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Civilization’s power depends on the rugged Rifters, a cadre of individuals whose histories have molded them for life beneath the ocean’s depths. Recruited for the dangerous task of operating geothermal power plants three kilometres beneath the Pacific, these outcasts are the only people who can thrive near undersea volcanoes and high pressure.
On a Juan de Fuca Ridge station, the Rifters confront an environment that reveals hidden threats. As the extreme conditions test their resolve, even the most stoic of these specialists discover latent abilities that could give them, and the planet, a deadly switch.
The story explores themes of survival, the exploitation of marginalized workers, and the ethical limits of engineering humanity into tools of survival in a hostile world.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Peter Watts
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