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In 1958 Adam Roberts brings the grand adventure of Jules Verne’s “Twenty‑Trillion Leagues Under The Sea” into a contemporary frame, setting the tale aboard France’s first nuclear submarine, the *Plongeur*. A seasoned captain, a small band of sailors, engineers and scientists embark on the vessel’s maiden sea trial. The story follows their journey beneath the waves as the submarine dives deeper and deeper. Tragically the *Plongeur* plunges to depths where crushing pressure threatens the hull, leading to a fatal disaster that claims all aboard.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Adam Roberts
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