Subterrestrial by Michael McBride ★★★★☆

If you have ever found yourself watching late night "documentaries" on the History Channel, or SyFy, then you know the tasty pool of weird from which Michael McBride writes.

Global warming has opened up an entrance deep into the earth and the military just can’t wait to find a use for it.  Thus they gather up a bunch of self-involved suicidally eager scientists who pass through the gate marked Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here without a backward glance.

There were too many characters, but that was remedied at speed!

The Epilogue was a marvel that fixed all my remaining issues with the story.  I would gladly read a sequel.

While not up to his Unit 51 standard, I can see this as a rough draft.