Rob Rogers Finds Hollow Earth by S. Shane Thomas

Rob Rogers Finds Hollow Earth Reviews

• 
  Guy Riessen

  Road Trip to Cryptid Conspiracyana!
  
  Bob Rogers Finds Hollow Earth is a fun romp through cryptid conspiracy theories but with a modern nod to the psychedelic-styled beat writer trips of the 60s. Bobs work-a-day world starts normally enough for a traveling salesman who moonlights as a conspiracy theory blogger, but it rapidly spirals down the rabbit hole as he’s suddenly woke to just how real his only half-believed theories really are.
  
  The action is exciting and well paced to keep you reading and the humor will make you laugh out loud often enough to garner you sideways glances and more than a few “what the hell are you reading that so funny anyway”s.
  
  The novel is perfectly enjoyable without any prior knowledge of Mr. Thomas’ fantastic universe of science fiction based Babylonian mythologies—but there’s just enough of a hint of “the bigger picture” that if you’ve read his other works you’ll delight in some new discoveries!
  
  Now go read it for yourself!
• 
  Leenna Naidoo

  I received Advance Reader copies from my writing pal.
  
  Rob Rogers Finds Hollow Earth expands the fun, and tells the whole story of Rob’s gourmet runs: the reason for them, who exactly Shen is, who Agent Fuchs is, and how Pokemon Go can totally set you up for a tumble and hike through Hollow Earth. However, I found the beginning a little confusing at first, as the story did not pick up from the end of Book 0 (Fights A Unicorn), but overlaps some aspects of that memorable night in Book 0. Still, once my parallel universe reasoning came into play, I found it a very enjoyable story.
  
  Rob Rogers Finds Hollow Earth endeared me to Rob. He’s such a good family man, and opinionated, but in a nice, guy-next door way. It was interesting to see Thomas’ take on how such a normal (non-superhero) guy deals with some very strange and dangerous situations. It beautifully illustrates the old saying: ‘Be careful what you wish for.’
  For the most part, I enjoyed the humour, and the interaction between the characters. I also loved the callbacks to A Paleolithic Fable with a Yuwa and his tribe.
  I must also confess that while I was slow in reading the first few chapters, the further I got into it, the more and more engrossed I got. Considering I was reading chapters between long-haul flights, and then spent precious catching-up-to-writing time reading this story is a testament to my interest in seeing if the evil guys were going to get their just profiteroles, and how Rob would survive his first UFO flight.
  I thought the action took too long to begin. Also, if you’ve read Fights A Unicorn first, the overlap in the first few chapters seems contrary and confusing, and it took me a while to adjust.
  
  I Recommend to: Old-timey Pulp Fiction magazine aficionados, DC/Marvel lovers seeking a new universe, foodies with a taste for the fantastic, X-Files and the lighter side of Grimm fans.
• 
  Eric

  What is someone that runs a conspiracy theory website to do when he finds out that many of them are true, and now he is caught up in them?