This story takes place about 100 years in the future, when the earth's population is fed principally from the sea--on whale products or from plank...
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Jan 19, 2011
Erik
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Adding covers to GoodReads is particularly interesting when one comes up with one for a book read long ago. This one brings back memories.
I was fourteen, finishing up eighth grade at Lincoln Junior H.S. in Park Ridge when an infection arose under my left eyeball, causing a high fever and swelling that side of my face to such proportions that when my grandmother came to check in on me while Mother was at work, I saw her face react with horror before she regained her composure.
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I was fourteen, finishing up eighth grade at Lincoln Junior H.S. in Park Ridge when an infection arose under my left eyeball, causing a high fever and swelling that side of my face to such proportions that when my grandmother came to check in on me while Mother was at work, I saw her face react with horror before she regained her composure.
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Feb 21, 2010
Raj
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After a tragedy in space, Walter Franklin finds salvation in the depths of the ocean, becoming a warden of the whales, shepherding them as they grow until they are taken to the slaughter to provide food and other resources for the world.
This wasn't one of Clarke's better efforts, I'm afraid. I found the pace somewhat stilted and the style unengaging (although Clarke was a keen diver himself, he doesn't seem to have got his sense of wonder into this one). The book feels incredibly optim More...
This wasn't one of Clarke's better efforts, I'm afraid. I found the pace somewhat stilted and the style unengaging (although Clarke was a keen diver himself, he doesn't seem to have got his sense of wonder into this one). The book feels incredibly optim More...
Oct 18, 2010
Andrew
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I read almost all of the Arthur C Clarke books as a teenager and really loved them. Re-reading this book after all those years makes you realise how the world and yourself has changed. This book is science fiction, but it has really dated - hardly any of it is prophetic, in fact, quite the opposite. It was written in the late 1950's and is set at around 2020, however, it has 1950's values. Basically, it's about commercial whale farming - a concept that would be totally abhorrent today - alon
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May 06, 2009
Petr
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It is very sad that the Ocean (which by words of some number guys takes up 72% of Earth surface) receives so little in the department of sci-fi literature. Yes, many stories includes Ocean as a background or even "ground", many uses it as a scenery, some even try to make it alien life from. But how many takes Ocean as a system "environment<=>human"? I'm not talking about scientific papers or longwinded dreams of "what if?", I'm talking about stories where auth
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Oct 27, 2010
Judy
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This captivating story comes from Clarke's other life as a deep sea explorer. Though it is set in the future, when much of Earth's food supply comes from algae and farmed whales, it also falls in the category of extreme adventure.
Don Burley is a whale shepherd, keeping the herds safe from predators. He gets unwillingly pulled off that job and asked to train the mysterious Walt Franklin, a former spacer with some undisclosed past incident that left him subject to panic More...
Apr 19, 2011
Andreas
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In the future (as seen from 1957), submersible game wardens herd whales around underwater ranges. The whales are food animals which, along with equally farmed seaweed, have solved the world’s food supply problems. The story is about an ex-engineer on a spaceliner who suffered an accident and gets a new start as a warden.
This book has aged quite badly. While much of Clarke’s space based science fiction can be read with enjoyment today, this one is just plain tedious. So tedious, in fact More...
This book has aged quite badly. While much of Clarke’s space based science fiction can be read with enjoyment today, this one is just plain tedious. So tedious, in fact More...
Jul 29, 2011
Andrew
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This story has some interesting ideas about the future (now) from a 1950s perspective. It is terrribly disjointed however, unable to find a clear direction. In broad terms I suppose it could be viewed as an overview of the life of a man unable to find satisfaction in anything he does.
Jul 31, 2009
Jake
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The Deep Range is an important Arthur C. Clarke novel because it is devoted to the ocean, as was Clarke all throughout his life. It’s been quite awhile since I read this one, but I remember really enjoying it. Again, the setting played a big part in my enjoyment. The vast oceans of Earth merit the same type of exploration we give the solar system.
As with other books, Clarke takes a stab at philosophy, leaving much to muse upon. Is killing a bug minding its own business amoral? If al More...
As with other books, Clarke takes a stab at philosophy, leaving much to muse upon. Is killing a bug minding its own business amoral? If al More...
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Nov 22, 2008
Kitty
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I read this one a long time ago, so I don't really remember it. My notes indicate that I only rated it "so-so", but that it did bring up some interesting environmental and vegetarian ideas.
Aug 16, 2011
Bill
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I can now say I've read a book by Arthur C Clarke. If I read more often for leisure, I'd probabloy read a few more.
Aug 27, 2008
Rae
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This was originally written in 1957 and I enjoyed the futuristic elements in the plot....but that's about all I liked. Clarke introduces plotlines that are quickly resolved or abandoned and the whole book seems to really go nowhere. I was disappointed because I had read another of his novels and enjoyed it.
Jun 05, 2009
Charles
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I believe I first read this novel in an omnibus edition of Clarke's work, under the title, From the Ocean, From the Stars. This one is the Ocean part of that.
Sep 16, 2008
Michael
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Meh. As usual, tons of fascinating ideas from Clarke But the story sort of meanders around. 3.5 stars, I'd say.
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