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The Swarm

By Frank Schätzing

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| Paperback | 9780340895245

Book Description

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 shContinue

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 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. With 1.5 million copies sold in Germany -- where it has been on the bestseller list without fail since its debut -- and the author's skillfully executed blend of compelling story, vivid characters, and eerie locales, Frank Schatzing's The Swarm will keep you in tense anticipation until the last suspenseful page is turned.

4 Reviews

  • This novel is basically a blend of The Abyss plus Contact plus The Day After Tomorrow. It is at times quite exciting, but is slowed down by the occasional long-winded lectures. It could have been a page-turner, but the interruptions just prove too interrupting. The chill fact ... (continue)

    This novel is basically a blend of The Abyss plus Contact plus The Day After Tomorrow. It is at times quite exciting, but is slowed down by the occasional long-winded lectures. It could have been a page-turner, but the interruptions just prove too interrupting. The chill factor doesn't manage to chill after all.

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    ― Holmes said on Apr 12, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    Whales

    m....一本讓我在一開始讀得頭昏, 根本不知道在寫什麼, 故事中沒有人正確知道到底發生什麼事, 劇情在不同時空之間跳躍... 我還來不及適應, 現在覺得有點了解他們要做什麼, 讓我更想知道為什麼鯨群會有那些舉動...

    正在了解中...(請耐心等待)

    當初為什麼買這本書?----因為我的髮型師說那是一本有關哲學的書, 而我到目前為此(已閱讀1/3)還看不出它跟哲學彼此相關

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    ― dashih said on Apr 10, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Una perla!

    Non avendo la possibilità di leggere questo libro in lingua originale (non so il tedesco...), ho provato a leggerlo in inglese e devo dire che convince ancora più che in italiano: pur non essendo la sua lingua originale infatti, sembra quasi tradotto meglio, con un po' più spazio al linguaggio tecni ... (continue)

    Non avendo la possibilità di leggere questo libro in lingua originale (non so il tedesco...), ho provato a leggerlo in inglese e devo dire che convince ancora più che in italiano: pur non essendo la sua lingua originale infatti, sembra quasi tradotto meglio, con un po' più spazio al linguaggio tecnico e con uno stile sicuramente più scorrevole!
    La storia è sempre geniale e accurata con alcune sfumature rese meglio che nella lettura in italiano. Pur essendo un "mattone" la storia si svolge veloce, senza pause e lascia sempre la voglia di proseguire nella lettura.
    Sia chiaro... è un bello sforzo (alcuni "tecnicismi" richiedono un vocabolario a portata di mano anche se l'inglese lo si sa bene) ma dire che ne vale la pena è poco!

    ps. Che lo consideri come uno dei libri migliori che abbia letto nella mia vita (da top 5) si capisce? :)

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    ― Gio said on Oct 18, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Idea geniale, ben scritta e sviluppata. Un romanzo "ambientalista" molto ben congeniato. Schatzing si è documentato meticolosamente e si vede. Peccato per la fine che non è assolutamente all'altezza del resto del libro e per questo non si aggiudica le 4 stelle.

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    ― Jaja said on Jul 23, 2008 | Add your feedback

Book Details

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 896 Pages
  • Edition: New Ed
  • ISBN-10: 0340895241
  • ISBN-13: 9780340895245
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperback
  • Pub date: Feb 22, 2007
  • Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 5 cm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback and Hardcover
  • In other languages:
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of '群'</span>
      群
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    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of '群'</span>
      群
      (简体书)
    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of '深海のYrr'</span>
      深海のYrr
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    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Abysses'</span>
      Abysses
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    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'Der Schwarm'</span>
      Der Schwarm
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    • <span class='translatable' lang='Cover of '{[title]}''>Cover of 'El quinto día'</span>
      El quinto día
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      Il quinto giorno
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      De Zwerm
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