The third section…y’all I can’t even describe the nefarious plots and insane conspiracy theories in this book.

This nun has been tasked by some very old, very wealthy people to find what they’re calling Satan, who must be leading these underground demons. A team of scientists have been sent down to further investigate, including a young nun who is a linguistics expert who wants to discover the language of these creatures. At this point, most of them have been killed off and their land has been colonized by humans. They have spent centuries murdering humans, or kidnapping them and turning them into slaves. This civilization, called the Hadals, are violent, possibly evil, and live in massive subterranean tunnels and cities under the Earth’s surface. Basically, without spoiling too much, there’s an underground offshoot of the human race. The second part takes place about three years after the first section ends, and sums up a lot of events. Lots of weird symbols on the walls, rumors of ancient gods and devils, and of course some deaths. The first section covers the span of about 12 years, and basically touches on several people who have strange experiences underground, including a Himalayan guide who takes refuge in a cave. Let me try to describe the plot of The Descent. The descriptions of the underworld were unbelievable, and the violence at times made my stomach turn (I’m saying this as someone who read almost exclusively Stephen King novels for two years in middle school).

The Descent has a million plot lines, characters and theories to keep track of in your mind as you read. I had no idea what I was getting into (FYI it has no connection to the movie with the spelunking co-eds from a few years ago).

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