Styx

I read this book in the 80s and it was one of the few that I actually stayed up all night to read.I had looked in library databases and various websites for it and got this copy.Don't know why they don't re-release it or put it out in hardcover for collectors. The actual book came cleanly packaged, fast ship turnover and allthough a paperback, the spine unbent.

I first read this book in about 1983 or so and my wife lent it to a friend at work. Needless to say, I never saw it again and have been looking for it, off and on, at used bookstores, libraries, on-line... everywhere for about 25 years! I wasn't sure of the exact title or author, which made it a bit trickier but ran across it on an online search recently and.... it's even better than I remember!! Christopher Hyde knows his stuff, the story is full of authentic details about caving, geology, archaeology and whatnot... but bottom line is; it's a great read!

Spurred on by evidence of a missing link between Neandertal and Cro-Magnon, a team of experts explore a long-lost cave when they are trapped inside by an earthquake. Their only chance at survival lies in finding another exit, and that could be a long way off. Hyde is a master at providing authentic details, bringing the characters vividly to life and making their underground exploration so suffocatingly claustrophobic I almost felt as if I was making the perilous journey under tons of rock myself. Definitely worth seeking out for those looking for genuine thrills.