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Seadragon
As a child all Walter Koch wanted to be when he grew up was a Navy frogman. He never dreamed it would be quite like this.Now a 32-year-old Master Chief in the United States Navy, Koch has been tabbed to test out a new, state-of-the-art diving suit for Project Seadragon. The suit allows a diver to reach incredible depths without the need of cumbersome tanks and diving equipment.A test dive to a wrecked ship four hundred meters below the waves ends in tragedy when an explosion rips the wreck apart, hurling Koch back toward the surface and killing the rest of his diving team. When he awakens, he discovers to his horror that he has been permanently sealed within the suit, it has been fused with his body, and no one knows how to separate the man from the suit.As if his day hasn't been bad enough, he is about to meet Brad Jefferies, head of the mysterious Epsilon Project who brings proof that the accident, and his current condition, was no accident at all.Jefferies convinces Koch to come back to Epsilon with him, where they will actually try to find a way for him to escape his prison. Koch will enter a supernatural shadow world of Exotic Humans, created by the Epsilon Wave of the human mind.And just when Koch's world couldn't get any stranger, he will discover an ancient city, Mu, that sank millennia ago at the same time as the city of Atlantis.Not only are both cities alive and well at the bottom of the ocean floors of the Atlantic and the Pacific, but they are about to embark on yet another war. A war that threatens to engulf the entire world above the waves. *****Based upon the 1985 comic book series Seadragon and The Epsilon Wave by Elite Comics, award-winning, best-selling author Richard Paolinelli returns to the Seadragon franchise for the first time in over 35 years. The writer of the first two issues of Seadragon offers a fuller look into the origins of Walter Koch/Seadragon, Brad Jefferies, Nightmare, Twilight, and the rest of the world created by Tom Floyd four decades ago. *****"Oh my god, what an adventure….I loved it, I had a hell of a binge of nostalgia reading of those characters again. Fantastic stuff. I couldn’t put it down wanting to read what came next for the old crew.!!!!" - Tom Floyd remarks after reading Seadragon
214 pages, Paperback
Published January 9, 2024
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Richard Paolinelli
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Richard Paolinelli began his writing career as a freelance writer in 1984 in Odessa, TX and gained his first fiction credit serving as the lead writer for the first two issues of the Elite Comics sci-fi/fantasy series, Seadragon. In 1991 Richard began his sports writing career at the Gallup Independent before moving on to work for the Modesto Bee, Turlock Journal, Merced Sun-Star, Tracy Press, San Mateo County Times and the San Francisco Examiner. He also served as an editor and photographer with some of the newspapers. He won the 2001 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for Best Sports Story while at the Turlock Journal.
In 2010, Richard retired as a sportswriter and decided to return to his fiction writing roots. He released two short stories - The Invited and Legacy of Death - as well as a full-length sci-fi novel, Maelstrom. In 2015, Richard completed nearly two years of research and interviews and published, From The Fields: A History of Prep Football in Turlock, California, chronicling 95 years of high school football in his hometown. One month later, the first book of the Jack Del Rio series, Reservations, was published by Oak Tree Press.
In 2016, Richard was one of a dozen authors selected to participate in, Beyond Watson, an anthology of original Sherlock Holmes stories and was one of 20 writers involved in a second Holmes Anthology, Holmes Away From Home, released in December. Perfection's Arbiter, a biography of National League Umpire, Babe Pinelli, was released on October 8th. W & B Books acquired the Jack Del Rio series and released the second book, Betrayals, in November. The remaining two books in the Jack Del Rio series will follow in 2017 & 2018.
In January of 2017, Richard returned to his science fiction roots with the release of the novel, Escaping Infinity, and will release another sci-fi novel, When The Gods Fell, on September 4, 2018.
Richard Paolinelli began his writing career as a freelance writer in 1984 in Odessa, TX and gained his first fiction credit serving as the lead writer for the first two issues of the Elite Comics sci-fi/fantasy series, Seadragon. In 1991 Richard began his sports writing career at the Gallup Independent before moving on to work for the Modesto Bee, Turlock Journal, Merced Sun-Star, Tracy Press, San Mateo County Times and the San Francisco Examiner. He also served as an editor and photographer with some of the newspapers. He won the 2001 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for Best Sports Story while at the Turlock Journal.
