Maelstrom (Rifters, Book 2)

by Peter Watts
Maelstrom (Rifters, Book 2)
published
2002 (first published 2001) by Tor Science Fiction
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binding
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

isbn
0812566793   (isbn13: 9780812566796)

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An enormous tidal wave on the west coast of North America has just killed thousands. Lenie Clarke, in a black wetsuit, walks out of the ocean onto a P...more





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Wendy
03/31/08

Read in March, 2008
Like the first book in this series, Starfish, this book was good. It is a very dark look at a future society where energy is a very expensive commodity. Where people are bio engineered for better performance. Where regular citizens are drugged into submission and treated like cattle. Where the Internet has become an alien world where new lifeforms are evolving constantly.

I plan to find and read the next two in this series because it is quite a compelling story. This book was a bit disjointe...more
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John
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08/22/08

Read in September, 2005
This is the sequel (2 of 4) to Starfish. I can't say what it is about without giving away the first book, but Clarke is now out of the ocean and making her way across North America to her childhood home. In this book we get a vivid picture of Clarke's world, strained to near breaking by overpopulation and global warming. Another good story. I'm not sure I have the energy for the next two, and frankly, I'm satisfied with the ending of this one. Anyway, we'll see what happens next.
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Diana
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07/14/08

Read in July, 2008
This sequel was a real disappointment after reading "Starfish." The plot turned away from the previous novel's underwater sci-fi elements and instead focused a dystopian vision of life. The unrelenting cruelty worn on me to the point that I felt like I needed to take a shower just to get clean again. In fact, there were sections that were so disturbing to read that I simply skipped over them.

Recommendation - enjoy Starfish and then stop.
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clarice
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03/31/07

bookshelves: at-home
Read in March, 2007
This is the second of the Rifters Trilogy which started with Starfish. This is not set at the bottom of the ocean, but it has a lot going on anyway. It's got a far more classic cyber-future-science fiction feel, but also a lot of social speculation and biological/genetic speculative fiction ideas going on. It's still a pretty interesting story, bringing in more characters and following a journey of self-discovery.
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Alicia Paulsen
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03/27/08

Read in March, 2008
recommends it for: all who love the sci fi
It was great. Real slurpy yummy sci-fi. Delicious! Can't wait to read Behemoth. And, dude even had a chapter talking about what shaped his ideas of the Starfish/Maelstrom dystopia with references and everything. I am salivating for more.
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Erica
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08/06/08

I love scifi with real science, and Peter Watts did an amazing job of integrating real world microbiology with a futuristic bent.

Plus, my soft spot for bacteria/archaea extends to fictional microbes as well.

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Riftvegan
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06/15/08

bookshelves: 2008
Read in June, 2008
Rifters #2 Not as good as Starfish was... it's more cyberpunk and felt more like bits of story were thrown out at the reader.
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Man Ching
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07/19/08

bookshelves: ebook, scifi
Read in July, 2008
I included a review of this book with my review of the Rifters series at http://www.goodreads.com/book/....
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David
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10/07/08

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09/30/08

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08/28/08


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08/28/08

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avg rating (all editions): 3.74 (66 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.69 (65 ratings)
number of reviews: 8







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