It has taken a long time, but humankind has won its battle against the sea. Now, professionals harvest plankton with which to feed the world, but like space, the sea has not yielded all its secrets, and men such as Franklin, the protagonist of this tale, will never rest until all its fathomless mysteries have been challenged.
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'Enough crises to keep you reading avidly' -- Sunday Times
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About the Author
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered King's college, London taking, in 1948, his Bsc in physics and mathematics with first class honours.One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won Kalinga Prize, the Aviation Space-Writers' Prize and the Westinghouse Science Writing Prize. He also shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956.
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like many clarke readers, i came to know him through his more popular works like 2001. i have always found his writing to be enjoyable and easy to digest, and have enjoyed the smarter science fiction he's produced.
i found this book to be uncharacteristic for clarke in several ways. the obvious change is in the setting, underwater as opposed to in space. however, i found clarke departed from his usual careful attention to science absent, as well. several of the realities of the ocean and the world he's created are ignored. finally, clarke's tenor, which i find to be often optimistic and inspiring, is also toned down.
all in all a different book than what i expected, and probably the kind of thing a clarke fan would enjoy when they're looking for a slight departure from the norm. still, not one of his best works.
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This book opended up diffrent views on how the future will be. While reading it I kept on thinking that the future in the book was very realalistic. I would refer this book to any reader who likes a good Sci-Fi novel.
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July 4 2000
By Bill R. Moore
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Format:Paperback
On something of a departure for Clarke, he explores the depths of earth's oceans in this book, rather than his usual space sagas. It succeeds remarkably well, and is better than his more well-known novel of the ocean (The Ghost From The Grand Banks). The plot is good, with several surprising mini-twists, and the characterization is better than on most of his works. Also, as with all his books, the ending is beautiful and poetic. A must read for the Clarke fan.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
uncharacteristic for clarke
Jun 20 2004
By jose_monkey_org
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
like many clarke readers, i came to know him through his more popular works like 2001. i have always found his writing to be enjoyable and easy to digest, and have enjoyed the smarter science fiction he's produced.
i found this book to be uncharacteristic for clarke in several ways. the obvious change is in the setting, underwater as opposed to in space. however, i found clarke departed from his usual careful attention to science absent, as well. several of the realities of the ocean and the world he's created are ignored. finally, clarke's tenor, which i find to be often optimistic and inspiring, is also toned down.
all in all a different book than what i expected, and probably the kind of thing a clarke fan would enjoy when they're looking for a slight departure from the norm. still, not one of his best works.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The White Serpent
April 3 2008
By doomsdayer520
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Arthur C. Clarke created a few novels and short stories that took place not in outer space, but under the sea, and this release from the mid-1950s is the earliest of note. The deep sea is surely alien and mysterious enough to qualify for compelling science fiction, which was one of Clarke's great insights. In this novel, humanity has turned to the oceans for reliable food supplies, courtesy of maverick deep sea divers with a level of heroism usually found in the astronauts of more typical sci-fi. Unfortunately, this novel becomes merely a series of crises and discoveries that will thrill the adventurous reader but will cause some disdain for those seeking deeper themes (notwithstanding an abrupt injection of religious commentary near the end). And in a rare case of poor story construction by Clarke, he even leaves several plotlines hanging - like when a giant squid is captured with great drama but then is never mentioned again. This story also suffers from some forced literary parallels with Moby Dick - an idea that Clarke seems to have started with but forgot to apply consistently. Granted, Clarke still delivered plenty of the thrills of discovery and adventures into the unknown that were his perennial strengths. But in terms of plot and characterization, this novel doesn't quite stack up with his classics. [~doomsdayer520~]
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