The World Beneath the World

Nine hundred metres beneath the Antarctic ice shelf, a six-person research crew discovers living organisms that could rewrite biology—then a catastrophic ice calving sends their habitat plunging into a trench far below crush depth. Trapped in darkness with dwindling air, a fractured hull, and an alien bloom devouring their oxygen, marine microbiologist Ellis Rowe must confront the cost of ambition, the weight of concealment, and a choice between saving the discovery that could redeem his ruined career or saving the people breathing beside him.