Dolphin Boy

Dolphin Trilogy #1

by Roy Meyers

Eons ago, down in the green depths of warm oceans, man had his basic origin. And although he evolved into a creature entirely of the upper air, he still has much in common with the air-breathing, salt water mammals who are his ancestral brothers.

Except of course that the sea creatures have much greater potential intelligence, are infinitely better adjusted to themselves and their environment. And have a much longer life span.

The gentle dolphins knew exactly what to do when a small human baby fell into their midst. But neither they nor anyone else could foretell what would develop from this remarkable combination...

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Roy Lethbridge Meyers was a practising physician and writer. He is best known for his Dolphin series about the relationship and modes of communication between dolphins and humans.

Reviews

[Cindy Dulay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful trilogy and it is a shame that it is only available in hard to find 50 year old paperbacks! I wish they would re-release this one as it would find a whole new audience with the new appreciation for super heroes and mutants.

[Curtis Mcbride · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Edgar Rice Burroughs "Tarzan" done in the ocean with dolphins. Engrossing and entertaining.

[Kent Archie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in Junior High (I think) and I thought being a dolphin would be really cool
and the hero of this book was the next best thing.
Oddly, I didn't notice that this was basically Tarzan but with dolphins rather than apes.
Its attitudes towards women is a problem. One character (a mathematician) is described as constantly being on the edge of being fired because she was so attractive that she was a distraction to the male employees. Crap like that is common in the book.
If you can get by that, it's an interesting adventure but I can't really recommend it.

[Jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh, not really my taste. It sounds very dated since being published in 1967. I won’t continue with the series, but I did appreciate his precision of language and how concisely Meyers writes. Most characters barely have a surface-level of complexity.

[IMHO · Rating 5 out of 5]

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I have read this book numerous times over the years.
It's as entertaining now as it was in the late 60's.
Reading it now was like meeting an old friend.
Sadly it is not available in ebook format and my
paperback is showing it's age but so am I.

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

If this was of today’s time, I’d say it very much read like fanfic of Tarzan. I don’t really want to dwell on aspects of the story that come from norms of a different time, but I will say that the notion that men aren’t the best at writing female characters appears timeless.