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Involution Ocean

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First edition (publ. Jove Books)

Involution Ocean is a science fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.

Plot summary

It is about a drug addict who hires onto a whaling ship on the planet Nullaqua when the drug is outlawed so he can get near its source - whales.[1]

Reception

Howard Thompson reviewed Involution Ocean in The Space Gamer No. 15.[1] Thompson commented that "Sterling's plot and world hang together in believable fashion if you ignore science."[1]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b c Thompson, Howard (January–February 1978). "Books". The Space Gamer (15). Metagaming: 23.
  2. ^ http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1704