Deepwater Dreams

by Sydney J. van Scyoc

Deepwater Dreams [Paperback] Sydney J. Van Scyoc (Author)

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

aka Sydney Joyce Brown

Reviews

[Judi · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent science fiction story. In its depiction of the life on a new planet for bioengineered humans, the narrative also explores the relation between tradition, imagination, intellect and wisdom. With plenty of action, a little romance and a lot of exploration of a alien planet, it was a quick and interesting read. Recommended.

[Corinne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is the female equivalent to Drowntide by the same author. Again it stars an underwater world and the land-dwellers live separated from the sea-dwellers. This time, the female protagonist searches her sister, who vanished during a coming-of-age ritual in the sea.

[Pam · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. I was disappointed in this because I read this 20 years ago when I was in high school and remembered really liking it. I can't imagine that I understood it back then, because it was a bit hard to follow now as an adult. I think I only really liked it because the majority of the story was in the water, swimming sometimes with dolphins.

[Sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was enjoyable, but a bit odd. I felt like I was missing a huge chunk of the story the whole time, as the author does not do a very good job of explaining what is going on. I had to make a lot of assumptions, which made this more of a confusing than engrossing read.