The Swarm

A Novel

Hardcover, 896 pages

English language

Published March 6, 2006 by Regan Books.

ISBN:
9780060813260
OCLC Number:
317822817

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For more than two years, one book has taken over Germany's hardcover and paperback bestseller lists, reaching number one in Der Spiegel and setting off a frenzy in bookstores: The Swarm.

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 inhabi-tants begin a violent revolution against mankind. In this riveting novel, full of twists, turns, and cliffhangers, a team of scientists discovers a strange, intelligent life force called the Yrr that takes form in marine animals, using them to wreak havoc on humanity for our ecological abuses. Soon a struggle between good and evil is in full swing, with both human and suboceanic forces battling for control of the waters. At stake is the survival of the Earth's fragile …

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Subjects

  • Thrillers
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Technological
  • Fiction / Thrillers
  • Ecology
  • Marine biologists
  • Natural disasters