<P>East Antarctica: the coldest most desolate location on earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok a 6000 square mile liquid lake over 1000 feet deep left untouched for more than 15 million years. </P><P>Now marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life-forms long believed extinct - and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man.</P><P>In this sequel to <I>The Loch</I> and prequel to <I>Meg: Nightstalkers</I> <I>New York Times</I> best-selling author Steve Alten offers listeners a crossover novel that features characters from two of his most popular series.</p><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</p>