Undertaker Books is up for Downes
Undertaker Books is happy to announce that a deal has been reached with debut author Ed Downes for his thrilling sci-fi horror adventure novel, Frozen Echoes, which is slated for release in May of 2025.
Frozen Echoes is a dual-POV narrative that takes place in the extreme climates of the world. Deep in the unforgiving wastes of the Arctic, Dr. Flint Hill heads up the staff of the Echo Station research facility. When an unidentified helicopter crashes near the site, footage discovered in the wreckage reveals a surprising discovery: the remains of an ancient wooden ship entombed within an ice shelf. Things get even stranger when a U.S. Navy contingent arrives at the station, with orders to investigate an enigmatic signal coming from the location of the buried ship…
Meanwhile, in the distant, steaming jungles of the Amazon, Dr. Eva Ward is contracted by a local museum to inspect an ancient bone flute that defies explanation—carbon-dated to be a staggering 10,000 years older than any human civilization known to exist on the continent. When assailants attack and try to steal the flute, Ward knows there’s more than a valuable artifact at stake…
These two protagonists’ fates intertwine, and together they must fight domestic and intergalactic forces alike in a bid to save not just their lives, but the lives of everyone who calls Earth home.
A lover of sci-fi, horror, and adventure, Downes combined them all into this exciting genre mashup. Readers will be impressed not only by the story elements working together, but by the beautiful prose and the obvious research Downes conducted.
“I enjoyed the planning and plotting process and the research about ice and plate tectonics, and machines that can bore into ice and bio illumination,” Downes said.
Ed Downes is an author of thriller fiction, currently putting the finishing touches on his first novel, Frozen Echoes. He is a marketing strategist by day, aspiring novelist by night. Originally from Boston, and a lover of tennis, skiing, and scuba diving, he currently lives in Raleigh, NC where he is most likely reading or writing thriller fiction or doing fun stuff with his wife and two daughters.
Stay tuned for cover reveals, preorder links, and more. For more information about Downes and his work, visit https://eddownes.com.