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The Black

By: Paul E. Cooley
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Under 30,000 feet of water, the experimental exploration rig Leaguer has discovered an oil field larger than Saudi Arabia, with oil so sweet and pure, nations would go to war for the rights to it.

But as the team starts drilling exploration well after exploration well in their race to claim the sweet crude, a deep rumbling beneath the ocean floor shakes them all to their core. Something has been living in the oil, and it's about to give birth to the greatest threat humanity has ever seen.

The first book in Paul E Cooley's Parsec Award-winning series, The Black is a suspenseful thriller that puts the horror and action of movies such as Leviathan and Carpenter's The Thing right into listeners' hands.

This second edition includes a completely revised text.

©2022 Shadowpublications.com; 2nd edition (P)2022 Fireside Audio First Contact Horror Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Fiction Exciting
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Great story, can’t wait to listen to the rest.

I honestly loved that you mentioned Jake Bible. His Flipside Saga is one of my all time favourites.

It was over before I knew it.

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Well written, well read, and well enjoyed! The story was engaging and the characters acted exactly like I think anybody else would. Good job again, Paul!

Excellent as always!

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