The United States Navy has spent billions of dollars on one-use weapons that have a tendency to miss their mark. In response to this problem, the Naval R&D unit has set out to create some biological weapons that have multiple uses. One of these first experiments is Operation Whale/Shark - a gene-spliced hybrid of a great white and an orca. They bring in Dr. Steve "Bench" Hawthorne to train their new weapon to make it the ultimate killer. Can Bench make a pure-blood predator be a trained, targetable weapon or will the beast's instinct take over and make it an unstoppable killing machine.
With nods to Michael Crichton and Peter Benchley, this story had me gripped from the start. More akin to the lesser known Steve Alten (The Meg), this story is a highly enjoyable ocean bound creature feature. I look forward to more in the same vein from this author.
I could see the government trying to doing some experiments like these. The book had a few typos. I liked the characters not sure on the 2 creatures mix since they are mortal enemies. But get the book and you decide and leave your review.
If we have learned anything from Jurassic Park, it is that humans should not play God. This book exemplifies precisely why. Terrifying to think that the Navy could legitimately be working on a similar project, all for the greater good in their eyes. This book was a huge surprise for me. I usually don’t divulge in horror/sci-fi pieces, but this read kept me thoroughly entertained. At first I was rooting for Melville to become a naval super weapon but the actions of a shady scientist led Melville’s true nature to materialize and I quickly was rooting for her demise. As always, with the death of any heroic animal, I was saddened by the loss of Blossom, but thankfully with the arrival of Hetja, Bubbles and Buttercup have a new Alpha to follow. This read is perfect for any Crichton or Benchley fan but will enthrall any horror/sci-fi lover as well. Looking forward to book 2.
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While this book was way outside of my normal genre I’m glad that I gave it an opportunity. The writing was captivating and the story reminded me of Jaws from when I was younger. It gave me the thought that it’s scary to think experiments like this actually probably happen everyday and we as the general public have no idea. Overall I really enjoyed this book and actually read it in one sitting. Looking forward to reading book two!
This book was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be. Not the best B-movie type story I've ever read but it did what it was supposed to. There were quite a few typos towards the end though.