Maw

"A gripping, vivid adventure that will have you clambering in darkness and gasping for air alongside the hero in pursuit of an ultimate underground enlightenment."--Dirk Cussler

"The true test of a thriller is whether you can sleep before the final page. With The Maw, I couldn't!"--John Nance, New York Times bestselling author of Lockout

"In Taylor Zajonc's latest novel, The Maw, seven cave explorers set out on a perilous adventure. Soon, their conflicting agendas lead them to conflict. Trapped together 25 hundred feet below the earth's surface, they learn a lesson as old as humankind; knowledge can be the most dangerous discovery of all. The Maw is Taylor Zajonc's best adventure novel to date, set in a rarely-seen environment and providing a thought-provoking theory about the origin of human nature. This book will remain with you long after the story ends."--Christine Negroni, author of The Crash Detectives: Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters

A well-told tale redolent of Jules Verne's immortal classic Journey To The Center Of The Earth. The Maw pulls you in and swallows you whole with a gripping plot that includes the latest, most fascinating scientific discoveries about subterranean life."--Michael Guillen, PhD. Former ABC News science editor and author of The Null Prophecy

"An inventive, dizzily entertaining novel. . . . Suspenseful and exciting, beset with disasters and borne continuously downward by a mystery connected to the origins of human kind."--Wall Street Journal

"Claustrophobic and shocking and suspenseful. Zajonc has built a cast of characters who feel solid and anchored in reality. And that's an especially good thing in a novel that combines elements of fantasy with an adventure thriller. A top-notch genre-blender."--Booklist

"Taylor Zajonc's The Maw is a beach read in the best sense. It zips along at a thrilling pace, with a twist at the end of almost every chapter. . . . Feels akin to watching a well-made thriller on Netflix."--Shelf Awareness

"Impossible to put down. . . . A fantastic read for the adventurer in all of us, and especially for those who like to explore by reading instead."--Manhattan Book Review

"Well-written, action-packed, and ultimately, just a ton of fun!"--readsandreels.com

"A thrilling adventure story that is full of intrigue and suspense . . . The Maw will hold your attention throughout."--shetreadssoftly.com

"Well-done and entertaining."--evilcyclist.wordpress.com