Title | The swarm
a novel of the deep |
---|---|
Original title | Der Schwarm |
Author | Frank Schätzing; transl. by Sally-Ann Spencer |
Publication | Hodder & Stoughton |
Size | 881p |
Language | ENG |
ISBN | 9780340895245 |
Topics |
Natural disasters--Popular works Marine biologists--Fiction Ecology--Fiction Climate--Change German fiction--Thrillers--Translated into English German fiction--Science fiction Awards--Corine Awards--Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Awards--Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Awards--Deutscher Krimi Preis Global warming--Fiction |
Notes | Frank Schtzing's amazing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold around the world, drawing rave reviews for both pulsating suspense and great scientific knowledge. The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensational series of natural disasters, and two marine biologists begin to develop a theory that the cause lies in the oceans, where an entity know as the Yrr has developed a massive network of single-cell organisms. It is wreaking havoc in order to prevent humankind from destroying the earth's ecological balance forever. The Americans, under the ruthless General Judith Lee, take a more pragmatic approach than the scientists, seeking to wipe out the being of the deep. The scene is set for a massive confrontation... |