Click the arrow below to listen to the first episode of this free audio book:

Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.

After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.

Life.

Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.

They search for life. They find death.

About the Author: Jeremy Robinson is the author of six published novels including his hard cover thriller, PULSE and INSTINCT, which are part of his Chess Team series. His books have been translated into eight languages.

About the Narrator: Jeff Kafer is an amazing narrator and winner of the 2008 Voicey Award for Best New Voice.


PRAISE FOR BENEATH:

"Here's a near-future space adventure that's as frightening as it is smart. Jeremy Robinson's BENEATH is packed with believable tech, a page-turning story and an alien intelligence so creepy, you'll pray NASA never makes it past the moon."
--J.C. Hutchins, author of PERSONAL EFFECTS: DARK ART and 7th SON: DESCENT

"Jeremy Robinson hits his stride in BENEATH. His story-telling is as tight as ever, delivering thrills that raise the heart rate and science detail that gets the mind cranking just has hard. An evocative blend of Crichton and Clarke, BENEATH is destined to become an instant new media classic."
--Phil Rossi, Best Selling author of CRESCENT, HARVEY, and EDEN

"Isolation, cold, and the unknown: Like The Thing, Into the Void taps into those fears, and a couple more we never know we had. Robinson strips away all that we hold dear, sends us into the deep dark, and dares us to make our way out of it."
--Mur Lafferty, author of PLAYING FOR KEEPS and award-winning podcaster of I SHOULD BE WRITING and the HEAVEN series

“Robinson grabbed my attention in the first chapter, and kept hold of it. BENEATH isn’t your run of the mill way distant future fantasy sci-fi. It reads like its real, like it could happen today…but we hope and pray it doesn’t.”
--Basil Sands, author of 65 BELOW and FAITHFUL WARRIOR

"Masterful Craftsmanship...a chilling tale that finally answers the question: Are we alone?"
--thenovelblog.com

PRAISE FOR ROBINSON:

"There's nothing timid about Robinson..."
-- Jeff Long, NY Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT and YEAR ZERO

"How do you find an original story idea in the crowded action-thriller genre? Two words: Jeremy Robinson."
-- Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of CONTAGIOUS and INFECTED

"Jeremy Robinson is an original and exciting voice."
-- Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 United States License.

Smashwords is a publishing platform, online bookstore and ebook distributor for independent ebook authors, publishers and readers. They offer multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device.

Audio Quality: Out of 34 ratings

Narration Quality: Out of 34 ratings

Writing Quality: Out of 34 ratings

Overall Rating: Out of 34 ratings

By: Michael
Enjoying it so far. One thing grabbed my attention though, at some point there's a discussion of the air pressure decreasing rapidly (but apparently not dangerously) for a short time and the characters are portrayed as holding their breaths. Which is precisely the wrong thing to do, breathe out and if possible set your jaw in the optimal orientation to help your ears equalize down and back up again. When this is done properly air pressure changes become much less dangerous. If the pressure is changed slowly enough insanely high or low pressures can be tolerated for longer periods. (See surface supplied deep ocean diving rigs, and the reduced atmospheric pressures that the Space shuttle operates at)

By: Rynier
Hi Jeremy Firstly I want to say, thank you for an excellent book. I really enjoyed it. And while I realize it is fiction, and don't have a problem with fictional technology, I think I found a glaring mistake where you failed to adhere to the technology you created. *****SPOILER ALERT*********** When Choy (hope I spelled that correctly) was attacked by Peterson, she was dragged to a tunnel and dropped down. Subsequently she was spewed out again, she travelled for 3 minutes at 40 mph before she was under the cover of the electromagnetic field again. This means that when Peterson dragged or carried her to the tunnel, both of them would have been unprotected for much longer and should have been fried to a crisp. Am I right or am I missing something? Another thing I thought of, if the crew are protected by the chairs during the massive accelleration and decelleration, what is protecting the plants in the biolab from these masive g's. Surely they will also be damaged by such masive forces? ************************* This didn't really distract me from enjoying the story, and I just want to say thank you again for offering this for free. I for one really appreciate it. Will defenitely be checking out more of your work. Kronos was also brilliant btw.

By: JaneAtPlay
Jeremy, thanks for presenting your work in this format, for sticking to a consistent release schedule and springing for professional narration. Jeff Kafer, another great job. For all the simplification of science and situation, this was still an engaging story. I could quibble about dialog, editing etc, but the bottom line is that I was compelled to check in for each week's chapter and enjoyed the ride.

Discuss this book! | Report a problem with an Episode