In 2010, Richard retired as a sportswriter and decided to return to his fiction writing roots. He released two short stories - The Invited and Legacy of Death - as well as a full-length sci-fi novel, Maelstrom. In 2015, Richard completed nearly two years of research and interviews and published, From The Fields: A History of Prep Football in Turlock, California, chronicling 95 years of high school football in his hometown. One month later, the first book of the Jack Del Rio series, Reservations, was published by Oak Tree Press.
In 2016, Richard was one of a dozen authors selected to participate in, Beyond Watson, an anthology of original Sherlock Holmes stories and was one of 20 writers involved in a second Holmes Anthology, Holmes Away From Home, released in December. Perfection's Arbiter, a biography of National League Umpire, Babe Pinelli, was released on October 8th. W & B Books acquired the Jack Del Rio series and released the second book, Betrayals, in November. The remaining two books in the Jack Del Rio series will follow in 2017 & 2018.
In January of 2017, Richard returned to his science fiction roots with the release of the novel, Escaping Infinity, and will release another sci-fi novel, When The Gods Fell, on September 4, 2018.
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January 8, 2024
This is the 29th volume I have read by Paolinelli in under a year. I have also read two of his offerings in anthologies. Once I read the first novel I was hooked and knew I would try and track down and read everything he has written. To date they have all been excellent.
The description of this story is:
“As a child all Walter Koch wanted to be when he grew up was a Navy frogman. He never dreamed it would be quite like this.
Now a 32-year-old Master Chief in the United States Navy, Koch has been tabbed to test out a new, state-of-the-art diving suit for Project Seadragon. The suit allows a diver to reach incredible depths without the need of cumbersome tanks and diving equipment.
A test dive to a wrecked ship four hundred meters below the waves ends in tragedy when an explosion rips the wreck apart, hurling Koch back toward the surface and killing the rest of his diving team. When he awakens, he discovers to his horror that he has been permanently sealed within the suit, it has been fused with his body, and no one knows how to separate the man from the suit.
As if his day hasn't been bad enough, he is about to meet Brad Jefferies, head of the mysterious Epsilon Project who brings proof that the accident, and his current condition, was no accident at all.
Jefferies convinces Koch to come back to Epsilon with him, where they will actually try to find a way for him to escape his prison. Koch will enter a supernatural shadow world of Exotic Humans, created by the Epsilon Wave of the human mind.
And just when Koch's world couldn't get any stranger, he will discover an ancient city, Mu, that sank millennia ago at the same time as the city of Atlantis.
Not only are both cities alive and well at the bottom of the ocean floors of the Atlantic and the Pacific, but they are about to embark on yet another war. A war that threatens to engulf the entire world above the waves.”
We are also informed that:
“Based upon the 1985 comic book series Seadragon and The Epsilon Wave by Elite Comics, award-winning, best-selling author Richard Paolinelli returns to the Seadragon franchise for the first time in over 35 years. The writer of the first two issues of Seadragon offers a fuller look into the origins of Walter Koch/Seadragon, Brad Jefferies, Nightmare, Twilight, and the rest of the world created by Tom Floyd four decades ago.”
This book was very hard to put down. Unfortunately I picked it up while travelling and spending time with extended family. Otherwise I might have devoured it in a sitting or two. The plot is masterfully written. The characters are amazing, well fleshed out and very believable. The Epsilon Project, they skills, talents, abilities and purpose are admirable.
This story begins with Walter Koch attempting the deepest dive by a human ever with an experimental suit that does not require air tanks. But after an explosion Koch is sealed in the suit, his team is dead, and he learns that what he has been told is likely not the truth. He does not have a lot of options but as he soon finds out life with Epsilon might be more than he ever expected it could be.
Humans, Atlantians and Muians are heading for disaster. But if Koch can learn to control his new powers he might be able to stave off war or even genocide. He must learn to trust again after a great betrayal, and he must learn to become a bridge between three different peoples. Can he put the pieces together in time? Will he be believed? Or will an ancient calamity repeat itself? To find out, read this excellent story.
