Friday, March 20, 2009

The Swarm by Frank Schatzing ****


The human race is in danger: whales start killing people in Canada; exploding lobsters poison water supplies in Europe and thousands die; toxic, eyeless crabs poison New York City; and to trump it all, the North Sea shelf collapses, destroying the offshore drilling industry and ravaging England and Norway. The events are connected – an unknown white substance seems to be controlling sea organisms. Sigur Johansen, a Norwegian scientist, Leon Anawak, a Native American and other experts try to figure out what is happening. They realize that their efforts could save the world. Top government officials have their own ideas about who should win this war with the sea, especially Judith Lee, a top general who has her own plans for confronting the danger. Can humanity win the war against something that they can’t find or is the sea going to have its ultimate revenge for humanity’s abuses? – A challenging read for advanced readers.

Jonah M.
898 pages

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