Earthcore is a podcast only novel by Scott Sigler which came out in 2006. Incidentally, it is the first online novel that I have listened to in its entirety.
This story details the adventures of the employees working for a mining company called Earthcore. In a race against what the company feels is a threat from other mining groups, it works through nefarious and legal schemes to obtain information and begin mining a platinum lode discovered by a wily prospector, by the name of Sonny McGuiness, in the WaWa mountain range in Utah.
As the company sets up a site, they begin to dig. Experiencing human factor problems until they enter the mine, the action really picks up as crews enter the mine shaft and tunnel system that exists under the mountain. What waits them is something that nobody has ever seen, even the anthropologist who has studied the matter.
Thankfully I was able to download all of the segments without waiting for them to come out because they entice you that much. The conclusion of the story is as gripping as the rest with many dead and much carnage in its wake.
Sigler uses the podcast to broadcast out a free novel for all his listeners performing all the characters himself. My favorite character was Sonny McGuiness. I enjoyed the novel immensely and felt that Sigler’s inventions of technology went well with the flow of the story without seeming too unrealistic. He also presented a lot of factual information blended into the story without seeming artificial or awkward. My only complaint would be with the resolution of Angus Cool’s situation. Without giving anything away, I would’ve liked to know specifically what happened to him (for those of you who haven’t heard it whether he lived or died, hahah) as he was such a little turd.
As his first podcast novel, Sigler established himself in the field for online novels. I look forward to reading others such as Ancestor, Nocturnal, and Infection.
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