The Swarm: A Novel

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1) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial. It´s a bit hard to read at the beginning but once a little further in, it´s very hard to stop.¤

2) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial. This is an outstanding book. It is somewhat technical at times, but nevertheless a true page turner! I am so glad that I read this one....
It kept me on my toes for a couple of weeks! It is very long ( more than 800 pages in small print) but it is worth every page. I could not put this one down...... buy it, you´ll see!¤

3) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial. I bought this book at the recommendation of a friend, who shares my interest in mankinds´ assumed and actual position among life on earth. The Swarm is a thriller, one can place it in science fiction, but it definiteley is not a space opera.The book is almost too full of learning, I defy readers not to come away with knowledge they did not have before. The book is highly topical, it is fiction, but fiction we must believe could turn into frightening fact only too easily and sooner than we would wish.¤

4) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial. Norwegian scientist Sigur Johanson is intrigued when his friend Tina Lund, who works for an oil company, brings him a worm that had been found undersea on the continental shelf. The company had been searching for a new area to drill for oil when they came upon a colony of the worms feeding on the seabed. As it is a species never seen before, Tina asks for Sigur´s expert advice on drilling in the area, and he is drawn into a puzzling turn of events.

At the same time, Leon Anawak, a specialist in animal behavior who is also working with a Vancouver whale-watching operation, suffers an attack by a gang of wayward whales who sink his boat and kill several passengers on a whale-watching expedition. The whales are not behaving normally, and when there are several more reports of whales sinking boats and killing people, Leon is at the forefront of the investigation.

Over the next few months, a disturbing trend begins to unfold as the sea seems to be taking its revenge on mankind for its abuses. Sigur Johanson´s worms turn out to be a lot more sinister than they at first appeared, carrying bacteria that wear down the methane hydrates on the seabed and eventually causing a collapse of the continental slope, which in turn creates a massive tsunami that swamps Europe. Diseased lobsters that aren´t really lobsters at all wind up in a restaurant in France and poison an entire city when the poisonous goo inside gets into the city´s water supply. An even more vicious strain hits New York City when poisonous crabs invade Long Island. Somehow, even the Gulf Stream has stopped flowing.

Naturally, the American president immediately declares that we are at war, and he assembles a team to spearhead the effort of combating the threat from the sea. Sigur Johanson, Leon Anawak, and a whole team of talented scientists are assembled to assess the threat and come up with solutions. This team is led by a tough female general, Jude Li, who will let nothing get in the way of America´s success in saving the world. She notices right away that Johanson has a theory about who is attacking the civilized world. When he shares with her that he believes an intelligent life form lives in the depths of the sea, soon the whole team is on board with the theory, and they head for the Greenland Sea in a helicopter carrier to attempt to contact the alien life force and persuade them to halt the attacks against mankind. What they learn about the yrr, the name Johanson comes up with for the undersea terror, intrigues and astounds them. Humanity is running out of time, threatened with destruction of the civilized world as the Earth plunges toward another devastating ice age, and it´s going to take something very clever to save us; that is, if the military´s plans don´t doom the entire human race first.

Weighing in at almost 900 pages, this is quite an epic read. Though the book did begin to feel a bit long around the 700 page mark, it did manage to hold my interest throughout, and the author really researched his topics. The characters he created were all well-developed, and the storyline was a unique one. I was a bit disappointed when the author found it necessary to expound on the "there is no God" theory toward the end, as that theme in science adventure fiction is wearing quite thin, but there are other readers who might find it rewarding. This is one of the most well fleshed out novels I have read in a long time, a real quality piece of work that left no dead ends, yet was not trite. Though it was a pain to lug the thing around for two weeks, it was a satisfying read with a unique premise, and I am very glad I read it.
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5) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial. This was a long book but it kept my attention, very well written and researched.¤

6) Paperback Book The Swarm: A Novel by Harper Perennial.

Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island´s water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean´s revenge as the seas and their inhabitants begin a violent revolution against mankind. At stake is the survival of the Earth´s fragile ecology—and ultimately, the survival of the human race itself.

The apocalyptic catastrophes of The Day After Tomorrow meet the watery menace of The Abyss in this gripping, scientifically realistic, and utterly imaginative thriller.

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