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Sea Change [Mass Market Paperback]

James Powlik
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8 Aug 2000
BENEATH THE CALM SURFACE A DEADLY TERROR AWAITS.

In the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest, two fishermen are the first to feel the heat. Then a young girl, playing innocently by the seashore--before dying an agonizing death. Now the media have a story. Reporters, scientists, and government officials are descending on the coastline, searching for a killer in the water. Renegade oceanographer Brock Garner is at the center of the storm.

He wants to know why he's finding dead zones in the Pacific...and why his best friend's heart stopped after he examined ravaged sea lions on a beach. Dr. Ellie Bridges, on duty when the little girl died, has questions of her own. Thrown together in the chaos, Brock and Ellie are about to uncover some disturbing truths: about a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions that is growing. Gathering strength. And moving--unless they can stop it--south toward a new victim. Seattle.

SEA CHANGE

"EXCITING...WILL KEEP READERS OUT OF THE WATER AND ON THE BEACH, READING THEIR EYES OUT."

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 481 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (8 Aug 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440235081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440235088
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.8 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 972,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Imagine a mix of Jaws and Godzilla with a touch of Titanic thrown in, and you'll have some idea of the scope and ambition of this debut techno-thriller from Canadian oceanographer James Powlik.

Like in Jaws, something weird is killing people along the coast--in this case, the Pacific Northwest. Like in Godzilla, something we've done to the environment has caused simple creatures--in this case tiny marine protozoa--to go crazy and mutate into a new killer entity. The Titanic touch comes when billions of these nasty creatures gather together to form a huge floating blob the size of an iceberg, which gives off a noxious gas that not only dissolves human tissue but also stops boat and plane engines dead.

By the time marine microbiologist Brock Garner and his ex-wife, whale sonar expert Carol Harmon, figure out just what the murderous agent is, the toxic mass is caught up in a terrific storm which is pushing it towards Seattle. And the government isn't doing a lot to stop it because they know who's behind the monstrous mutation--a former Defence Department consultant who happens to be Carol's father.

Powlik keeps this all from falling into the dangerous waters of "high camp" by making sure his characters are as reality-based and accessible as his scientific expertise. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Sea Change 15 Feb 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I thought this book was a real page turner and quite frightening in the respect that something like this could happen in real life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fiction becomes terrifying fact 27 Aug 1999
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I had just finished SEA CHANGE, thinking of it as a realistic but nonetheless fictitious of what we are doing to our ocean realm. Then I picked up the LA Times and watched as beach after beach was closed down for conditions frighteningly similar to those Powlik describes. Kudos for recognizing what the real threats are in our environment, and not drumming up some fear-du-jour cause.
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Great story. Great characters. Great science. I want to see the movie, collect all the action figures and play the video game. Go buy this book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging eco-thriller
Residents of the Pacific Northwest begin to panic as the nearby ocean has turned hotter and deadly. Even some of the coastline has become dangerous to the innocent, as Dr. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining eco-thriller
Residents of the Pacific Northwest begin to panic as the nearby ocean has turned hotter and deadly. Even some of the coastline has become dangerous to the innocent, as Dr. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars A great debut and...
A lot of fun. Rather than the typical "oh no, a virus is on the loose" trashy novel, I got an intelligent read with a believable hero, Brock Garner, and a strong woman... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Publishers Weekly says
At heart this is an expert riff on the classic monster-horror novel ... as swiftly moving as a tsunami ... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant debut! when's the sequel?
It's not many writers who can blend together believable characters and emotions with a page-turning plot, not to mention the horrors of a real-world monster lifted from the day's... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars A guilty pleasure
Given the ample supply of "bioweapons" or "virus" or "genetically-enhanced" thrillers in the book and movie market these days (monster movies in the... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars Next generation Clancy/Crichton?
For those who could never (or can no longer) appreciate novels in the "techno-thriller" genre, I predict that a younger, smarter, and hipper audience will connect with... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb adventure
Combine the elements of presently evolving oceanographic sciences, ocean engineering, current meteorological and environmental developments, with an intriguing romantic twist and... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 1999
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