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Creatures of the Abyss
| Alternate Title: | The Listeners |
| Author: | Murray Leinster |
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Wildside Press, 2022 Berkley Medallion, 1961 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Orejas de ellos, the things who listen, whispered the superstitious fishermen when the strange occurrences began off the Philippine coast. How else explain the sudden disappearance of a vessel beneath a mysterious curtain of foam? The writhings of thousands of maddened fish trapped in a coffinlike area of ocean? What monsters gorged at the bottom of the Luzon Deep and what were their plans?
Radar expert Terry Holt and the crew of the Esperance had to devise a weapon against the horrifying creatures which threatened mankind with extinction.
Here are terror, excitement, and the clutch of cold death as combined by a master hand in the field of science fiction.
Excerpt
The edge of the sun touched the horizon and sank below it, out of sight. There were magnificent tints in the sky, and the gently rippling harbor water reflected them in innumerable swirlings of color. The Esperance swayed very slightly and very gracefully on the low swells. In minutes two of the dungareed members of the ship's company got the anchor up with professional efficiency. One of them went below, and the Esperance's engine began to rumble. Davis casually took the wheel, and the small yacht began to move toward the open sea while Nick played a salt-water hose on the anchor before lashing it fast. The brief twilight of the tropics transformed itself swiftly into night. Lights winked and glittered ashore and on the water.
Copyright © 1961 by Murray Leinster
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