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Deepwater: A fast-moving eco-thriller
Miners seek to exploit immense mineral wealth beneath the Pacific in this action-packed thriller. But someone, or something , is watching.
As the mining ship Voyager samples the minerals and life-forms on the ocean floor, a new captain arrives and asserts his authority. He claims rights to the precious minerals the ship’s crew has found, but knows nothing of the strange new life-form that the resident marine biologist has found evidence of.
As disaster strikes, and the only people who understand this particular underworld begin to vanish, it seems as though that strange new life-form may be about to reclaim its territory in a particularly terrifying way …
Deepwater is a fast-moving tale full of suspense and intrigue and is bound to please fans of mystery and thrillers, as well as anyone interested in oceanography and the environment.
Alex Finer is a London-based editor and journalist.
As the mining ship Voyager samples the minerals and life-forms on the ocean floor, a new captain arrives and asserts his authority. He claims rights to the precious minerals the ship’s crew has found, but knows nothing of the strange new life-form that the resident marine biologist has found evidence of.
As disaster strikes, and the only people who understand this particular underworld begin to vanish, it seems as though that strange new life-form may be about to reclaim its territory in a particularly terrifying way …
Deepwater is a fast-moving tale full of suspense and intrigue and is bound to please fans of mystery and thrillers, as well as anyone interested in oceanography and the environment.
Alex Finer is a London-based editor and journalist.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1983
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March 21, 2022
This book has been around for decades and I’m the first to rate and review it, which doesn’t exactly scream drop what you’re doing and go read this. My review of it won’t scream it either. It's fine, but if you're expecting finer you might be disappointed. Buh dum dumtz.
To be fair, it isn’t entirely the book’s fault. The book is actually a perfectly competent and not too terribly dated nightmare at high seas adventure with a dual don’t be greedy/don’t mess with nature moral going.
It’s got a lot of technical details to place the readers right on the ship or a submersible or a dinghy amid the hostile waters, a decent creepy factor, and a nicely dark ending, but overall, it didn’t quite sing for me. Didn’t quite engage. The characters weren’t as vividly realized as the technical details or their watery surroundings.
Fans of aquatic nightmare scenarios might enjoy this one. It reads quickly enough too.
To be fair, it isn’t entirely the book’s fault. The book is actually a perfectly competent and not too terribly dated nightmare at high seas adventure with a dual don’t be greedy/don’t mess with nature moral going.
It’s got a lot of technical details to place the readers right on the ship or a submersible or a dinghy amid the hostile waters, a decent creepy factor, and a nicely dark ending, but overall, it didn’t quite sing for me. Didn’t quite engage. The characters weren’t as vividly realized as the technical details or their watery surroundings.
Fans of aquatic nightmare scenarios might enjoy this one. It reads quickly enough too.
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