- Hardcover: 350 pages
- Publisher: Random House Inc (T); First Edition edition (Jun 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679403558
- ISBN-13: 978-0679403555
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 201,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Makes the shark from "Jaws" look like a pet goldfish . . ." USA Weekend
Straight from the cutting edge of science and the logs of ancient mariners comes an immense horror -- a creature that rises up from the well of an ocean gone mad with an insatiable hunger and an endless lust to kill. One man leads a harrowing struggle to defeat the beast amid a threatened Bermuda paradise. His name is Whip Darling, a down-and-out sea dog who doesn't know where he'll get his next meal -- or whether it will get him first.
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Straight from the cutting edge of science and the logs of ancient mariners comes an immense horror -- a creature that rises up from the well of an ocean gone mad with an insatiable hunger and an endless lust to kill. One man leads a harrowing struggle to defeat the beast amid a threatened Bermuda paradise. His name is Whip Darling, a down-and-out sea dog who doesn't know where he'll get his next meal -- or whether it will get him first.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Just when you thought it was safe to enter the sea after Jaws was destroyed, a new terror has surfaced and it's scarier than a great white shark...
Peter has done it again. First he terrified us with Jaws and trilled us with The Deep, now he throws us in the water with something very nasty lurking below. The book of Beast scaried me to death as did Jaws. Who knows what lurks at the bottom of the sea? Peter's Beast is brilliant. He still make the power to leave you terrified and sweating buckets as the horror of the pages infiltrates your own mind. Since Jaws, Pirahna and now Beast i haven't been able to enter the water...and i don't think i ever will. I love the book and the mini-series was good also. William Petersen of CSI and Manhunter fame plays the hero Whip Dalton who ends up having to fight this monster. And it is a monster. As usual the series is different to the book but hey who cares right. they are both enjoyable.
Peter has done it again. First he terrified us with Jaws and trilled us with The Deep, now he throws us in the water with something very nasty lurking below. The book of Beast scaried me to death as did Jaws. Who knows what lurks at the bottom of the sea? Peter's Beast is brilliant. He still make the power to leave you terrified and sweating buckets as the horror of the pages infiltrates your own mind. Since Jaws, Pirahna and now Beast i haven't been able to enter the water...and i don't think i ever will. I love the book and the mini-series was good also. William Petersen of CSI and Manhunter fame plays the hero Whip Dalton who ends up having to fight this monster. And it is a monster. As usual the series is different to the book but hey who cares right. they are both enjoyable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Have read several of Benchleys novels and have never been disappointed... With this in mind I got hold of Beast.
Firstly I'll say that this book has been awarded 5 stars and deserves an extra one as well. The main basis of the book is that man has overfished the seas around Bermuda and upset the balance of nature. A giant squid has therefore come to be found in the seas and boy is it hungry.... It is left to local sailor, Whip Darling to unwillingly oversee it's destruction
For the novel Benchley has created numerous strong willed characters such as a vengeful father, a self important Doctor, a sea loving Fisherman, a proud navy captain and a sea expert looking to fulfill his lifes ambition. This mixture really helps to carry off the larger than life plot, and believe me there are more than enough twists to keep you gasping along (including the ending)....
During the book Benchley even manages to have an inside grin at the success of Jaws and makes a comparison in public reaction to a film and the 'real life' depicted in the novel.
The chapters written from the Beasts point of view are amazing and really add so much to the atmosphere that Benchley seems to so easily create.
Rarely do I come across an author that has such a depth of knowledge of his subject matter. The book, as with most of his others, is filled with an encyclopedia of facts and figures of marine life. You can really tell how much he cares for the sea and his passion is infectious.
If you are not familiar with Benchley, put him on your 'to do' list for this year. And if your looking for somewhere to start, Beast is a great place.
Firstly I'll say that this book has been awarded 5 stars and deserves an extra one as well. The main basis of the book is that man has overfished the seas around Bermuda and upset the balance of nature. A giant squid has therefore come to be found in the seas and boy is it hungry.... It is left to local sailor, Whip Darling to unwillingly oversee it's destruction
For the novel Benchley has created numerous strong willed characters such as a vengeful father, a self important Doctor, a sea loving Fisherman, a proud navy captain and a sea expert looking to fulfill his lifes ambition. This mixture really helps to carry off the larger than life plot, and believe me there are more than enough twists to keep you gasping along (including the ending)....
During the book Benchley even manages to have an inside grin at the success of Jaws and makes a comparison in public reaction to a film and the 'real life' depicted in the novel.
The chapters written from the Beasts point of view are amazing and really add so much to the atmosphere that Benchley seems to so easily create.
Rarely do I come across an author that has such a depth of knowledge of his subject matter. The book, as with most of his others, is filled with an encyclopedia of facts and figures of marine life. You can really tell how much he cares for the sea and his passion is infectious.
If you are not familiar with Benchley, put him on your 'to do' list for this year. And if your looking for somewhere to start, Beast is a great place.
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