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'''''The Descent''''' is a 1999 science-fiction/horror novel by American author Jeff Long focusing on the discovery and exploration of [[Beneath the Earth|an extensive labyrinth of tunnels and passages stretching throughout the sub-surface of the entire world]], inhabited by several species of alternately-evolved troglobitic hominids. While [[
▲[[File:The_Descent_by_Jeff_Long_book_cover_1845.jpg|frame|[[What If|What if]] [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|Hell was an actual place on Earth]]?]]
▲''The Descent'' is a 1999 science-fiction/horror novel by American author Jeff Long focusing on the discovery and exploration of [[Beneath the Earth|an extensive labyrinth of tunnels and passages stretching throughout the sub-surface of the entire world]], inhabited by several species of alternately-evolved troglobitic hominids. While [[Always Chaotic Evil|presently degenerate and brutal]], the "hadals" had once possessed a high level of civilization, having reached the Iron Age as far back as 20,000 years ago and [[Benevolent Precursors|mentored subsequent human civilizations]]. [[Doing in The Wizard|Their fall from grace formed the basis of the historical belief in demons]].
The book is split between two storylines. The first concerns an ill-fated expedition into the sub-planet. The other about the Beowulf Club, [[Badass Bookworm|a group of highly-determined scholars]] who set out to find the historical figure who inspired the legends of [[The Devil]]. Eventually, these two stories intersect as the expedition comes face-to-face with Satan himself.
Has nothing to do with the video game series ''[[Descent]]''. Nor the 2005 British horror film ''The Descent'' written and directed by Neil Marshall, although there are certainly similarities. The novel was followed by a sequel, ''Deeper.''
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* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: Reconstructed. Lip service is paid to the idea that the hadals simply act out of a culture with [[Blue and Orange Morality|a different set of expectations about good and evil]]. None of that changes the fact that hadal behavior towards outsiders involves hefty doses of what humans would consider [[Moral Event Horizon|slavery, rape, mutilation, torture and cannibalism]].▼
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* [[Beneath the Earth]]: The discovery and exploration of the sub-planet drives the plot of the novel.
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: Considering that hadal captivity often leads to cannibalism and trauma-induced psychosis among humans, many characters choose to commit suicide instead.
* [[Doing
* [[Human Resources]]: An artifacts exhibit shows hadal weapons made of human bones.
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]: One of the defining characteristics of ''Homo hadalis''.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: First off, there are not demons. They are cave-dwelling hominids with [[
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** The expedition into the sub-planet is called [[
** The group of scholars looking for [[The Devil]] are called the [[Beowulf
** An entrance into the sub-planet [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|inspired Dante]] in [[Divine Comedy|his depiction of Hell]].
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