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"In the 1950's John Watson, a radio journalist, and his wife Phyllis witness five mysterious objects falling from the sky and disappearing into the sea. There are many more such sightings, but nobody can explain them. The Navy decide to investigate by dropping a camera into one of the deep places. The ship is destroyed by some sort of electrical force unknown to man.
Then shipping in the deep areas starts being destroyed. The government believes there is a threat that needs to be destroyed, so they 'drop' nuclear weapons. They have some success, but whatever is down there lears to protect themselves. The two main characters follow developments in the situation, and hear of a scientist named Alastair Bocker, who believes Earth has been invaded from space; initially he is ridiculed, but people are swayed to his view when the creatures start attacking humans on remote islands.
A sort of stalemate is achieved, but then Bocker announces that sea level is rising - it seems the creatures are melting the arctic ice from underneath. As the level rises most countries are unable to function and general anarchy sets in. All through this John and Phyllis have been trying to help by broadcasting information, but eventually they agree that they must leave the now flooded London.
They head for a house on the Cornish coast and live there while the sea continues to rise and society continues to collapse, and there they hope that somehow, something can be done to rid the Earth of these creatures..."
Alan Tompkins, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- preventing an ecological disaster
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Setting
Terrain
- Water
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- some scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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