- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse (28 April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595275699
- ISBN-13: 978-0595275694
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,026,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Orca—the killer whale—is one of the most intelligent creatures in the universe. He hunts in packs, like a wolf. Incredibly, he is the only animal other than man who kills for revenge.
He has one mate, and if she is harmed by man, he will hunt down that person with a relentless, terrible vengeance—across seas, across time, across all obstacles.
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Arthur Herzog is an award-winning novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist, renowned for his best-selling novels The Swarm, Earthsound, Make Us Happy, Heat and IQ 83, hailed by the British press as one of the best science fiction works ever written.His non-fiction best sellers include Vesco, which Publishers Weekly hailed as "A brilliantly researched story?one of the year?s remarkable biographies" and The Woodchipper Murder. A New Yorker, avid reader, and world traveler, Herzog continues to write fiction and non-fiction books.
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ORCA IS A GRIPPING TALE OF ADVENTURE
5 Nov 2004
Format:Paperback
ORCA by Arthur Herzog joins a long list of the classics dealing with man against beast, in this case, man against a killer whale. The protagonist, Jack Campbell has lived a rather shiftless life as captain of a down and out excursion company. Out of a desperate need, he decides to hunt down and capture a great white whale for a big reward from Japanese entrepreneurs. With members of his family, he leaves Miami for Newfoundland where a pod of whales have been sighted. It is here that he meets Rachael, a teacher and her Indian ally, studying whales, who they feel are sacred. The orca or killer whale is a formidable member of the Dolphin family. Captain Campbell mistakenly kills a birthing female whale and her calf. There will be hell to pay as orca's mate for life. Unbeknownst to Campbell, the male orca will seek revenge of huge proportions. The orca starts by devastating the small port town and killing just about everyone around. Finally, Campbell, who has fallen in love and mated with Rachael, takes on the challenge of the orca and theirs is a quest to the death. But something happens to Campbell--did he learn how to love from the whale? Did he learn how to express courage and call upon bravery he didn't know he had? Their assults on each other are hair-raising--man and beast cleverly matching wits--making it hard to put the book down. In a surprise ending, the majestic orca teaches Campbell a valuable lesson. A terrific read.
Not Free SF Reader
27 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
Jaws, but mammal and smarter.
Killer whales can actually decide to be mean, apparently, rather than just, say, eat you if you are tasty and in the right place at the right time like a shark would.
Or, if you get a monster variety of such much like Jaws was to sharks that is a really, really bad thing, especially if everyone else gets terrified of the water and it is you that gets to do the fishing.
2.5 out of 5
Killer whales can actually decide to be mean, apparently, rather than just, say, eat you if you are tasty and in the right place at the right time like a shark would.
Or, if you get a monster variety of such much like Jaws was to sharks that is a really, really bad thing, especially if everyone else gets terrified of the water and it is you that gets to do the fishing.
2.5 out of 5
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