Filled with luscious depictions of life at sea that harken back to the golden age of science fiction, Strasser weaves an engrossing tapestry that evokes a sense of wonder and calls to the imagination.

It's rumored that the ship's captain, Ahab, lost his leg to the beast years ago, and that he's now consumed by revenge. The saga begins with 17-year-old Ishmael setting off from a ravaged, dying Earth for life aboard a large fishing trawler on the planet Cretacea. Even though easy prey abounds, time and again the chase boat crews are ordered to ignore it in order to pursue the elusive Great Terrafin. Formerly titled The Peril Below, this is my first science-fic. 2015 by Todd Strasser (Author) 12 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £12.40 Read with Our Free App Hardcover £16. He's here to work, risking his life to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. Read 90 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. But Ishmael isn't on Cretacea to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. High-tech gadgets, from drones to virtual reality goggles, add a modern twist to this apocalyptic adaptation, part political.

Master storyteller Todd Strasser reimagines the classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future-and takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure. Booklist With The Beast of Cretacea, Todd Strasser ( The Wave Give a Boy a Gun Fallout ) crafts a thrilling interplanetary adventure based on Herman Melville's classic story of revenge and madness, Moby Dick.

IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war. The beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser, 2015 edition, in English - First edition. StarRating 4.1 title The Beast of Cretacea crossRefId 2397149 sortTitle Beast of Cretacea images OverDrive Product Record id 9dbe6680-1da6-47f1-913c-d060242125af primar圜reator Look at the beginning of the chapters right after the cliffhangers to see how quickly the suspenseful situation is resolved.

The beast of cretacea by todd strasser