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Deep below a desolate Utah mountain lays the largest platinum deposit ever discovered. A billion-dollar find, it waits for any company that can drill a world's record, three-mile-deep mine shaft.

EarthCore is the company with the technology, the resources and the guts to go after the mother lode. Young executive Connell Kirkland is the company's driving force, pushing himself and those around him to uncover the massive treasure.

But Kirkland and EarthCore are not the first to find this treasure. The mountain's history reveals two centuries of disappearances, murder, and insanity.

The discovery of ancient platinum knives, razor-sharp despite lying untouched for 1,000 years, reveals evidence of an ancient culture. If the artifacts are genuine, they show a pre-historic empire that once spanned from the Southern tip of South America all the way up through the American Southwest.

Wealth and fame lie under that Utah mountain, but at three miles below the surface, where the rocks are so hot they burn bare skin, something has been waiting for centuries. Waiting ... and guarding. Kirkland and EarthCore are about to find out first-hand why this treasure has never been unearthed.

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By: Ed C
I'm not done yet; but I have already listened to your other book, Ancestor and Infected (Chicken Scissors!! NOOOO!!). What you do with pliars is just plain wrong, too. I'll never think about either of them the same. I've listened to both of these and am working on Earthcore - at the request of Chris C. I think you told him to use a crowbar. In any case, you're both twisted. You, more than Chris. Actually, you both need therapy, but I hope neither of you get it, or we'd never have these wonderfully, horribly, (lots and lots of violence) sick stories. Quite frankly, I like you this way (and I'm not at all sure what that says about me). I hope that you and JC and Mur and everyone else continue blazing your bizarre trips across the creative writing landscape... I haven't had this much nail-biting fun in quite a while, even though I cringe quite frequently while listening. (Maybe fun isn't the right word. Morbid fascination, perhaps. I just MUST see what is in that hole next to the pumpkin-sized rock...Whats Perry going to do with those scissors??). I'd like to see what robots would do under your Tutelage. Something Sick and Evil and Violent, I'm sure. I can't wait! You're disgusting! (but I like robots! Please make at least one of them be good, should you ever write about them!) In case you can't translate the somewhat backhanded compliments, let me be clear: Keep up the outstanding work, you sicko! This is great stuff! I don't know what you're doing full time by now, but I hope its writing! Best Regards -

By: Traeonna
NOW I understand what all of the fuss is about. I kept hearing about this Sigler guy and how good his stories are?blah, blah, blah. Seriously, people wouldn?t stop talking about him. It was almost annoying. I remember downloading Earthcore right after it was put up on Podiobooks. After listening to the first file, I deleted it. Yes, you read that correctly, I stopped listening and deleted the files. Now, what seems like ages later, after hearing enough from the cult of Sigler, I decided to give it a go, again. Maybe I wasn?t in the right frame of mind the first time. I always give books a second try. Boy am I glad I tried again. I love blood and gore. LOVE IT. I blame Asian film for this love of mine. Sigler did not let me down. For some they might have thought the story contained too much gore and the language was not to their liking, but this is exactly what I?m looking for?and Sigler delivered. Sure, I noticed the sound quality and mispronunciations and cringed a little, but was quickly distracted by something shiny and followed along again with the story. I?m a research junkie, so I loved all the details in the story. Some might have been bored with the lengthy, technical descriptions of things, but geek speak turns me on. I got seriously hooked and am thankful my job allows me to listen to audio books all day. I would have preferred to marathon this in one day, but figured I?d have something to look forward to the next day at work if I waited. I was nearly correct in my guess about who lives and dies. I cheered when a certain annoying person got bound, gagged, and tortured. A note to people who listen at work?don?t suddenly say YES a little too loud when someone you?ve been waiting to get their just desserts! It startles people. Sigler, fantastic story. I look forward to listening to your others.

By: John
So, when is Mt. Fitzroy coming out?

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