This may be the first any only time I invested this much time in a book to basically skim the ending. The chapter about the trip a particle takes through the oceans right in the middle of the books Climax was particularly galling. That kind of hurts the case of them being benevolent avatars of mother nature or whatever he is trying to suggest. Secondly, if you are going to make the argument that everyone is just a mass of DNA and everything we do is the sole outcome of that DNA, why is every single American in this book practically evil? I don't have a problem with the portrayal as such, just that it doesn't jive with what he is putting forth about humanity.Īnd Lastly, if the Yrr are so much better than humanity, so much more in tune with nature and basically benevolent, why are they using whales as projectiles? All of their offensives essentially involve that mass destruction of living creatures both human and non. the book is fine for about 600 pages, then Frank loses it completely.įirst off, if after 600 pages you don't care whether a single character lives or dies, you know your in trouble. Possibly the most irritating book I have read since The Dark Tower. This is probably the only non-political book where I wanted to punch the author in the face after reading it.
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. The apocalyptic catastrophes of The Day After Tomorrow meet the watery menace of The Abyss in this gripping, scientifically realistic, and utterly imaginative thriller. At stake is the survival of the Earth's fragile ecology - and ultimately, the survival of the human race itself.
Soon a struggle between good and evil is in full swing, with both human and suboceanic forces battling for control of the waters. 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.
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. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island's water supply. 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.
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