The Swarm: A Novel

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Harper Collins, Mar 17, 2009 - Fiction - 912 pages

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The Der Spiegel number #1 blockbuster bestseller about an intelligent life force that takes over the oceans and exacts revenge on mankind!

Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge. 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 in order to wreak havoc on man for his abuses. The Day After Tomorrow meets The Abyss in his gripping, scientifically realist, utterly imaginative thriller. With the compellingly creepy and vivid skill of this author to evoke story, character, and place, Frank Schatzing’s book are certain to find a home with fans of Michael Crichton.

 

Contents

January
Part One Anomalies
March 12 March 13 March
March 23 March
April 6 April 11 April 12 April
April
April
April
May 3 May Part Two Chateau Disaster 10 May 11
May 14
24
June
Part Three Independence
August 13 August
August 15 August
Part Four Sinking

April
April 29 April
April
1
Part Five Contact
Epilogue
Acknowledgments Copyright About the Publisher
Copyright

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About the author (2009)

Frank Schatzing is the author of the international bestseller The Swarm. A winner of the Köln Literatur Prize, the Corine Award, and the German Science Fiction Award, Schatzing lives and works in Cologne, Germany.