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After a Peruvian fisherman disappears, Norwegian oil drillers encounter strange organisms that have taken over hundreds of square kilometres of ocean floor. While on the coast of British Columbia, sharks, whales and kelp forests begin to behave oddly. Sigur Johanson—a marine biologist with a keen scientific mind—carries a growing suspicion that these events are not random. Indian whale‑watcher Leon Anawak follows a similar pattern and reaches a chilling conclusion: a large‑scale disaster is on the horizon. As the investigators race to identify the source, they confront the darkest truths of the marine world and the fragile border between human knowledge and nature's unseen forces.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Frank Schätzing
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