{"product_id":"the-ninth-layer-paperback","title":"The Ninth Layer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLincoln James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was supposed to be extra credit...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt became a descent into hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 2002, Alex joins a small group of classmates on a geology research trip into the caves beneath Pendleton University. It's meant to be simple. Controlled. Safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the deeper they go, the more the cave begins to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe air hums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe walls glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the darkness feels alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the lights fail and the exit disappears, panic sets in. Cut off from the surface, the students realize they aren't alone underground-and whatever is down there has been waiting for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fear fractures the group and the cave itself seems to breathe and shift around them, Alex is forced to confront a terrifying truth: some places don't want to be explored. And some things don't want to let you leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA claustrophobic horror thriller about obsession, isolation, and the cost of digging too deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Descent\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/em\u003e will be consumed by \u003cem\u003eThe Ninth Layer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849384976691,"sku":"9798998573187","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Be24Dxkdjc9798998573187.webp?v=1786573987","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-ninth-layer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}