Sci-fi

The good Leviathan

by Pierre Boulle
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Description

A monster sails the seas, carrying the threat of atomic catastrophe on the one hand and of a potential oil slick in the other. This is how a group of worried ecologists perceives the nuclear powered giant oil tanker Gargantua, which they soon nickname Leviathan. But in the end, this evil creature comes out to be a double blessing: first because of the unexpected virtues of atomic desintagretion, and secondly, because of the unpredictable carateristic of the slimy poison it holds in its side.

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
HorrorCreepy

Details

First published
1977
Pages
204
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Vanguard Press
Language
English
Series
Standalone

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