The Dragon in the Sea
by Frank Herbert
Taste attributes: science fictionthrilleradventurefastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a science-fiction novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
From back cover Del Rey paperback September 1978: FOUR MEN Were on board the atomic subtug Fenian Ram S1881. They were on a mission to steal vitally needed oil from underwater deposits in enemy territory -- a mission from which none of the last twenty tugs had returned... FOUR MEN Fighting a war a mile and half under the ocean, isolated by the unrelenting pressure of the water and by their own hellish fears...
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- Author
- Frank Herbert
- Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 201
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- Open Library
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