Cryptid

The Lost Legacy of Lewis & Clark

By: Eric Penz

Narrated by: Sean Schroeder

Something haunts the woods of Olympic National Park, a nightmare in hiding. Its existence has been kept secret by a conspiracy that stretches back to President Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis & Clark expedition. The truth that we have not been alone on this Earth would have forever been lost except that some species just won't die.

Dr. Samantha Russell has spent her career seeking for truth in the only way she knows how, on her hands and knees, painstakingly digging it up from the crust of the Earth. When the truth arrives by way of FedEx, she cannot help but see it as nothing more than another scientific hoax, especially considering the source. Dr. Jon Ostman has practically been excommunicated by the scientific community for his interest in such subjects as the American Sasquatch.

Suffering from her father's tragic sense of curiosity, though, Sam can't resist the question begged by the bones contained in the wooden crate. How could they be bones and not fossils since Gigantopithecus had been extinct for 125,000 years?

Driven to know the answer, Sam delays going to her father on his deathbed and instead pursues Jon to a remote corner of Washington state where he is about to make the greatest discovery involving the origins of the human species, a discovery Lewis and Clark may have already made 200 years earlier. However, Sam is not the only one pursuing Jon, for one of our nation's first secrets is still being kept by all means necessary.

And if they do survive the centuries-old conspiracy, they will not only rewrite American history, but they will prove that we are not the only intelligent, bipedal primate to survive extinction.

©2005, 2006, 2013 Eric Penz (P)2014 Eric Penz

Great Pace...good twist on well known ground

Would you listen to Cryptid again? Why?

Yes , see to if I missed anything..Plus I love bigfoot stuff

What did you like best about this story?

The answer to why we never find the bones

What about Sean Schroeder’s performance did you like?

the pace

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

All urban legends have shred's of truth

Any additional comments?

For a first effort, correct? I found it pace well and entertained. I look forward to the next project from this writer. Perhaps a series ala repairman Jack, Sandman Slim or Joe Pitt

Narrator did poor job of transitioning

Would you listen to Cryptid again? Why?

Yes, good story.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

When there was a change of location or pace of the story there was no pause to allow your brain to reset. It was one sentence after another. Very disappointing in an otherwise good story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Great storyline, just horribly narrated!

The book had tons of potential and presents an incredibly fascinating blend of cryptozoology with American history that could spur a new genre, but the person who read it for Audible was absolutely horrific. Barely any inflections, zero pauses between chapters and shifting scenes, and completely awful attempts at English accents. This is a book that either needs re-edited with a professional voice over actor, or simply buy the print edition.

Hubby loves this

Merged all of the popular Bigfoot lore with modern conspiracy theories into a thrilling action packed adventure

Not bad If you're interested in the legend

This book should be re recorded with a little more attention to detail as far as how things are pronounced And please for the love of Jesus and all the saints get rid of the terrible accents the accents are almost distracting from the dialog Other than those 2 things the narrator does a pretty decent job And the story is pretty interesting