Richard is now one of my favourite contemporary authors. Over the last few months I read at least a novel or published short story a week. And every time I finished one it took great effort not to just start another. But I try to alternate fiction with non-fiction or at least authors. This novel is a little different having been based on a comic book character. It is an excellent read and one I can easily recommend. It is way better than either of the recent Aquaman movies. It would be an excellent read for those who like superhero stories, action adventure and even spy mysteries. It is sort of a mashup of Tom Clancy, Lee Child’s Reacher, and Barry Lyga’s Flash stories. A fantastic read that I can easily recommend!
This book is part of a series of reviews: 2024 Catholic Reading Plan!
The description of this story is:
“As a child all Walter Koch wanted to be when he grew up was a Navy frogman. He never dreamed it would be quite like this.
Now a 32-year-old Master Chief in the United States Navy, Koch has been tabbed to test out a new, state-of-the-art diving suit for Project Seadragon. The suit allows a diver to reach incredible depths without the need of cumbersome tanks and diving equipment.
A test dive to a wrecked ship four hundred meters below the waves ends in tragedy when an explosion rips the wreck apart, hurling Koch back toward the surface and killing the rest of his diving team. When he awakens, he discovers to his horror that he has been permanently sealed within the suit, it has been fused with his body, and no one knows how to separate the man from the suit.
As if his day hasn't been bad enough, he is about to meet Brad Jefferies, head of the mysterious Epsilon Project who brings proof that the accident, and his current condition, was no accident at all.
Jefferies convinces Koch to come back to Epsilon with him, where they will actually try to find a way for him to escape his prison. Koch will enter a supernatural shadow world of Exotic Humans, created by the Epsilon Wave of the human mind.
And just when Koch's world couldn't get any stranger, he will discover an ancient city, Mu, that sank millennia ago at the same time as the city of Atlantis.
Not only are both cities alive and well at the bottom of the ocean floors of the Atlantic and the Pacific, but they are about to embark on yet another war. A war that threatens to engulf the entire world above the waves.”
We are also informed that:
“Based upon the 1985 comic book series Seadragon and The Epsilon Wave by Elite Comics, award-winning, best-selling author Richard Paolinelli returns to the Seadragon franchise for the first time in over 35 years. The writer of the first two issues of Seadragon offers a fuller look into the origins of Walter Koch/Seadragon, Brad Jefferies, Nightmare, Twilight, and the rest of the world created by Tom Floyd four decades ago.”
This book was very hard to put down. Unfortunately I picked it up while travelling and spending time with extended family. Otherwise I might have devoured it in a sitting or two. The plot is masterfully written. The characters are amazing, well fleshed out and very believable. The Epsilon Project, they skills, talents, abilities and purpose are admirable.
This story begins with Walter Koch attempting the deepest dive by a human ever with an experimental suit that does not require air tanks. But after an explosion Koch is sealed in the suit, his team is dead, and he learns that what he has been told is likely not the truth. He does not have a lot of options but as he soon finds out life with Epsilon might be more than he ever expected it could be.
Humans, Atlantians and Muians are heading for disaster. But if Koch can learn to control his new powers he might be able to stave off war or even genocide. He must learn to trust again after a great betrayal, and he must learn to become a bridge between three different peoples. Can he put the pieces together in time? Will he be believed? Or will an ancient calamity repeat itself? To find out, read this excellent story.
Richard is now one of my favourite contemporary authors. Over the last few months I read at least a novel or published short story a week. And every time I finished one it took great effort not to just start another. But I try to alternate fiction with non-fiction or at least authors. This novel is a little different having been based on a comic book character. It is an excellent read and one I can easily recommend. It is way better than either of the recent Aquaman movies. It would be an excellent read for those who like superhero stories, action adventure and even spy mysteries. It is sort of a mashup of Tom Clancy, Lee Child’s Reacher, and Barry Lyga’s Flash stories. A fantastic read that I can easily recommend!
This book is part of a series of reviews: 2024 Catholic Reading Plan!
January 2, 2024
Not bad, maybe 3.5 stars, but 3 feels low. I'd read another.
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