The Swarm - A Novel Of The Deep
The Swarm may not be a title that will attract many to this book
I must admit that I picked it up a few times in the book shop before I decided to head back
one day and give it a go. I think that the main thing that put me off is that it is based in the
sea and is over 880 pages long!
Well I’m rather pleased that I picked it up one day and started reading.
The Swarm in a nutshell: Something is happening in the oceans. Ships are sinking, people
are going missing and the sea creatures and mammals are starting to attack!
After a major catastrophe hits the leading scientists and military meet to start sorting out
what is happening and what can be done about it before the existence of human kind is extinguished.
The book reads like a Hollywood movie and has kept me gripped. You can feel a bit of the television series 24 in there as a lot of the book seems to take place in real time and shifts
at an excellent pace. If it was on the big screen I’d be sat on the edge of my seat and not minding that this would be a good 5 hour film with some of the best and most spectacular ~effects you have seen. Unfortunately it is not a blockbuster - yet - but it plays very well in
my head.
Well worth reading. Don’t be afraid that it is over 880 pages long and scientific at times - the
author understands this and there is always a character to ask the questions that you are thinking of!
The book is now doing the rounds to the family members and there is a waiting list in the office. I’d recommend this and it’s well worth dropping onto the shopping sites as this is a cheap one for the summer holidays.
I look forward to reading more of Frank Shatzing’s work and most are now translated into English.
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