Below Mercury

In the permanent darkness of an ice-filled crater on the South Pole of Mercury lies Erebus Mine, abandoned after a devastating accident that claimed the lives of 257 people. After an eight-year legal battle, an investigation team is finally on its way to Mercury to find out what really happened. But powerful forces want to make sure that what lies beneath Chao Meng-fu crater is never uncovered…

Featuring line drawings and maps, realistic technical detail, and magnificently-imagined visions of the Sun’s innermost planet, BELOW MERCURY sets new standards for the hard SF novel.