The Descent by Jeff Long

The Descent

The Descent #1

Jeff Long

6 hours, 3 minutes first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction horror science fiction thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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Description

We are not alone...In a cave in the Himalayas, a guide discovers a self-mutilated body with the warning--Satan exists. In the Kalahari Desert, a nun unearths evidence of a proto-human species and a deity called Older-than-Old. In Bosnia, something...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 996 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 93%

dark: 88%

mysterious: 72%

tense: 57%

challenging: 23%

emotional: 10%

sad: 6%

reflective: 4%

informative: 2%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

48% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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