to catch us an inch or two from doom." — Jeff Long, New York TImes bestselling author of THE DESCENT

    "Jeremy Robinson's THRESHOLD is one hell of a thriller, wildly imaginative and diabolical, which combines ancient legends and modern science into a non-stop action ride that will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMay 22, 2012
    ISBN9781455891849
    SecondWorld
    Author

    Jeremy Robinson

    Jeremy Robinson is the author of several bestselling thrillers, including Antarktos Rising, The Last Hunter: Descent, Callsign: Deep Blue, and the Jack Sigler thrillers, including Instinct and Threshold. His novels have been translated into ten languages. Born in the coastal town of Beverly, Massachusetts, Robinson grew up on a steady diet of science fiction, and started out his creative career as a comic book illustrator. He now lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children. Visit Robinson online at jeremyrobin sononline.com for free content, contests, and updates on upcoming projects. Connect with him on Facebook at facebook.com/sciencethriller, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jrobinsonauthor.

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    • 5/5
      Very good book, love to see it as a movie.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A fun and interesting alternative universe, Lots of action, a bit predictable in places but all in all very entertaining

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      While it was an entertaining thriller most of the time, what repeatedly disgusted me was the way the killing of people (often non-US, civilian or children) is glorified. It also paints a boringly simplistic villain character. I think the author has a good start, but should work on reducing clichés. While Nazis are probably the prototypical cliché villain, that doesn’t have to mean you get away with lazy character design as an author.

      I will be open for more work of this author, because I think he has several basics right.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Action packed and definitely a fun listen, with an archetypal good guy fighting the forces of evil. Lots of cliches. A bit annoying with low-effort technical details like "set the radio to transmit on all frequencies," and "loaded a fresh clip into his gun."

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book is excellent. It is full of suspense and heart pounding action!. The story line is great.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Think Indiana Jones but throw a military twist. Loved it!
    • 3/5
      Totally ok waste of time at work, it filled the criteria of action and agents, have heard better but still worth it.
    • 2/5
      Started off good but got completely ridiculous towards the end.
    • 1/5
      Annoying delays in playback along with skipping every 30 seconds or so. Narrating is weak at best.
    • 4/5
      Action packed madness that you cannot get enough of! Pretty funny too.
    • 3/5
      Slow slow start, just because it lacks general knowledge, which is key for book readers maintained interest ....!!!!
      Very - Very – Very ➖BIG- Problem .!!
      As a “US Marine” , I have worked alongside men & women of each our Military’s branches....
      Most of which were Navy many of whom Navy seals, Marine Recon, Force Recon, & others which are slightly less skillful..!!!
      I must say U R doing an injustice by portraying SURVIVOR THE WAY U HAD IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK.!!!!! I may have a few bones to pick with afew of those Gentleman.!!
      Although. I know they R

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    • 3/5
      SecondWorld was OK. I thought the main characters were well developed and not too cookie-cutter and the story wasn't bad. In the hands of someone like Crichton (RIP), it would have been crafted much better.In the book, WWII-era German scientists figure out a way to kill everyone on the plant so that a new world, SecondWorld, could be born. Seventy years later, the plan begins to unfold and only Lincoln Miller, a former SEAL, and a motley crew can save the day.
    • 3/5
      There's nothing quite like a fast paced thriller to keep the blood pumping. Well, except perhaps a double shot of espresso washing down a hit of speed after an eightball. I think reading might be easier on the heart, though.

      Jeremy Robinson's Secondworld has probably one of the more suspenseful openings I've read in a while. His hero, Lincoln Miller, is stuck underwater with no air left, only to surface and find no air to breath thanks to some mysterious red flakes soaking up the oxygen. If the lack of air wasn't bad enough, he's being hunted by a shark. Like I said, suspenseful.

      Of course, no air, poisonous red flakes falling from the sky, sharks, that's just the beginning of a thriller that sees skin-heads and a Nazi plot started back at the end of the Second World War, trying to purify the world. Welcome to Secondworld.

      Jeremy handles the plotting and pacing well, reminding me a lot of James Rollins. This book is a lot of fun and is very entertaining. My problem with the novel comes from some of the details that jarred me straight out of the story. To most readers this wouldn't be a problem, but for me it was. An example was a .38 Super revolver being referred to as a hand-cannon, something that is a stretch for a yoga master. These errors and the inclusion of an overly obvious ending - not to spoil it, but add cryogenics and Nazis together and what cliche do you get? - and I had to downgrade my score on what was an otherwise entertaining read.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book from the first page to the last.

      It is a rip-roaring, heart-pounding adventure and one of the best books I have read in recent times.

      If you love high adventure and haven't yet discovered Jeremy Robinson, do yourself a favor and read this.

      I can't wait to read more about Lincoln Miller, he is giving King and the Chess Team a run for the money.
    • 5/5
      After a hiatus from reading I started on SecondWorld by Jeremy Robinson as it seemed like an intriguing book after all what's not to like about one man's fight against all odds, nazis coming back to take over the world and a phenomena that's killing everybody and everything, with a dash of science and history thrown in.Writing is of good quality and depth, author knows the subject on which he is writing so there's no glaring errors that distract from the story and overall just a good alternate history plot (did I mention nazis? frozen nazis no less!). Great book, enjoyed it, would read again.
    • 4/5
      An apocalyptic thriller featuring a 2012 Nazi revival, the story moves at a rapid pace. There's more than enough thrills and spills, twists and unexpected turns to keep you turning pages. Its hard to put down.
    • 4/5
      Based on my experiences with Jeremy Robinson’s SecondWorld, I have determined that he is not that great of a writer; however, he is a fairly decent storyteller. While the book arguable starts on chapter 3, and the writing is choppy and somewhat expositional, if you let yourself immerse into the story, you start to see something that is captivating, and at times, a page-turner.When red flakes begin to fall from the sky, draining the oxygen from the nearby atmosphere, NCIS agent Lincoln Miller, one of two survivors to make it out of Miami, is tasked by the President to find those people responsible and make them pay. It mixes thriller with conspiracy theory to give an edge-of-your-seat story complete with explosions, catastrophes, and even neo-Nazis.While not an example of literary greatness, SecondWorld is a clever story that can keep the reader engaged up until its very end. This book is recommended for those who like modern war novels or military thrillers, especially those that make liberal use of prime-time “science.” Something like 24, perhaps (though I must admit to having never actually watched the show).