01081nam a2200289u  450000100100000000300070001000500170001700700030003400800410003702000210007802400170009904000300011604300120014610000160015824500290017425000130020326000410021630000320025752002970028965000520058665000200063865000400065865000240069865000230072265000180074565100280076348411209 OCoLC 20190501210750.0ta120626s2001    nyub          000 1 eng d  a051513175Xc7.9910a071152007995  aBKLcBKLdOCLCQdIT8dXY4  ap------1 aLong, Jeff.14aThe descent cJeff Long.  aJove ed.  aNew York, N.Y. :bJove Books,c2001.  axi, 572 p. :bmap ;c18 cm.  aA mountaineer in Tibet falls down a hole to emerge in a subterranean world, populated by brutish and horned creatures. Is this the hell of the Bible? As scientists and philosophers debate, a global race gets underway to exploit its fabulous mineral deposits. By the author of Angels of Light. 0aScientific expeditionszPacific OceanvFiction. 0aDevilvFiction. 0aVoyages to the otherworldvFiction. 0aLinguistsvFiction. 0aAdventure stories. 0aHorror tales. 0aPacific OceanvFiction.