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A Deeper Sea
by Alexander Jablokov
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (1993-12)
ISBN: 0380717093
EAN: 9780380717095
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback
SKU: mon0000022772
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In the year 2015, a dolphin researcher with dubious motives removes the barriers impeding human/delphine communications and transforms the ocean-dwelling creatures into cybernetic weapons of destruction. Reprint. NYT.
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Customer Reviews
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An Author to Watch
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-01-12
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Alexander Jablokov's account of man's first contact with Dolphin's, A Deeper Sea refuses to stick to any fomula, repeatedly taking the novel in unexpected directions and refusing to romanticize anything, especially his Dolphin's. A Deeper Sea is a quirky, intelligent novel, full of surprises.
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Not the book it appears to be--but rewarding reading
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-02-17
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
A Deeper Sea has been unfairly criticized, I think, because reviewers were looking at it mainly as hard science fiction. And, certainly, the hard SF elements are there. This book includes plenty of scientifically credible portrayals of marine mammal communication, underwater and space exploration, and so on. And it's humorous that the dolphins, whom we tend to sentimentalize, turn out to be SOBs when they start talking.But the real focus of this book is the main character's spiritual journey, as he is gradually transformed by guilt and self-punishment. There is much meditation on the nature of god (in the generic sense) and human responsibility toward the divine. Though it's been a few years since I read Dostoyevski's Crime and Punishment, I think A Deeper Sea has much the same agenda. It's probably not a coincidence that the main character is a Russian, of the gloomy and philosophical variety. Those who enjoy a strong character study and the pleasures of philosophy will find this unusual book a rewarding read.
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Highly entertaining, I enjoyed it
Rating (4)
Date: 1999-06-21
This is my favorite Jablokov novel. I feel it was his most original (not to say his others are bad). I suggest everyone purchase it.
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A Deeper Sea
Rating (4)
Date: 1998-03-13
This was a very interesting book. Jablakov does a wonderful job in a futuristic story about the interactions of Dolphins, Whales, Humans, and the God that is waited for. A definate page turner, worth the wait of finding an out of print copy.
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