Involution Ocean

By: Bruce Sterling

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Synopsis: A far-future Moby-Dick by the author of Schismatrix: A desperate addict on a bleak, arid planet boards a whaling vessel to hunt the drug he craves. The powerful narcotic syncophine, commonly known as Flare, comes from only one source: the oil of the gargantuan whale-like beasts that swim the dust sea of Nullaqua. It was John Newhouse&’s addiction to the substance that made him a dealer and forced him to move to this airless, inhospitable planet But when the all-powerful galactic Confederacy declares Flare illegal, the needs of Newhouse and his clientele leave the desperate off-worlder no choice but to sign on as an able seaman aboard a dustwhaler and hunt the giant creatures himself. Joining a crew of junkies and misfits, including a mad captain with his own dark and secret agenda and a bewitching, batlike alien woman who is pained by human touch, Newhouse sets out across the silica ocean at the bottom of a seventy-mile-deep crater in search of release and redemption . . . and sails toward a fateful confrontation between man and beast that could lead to catastrophe. Bruce Sterling&’s debut novel is a remarkable feat of world building—imaginative, provocative, and smart, featuring an unforgettable cast of colorful characters. If Herman Melville&’s Moby-Dick unfolded on Frank Herbert&’s Dune, the result might be something akin to Sterling&’s extraordinary Involution Ocean.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 181 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781497686540
Publisher:: Open Road Media
Date of Addition:: 12/12/24
Copyrighted By:: Bruce Sterling
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.