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. VERDICT A must-read maritime adventure story for a new generation.- Liz Overberg, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALĮqual parts Moby-Dick retelling, environmental cautionary tale, and coming-of-age story, Strasser's fantastical SF epic blends disparate pieces into a harmonious whole. Gr 6 Up- A riveting tale that harkens back to the high-seas adventures of old, full of pirate encounters and other harrowing nautical perils. Strasser weaves futuristic technology into an old-fashioned maritime expedition, resulting in a setting that feels timeless. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Dark secrets and dangerous exploits swirl around the pursuit of the beast, and Ishmael must do his best to survive-if he can. But there may be more to Captain Ahab’s obsession. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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