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The Swarm

A Novel of the Deep

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The Swarm

By: Frank Schätzing, Sally-Ann Spencer - translator
Narrated by: George Weightman
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More gripping than Crichton, classier than Cussler, Frank Schätzing's record-breaking ecological thriller is now in audiobook.

Frank Schätzing's amazing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold around the world, drawing rave reviews for both pulsating suspense and great scientific knowledge.

The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensational series of natural disasters, and two marine biologists begin to develop a theory that the cause lies in the oceans, where an entity know as the Yrr has developed a massive network of single-cell organisms. It is wreaking havoc in order to prevent humankind from destroying the Earth's ecological balance forever.

The Americans, under the ruthless General Judith Lee, take a more pragmatic approach than the scientists, seeking to wipe out the being of the deep.

The scene is set for a massive confrontation....

©2004 Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Koln (P)2004 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Adventure Genre Fiction Science Fiction Sea Adventures Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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this book will take your across the world and build a completely original story in your mind

Best ocean sci-fi I've heard. Best voice too.

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Could not stop listening … a must for those that love a thought provoking ecological thriller.
It will stay with you …

Horrifyingly Captivating

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Amazing book : loads of knowledge (biology, molecular biology) easily explained in the context of captivating story with deep philosophical considerations

Amazing

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beautifully written and read, and the horror aspect is certainly helped by current events happening that reflect the books events!

fantastic read

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I had read the book earlier and the audio book was really good, though a tad long.The scientific aspect is well researched and quite interesting and there is a wonderful message for mankind as well.

Dazzling, gripping scientific thriller.

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interesting premise and first half of the book but the characters and twists all fell flat for me.

Interesting, not gripping

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