CRYPTOZOICA--Where the past has not stopped breathing-and can still eat you alive! A non-human language spoken by Biblical patriarchs...coded secrets scribbled in the suppressed logbook of Charles Darwin...an elite society of scholars dedicated to preventing humankind from learning that life's true origins may lie within a bizarre ecosystem on a forgotten island christened... Cryptozoica. From novelist Mark Ellis, the writer of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze comic series and the creator of the best-selling Outlanders novel series, comes Cryptozoica, a tale that combines history and speculative science with blazing action. When ex-military officers gTombstoneh Jack Kavanaugh and his partner Augustus Crowe gamble their lives to lead a pair of cynical scientists deep into the tropical cauldron of Big Tamtung, they plunge headlong into the heart of the greatest discovery of all time--and into a bloody confrontation with a misshapen madman who lusts after a miracle but will settle for murder. On Cryptozoica the past has not stopped breathing\and can still eat you alive. "Lost World thrillers never go out of style," says Ellis. "From the enormous popularity of the TV series Lost to the recent non-fiction book, The Lost of City of Z, armchair adventurers are always ready to travel to exotic, unknown lands\Cryptozoica is very much in the mold of classic lost world epics, but it also draws from the most current scholarship in paleontology, zoology, archeology and microbiology.h In keeping with an earlier tradition of lost world tales, Cryptozoica is lavishly illustrated, echoing the graphic iconography and fantastic imagery of legendary artists Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall and Roy Krenkel with their illustrated mass-market paperback editions of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrator Jeff Slemons provided eighteen interior black and white illustrations as well as the striking full-color, wraparound cover. His stunning work has been featured in Heavy Metal magazine and Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. He is best-known for illustrating the popular role playing game sourcebooks for Hollow Earth Expedition and Hollow Earth Expediton: Secrets of the Surface World. Both books feature Jeff's detailed dinosaur artwork. gDinosaurs continue to be immensely popular,h says Ellis, the author of 50 books. gFascination with these animals is not a transitory fad\there are numerous TV shows and magazines and countless online groups devoted to the study and appreciation of dinosaurs. Jefffs meticulous rendering of dinosauria in Cryptozoica is some of the best and most memorable in recent years.h Cryptozoica readers will be greeted with special design and artistic elements created by professional graphic designer, Melissa Martin-Ellis. "This is a beautifully illustrated volume designed for readers to treasure," the author notes. Cryptozoica features a unique take on prehistoric survival, linking it with archeological and biological mysteries buried in antiquity. Kavanaugh, his allies and his enemies race against time to discover the key to humanityfs lost origins, hidden within a cryptic language spoken by Biblical patriarchs. gCryptozoica isnft your daddyfs Jurassic Park or your great-grand-daddyfs Lost World,h quips Ellis. gThe plot is multi-layered, the characters complex and the action sequences are bare-knuckled and relentless. The story features ruthless Asian triads, a secret society based on a real British organization formed during the reign of Elizabeth I and of course, predatory dinosaurs." Although many readers know Ellis as "James Axler", the writer and creator of the best-selling Outlanders series, the author has a long history connecting him with iconic action-adventure characters and concepts such as Doc Savage, The Wild, Wild West, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Sherlock Holmes, HP Lovecraft, Mack Bolan and even The Green Hornet. His own creations include Death Hawk, The New Justice Machine, Star Rangers and Outlanders, the most successful action-adventure novel series of the last 20 years. gFans of my work and fans of high adventure will love Cryptozoica,h Ellis declares. gItfs a book that distills all of my trademarks\blazing action, beautiful women, plot twists, centuries old secrets and cutting-edge scientific extrapolation.h Autographed copies can be ordered from CRYPTOZOICA <http://cryptozoica.com/> The book is also avaliable through Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. ISBN-10: 1-453-60469-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-453-60469-4 Release Date: June, 2010 Format: Square-bound trade paperback, 445 pages. Dimensions: 6 X 9 Price: $24.95
