

Loading... The Dragon in the Sea (original 1955; edition 2008)by Frank Herbert (Author)
Work detailsThe Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert (1955) ![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. Not really SF. Deeps of the mind thriller. Not thrilling. As with any psychobabble book the answers are vague. Maybe the answers are in the authors head. Maybe I imagined not finishing this book. ( ![]() Also called "Under Pressure", Mr. Herbert's breakthrough novel is a very suspenseful experience. For the Sci-Fi of the time, it has a lot of character development. The plot has still got relevance today, and the story line not impossible. It was a good time, and far ahead of the "New Science Fiction" of the Sixties. I have tried to read this book several times and I just cannot get through it. I know it was award-winning, but it just didn't appeal to me. I have tried to read this book several times and I just cannot get through it. I know it was award-winning, but it just didn't appeal to me. Made it half way through this short novel before I gave up. I figured if not much had happened yet, then not much was going to happen. There was a cool line about submarines being like 2 guys in the dark with baseball bats but other than that, this book was putting me to sleep. The "new" cover makes this look like it's really sci-fi but reading it seemed more like a military novel (not really my kinda thing). All the characters kind of blended together so the "somebody's a spy" part of the plot was hard to follow. no reviews | add a review
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