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Beneath Darkness The Hollow Saga Book 1
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Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
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Publisher: George Bourdeu
Published: Aug 15 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When a deep-core drilling operation on Baldwin Ridge unleashes an ancient cosmic signal, twelve workers are frozen into hollowed-out standing corpses, leaving only a military veteran named Daniel Vance as the sole survivor. Daniel, who carries a titanium cranial plate from an IED blast, becomes a living receiver and transmitter for this apocalyptic resonance, transforming into the terrifying Conductor.
His sister, Deputy Elena Vance, fights desperately to save him while uncovering a massive cover-up by Apex, a defense contractor seeking to weaponize the biological signal. The ancient frequency rapidly spreads through the valley, overriding the nervous systems of local citizens and deployed National Guard soldiers, turning them into a synchronized human antenna array. Elena and eccentric seismologist Dr. Alistair Finch struggle to contain the outbreak as the standing dead mobilize under Daniel's control. After Finch sacrifices himself to temporarily disrupt the signal,
Elena faces her transformed brother atop a deep-core drilling gantry. Realizing Daniel is completely gone and the signal is about to broadcast nationwide via satellite, she makes the heartbreaking decision to shoot his titanium plate. The frequency implodes back down into the earth, sealing the cavern and saving the town. However, Elena soon notices the blood vessels in her own hands freezing into perfect geometric angles, indicating the signal has found its next receiver.
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