A Deeper Sea [Paperback]

Alexander Jablokov (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: New York, Avon/Morrow Books; Advance copy edition (1992)
• ASIN: B000VAP7CK
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,161,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alexander Jablokov writes science fiction for readers who won't give up literate writing or vivid characters to get the thrills they demand. He is a natural transition for non-SF readers interested in taking a stroll with a dangerous AI or a neurosurgeon/jazz musician turned detective, while still giving hardcore SF fans speculative flash, incomprehensible aliens, and kitchen appliances with insect wing cases.

From his well-regarded first novel, Carve the Sky, an interplanetary espionage novel set in a culturally complex 25th century, through the obscenely articulate dolphins with military modifications of a Deeper Sea, the hardboiled post-cyberpunk of Nimbus, the subterranean Martian repression of River of Dust, and the perverse space opera of Deepdrive, he has come to Brain Thief, a contemporary high-tech thriller with a class clown attitude.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Author to Watch, January 11, 2005

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H.L. Mencken (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Deeper Sea (Paperback)

Alexander Jablokov's account of man's first contact with Dolphin's, A Deeper Sea refuses to stick to any fomula, repeatedly taking the novel in unexpected directions and refusing to romanticize anything, especially his Dolphin's. A Deeper Sea is a quirky, intelligent novel, full of surprises.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the book it appears to be--but rewarding reading, February 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Deeper Sea (Paperback)

A Deeper Sea has been unfairly criticized, I think, because reviewers were looking at it mainly as hard science fiction. And, certainly, the hard SF elements are there. This book includes plenty of scientifically credible portrayals of marine mammal communication, underwater and space exploration, and so on. And it's humorous that the dolphins, whom we tend to sentimentalize, turn out to be SOBs when they start talking.

But the real focus of this book is the main character's spiritual journey, as he is gradually transformed by guilt and self-punishment. There is much meditation on the nature of god (in the generic sense) and human responsibility toward the divine. Though it's been a few years since I read Dostoyevski's Crime and Punishment, I think A Deeper Sea has much the same agenda. It's probably not a coincidence that the main character is a Russian, of the gloomy and philosophical variety.

Those who enjoy a strong character study and the pleasures of philosophy will find this unusual book a rewarding read.

4.0 out of 5 stars A jaunty cover hides a dark tale, June 8, 2009

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Yolanda S. Bean (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Deeper Sea (Hardcover)

Well, this was a very interesting premise for a book - sort of a darker version of Grimwood's _Into The Deep_. The dolphins were certainly not cute and cuddly. It was a rather grim, but fascinating story. As it moved through time, it was a bit... abrupt. The story didn't flow all that smoothly, but it certainly was interesting. Although, Jablokov's 2015 was not remotely similar to Back to the Future Part II's 2015 - not a hoverboard or flying car in sight!