Undersea Quest

Undersea Trilogy #1

by Frederik Pohl

A MISSING RELATIVE....Something of value was buried beneath the underwater dome city of Marinia...something that had already cost one man's life, caused another man's kidnapping and gravely affected still another man's future.Expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, Jim Eden wasn't about to wait around to prove his innocence. As soon as he learned that his uncle mysteriously disappeared while mining uranium at the bottom of hazardous Eden Deep, Jim knew what he had to do...and that he had to do it fast.So he headed for the vast dome city -- location of the great mining colony at the bottom of the sea -- to pick up any clues to his uncle's disappearance. But once he had entered the undersea metropolis, the wrong people had his number...and they were determined that Jim would sink forever without a trace.

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Frederik George Pohl, Jr. was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine IF winning the Hugo for IF three years in a row. His writing also won him three Hugos and multiple Nebula Awards. He became a Nebula Grand Master in 1993.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first volume of Williamson & Pohl's Undersea trilogy, a series for younger readers from the mid-1950s. We meet Jim Eden, a young man who's been expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, and goes off on a quest to find his uncle, a miner who disappeared in the Eden Deep. The underwater domed city of Marina and the aquatic environments are expertly depicted. The books are near the top of my favorites from both authors. Not all of the best science fiction happens in outer space! The covers by Gino D'Achille are breath-taking and are still among my all-time favorites, too.

[Denis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great juvenile adventure written in the late fifties by the late Williamson and Pohl. Not as "gutsy" as Heinlein's juvies, but a definite good yarn. There is much information (education) about what causes earth-sea quakes here; seismology and all that -a juvenile (or YA novel) ought to teach the young something.

It is also a fine story of loyalty to those who are close to us (family and friends).

[Chris]

A fun rollicking read. Much of the undersea science was sound for being written in the 1950's. It's "pulp" in a lot of places, and some of the language is dated - but I devoured this book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

[Carlex · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Rafeeq O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very fine YA/"juvenile" from 1954, reminiscent of the works of, say, Robert A. Heinlein or Lester Del Rey. The first-person narrative is fast-moving and adventuresome, with many cute cliffhangers that are not cheesy or overdone. I was struck by how beautifully evocative the novel is: the colors, the naval traditions, the descriptions of the mysteries of the deep. In retrospect, it is particularly interesting that, unless I missed it, space travel simply does not seem to be mentioned at all; the excitement, the glamour, the romance instead all exist beneath the waves.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Undersea Quest by Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson was originally published in 1954 and is the 1st book in their Undersea Academy YA science fiction trilogy. In some ways it reminded me of other books of the genre, e.g. the Tom Swift science fiction adventure series. In any matter, it was an enjoyable adventure and I now have to find the next two books. I've read other Sci-Fi by Williamson; The Legion of Space (1st in the Legion books, not so great) and The Humanoids (2nd in the Humanoids series, much more enjoyable). I'd rank Undersea Quest in the middle, I think.

Young Jim Eden is enrolled in the Undersea Academy by his uncle, a successful undersea entrepreneur and scientist. Jim's father had passed away when Jim was but a child so Stewart, even though absent much of the time has taken the role of father figure. Things don't go well at the Academy, located in the Caribbean. His senior classmate, one Junior Officer Brand Sperry is the son of Uncle Stewart's arch rival, one who has competed with and tried to steal the Eden's scientific inventions.

There is trouble at the Academy and both Jim and his best friend Bob Eskow are expelled. This leads Jim on a great undersea adventure; first to try to find his uncle at the undersea city of Thetis and then also to try and survive the manipulations of mysterious enemies. It's an entertaining adventure with enough science to pique your scientific bone and lots of adventure and action. The villains are genuinely scary and the heroes are uplifting; e.g. Jim, Bob and new acquaintance Gideon, close friend of Uncle Stewart. I won't describe any more of the story as it's short and I don't want to ruin it. If you like science fiction, adventure and YA stories, you might enjoy this. I did anyway. (4 stars)

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In 1947, Robert A. Heinlein, after almost a decade of producing high-quality science fictional short stories and novellas for adults, came out with his first novel, "Rocket Ship Galileo." The book was geared to younger readers, and would prove to be just the beginning of a landmark series of 12 "Heinlein juveniles," all published by the U.S. firm Scribner's. Heinlein--who, in 1974, would be proclaimed the first Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America--would come out with at least one such book for younger readers every year until 1958. Other authors, it seemed, soon took note of the series' success. Isaac Asimov (the 8th Grand Master, named in 1986) came out with "David Starr, Space Ranger" in 1952, the first of six Lucky Starr novels for younger readers, and a series that also wrapped up in 1958. For his first novel, Robert Silverberg (the 21st Grand Master, so named in 2004) chose to create the juvenile offering "Revolt on Alpha C" (1955). And not to be left out, it appears, good friends Jack Williamson (the 2nd Grand Master, named in 1976) and Frederik Pohl (the 12th Grand Master, so named in 1993), starting in 1954 and also wrapping up in '58, came out with a sci-fi series of their own that was geared to younger readers; a series today known as THE UNDERSEA TRILOGY.

The three books in this tremendously fun trinity consist of "Undersea Quest" (1954), "Undersea Fleet" (1956) and "Undersea City" (1958). For the sake of convenience, I will be discussing each book separately here, starting, of course, with "Undersea Quest." This book was originally released as a $2.50 Gnome Press hardback with cover art by the great Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller. Here in the U.S., Ballantine/Del Rey would come out with paperback reissues in 1971, '77 and '82; internationally, the novel would see editions in Italy ('55), Mexico ('66), the U.K. ('66 and '70), Germany ('79) and even Slovenia ('86). The most current incarnation of the novel, I believe, was courtesy of the U.S. publisher Baen in '92, which volume gathers all three novels in the series in one handy--and economical--501-page paperback. This was the volume that I was fortunate enough to acquire somewhere along the way, and I am so glad that I did!

"Undersea Quest" is set in an undated future era, in which mankind has managed to colonize Earth's oceans. Over a hundred domed cities comprise the realm of Marinia; cities that, thanks to the advent of the Edenite shield, can safely repose on the ocean floor, four miles beneath the surface. Created by Stewart Eden, the Edenite force shield is able to resist the titanic pressures of 20,000 feet of water by electromagnetically turning that pressure back upon itself! Sea-cars equipped with the shield can thus comfortably cruise along at previously unreachable depths, and workers with Edenite-protected suits can safely farm and mine the abundant oceanic resources formerly unattainable by man. Against this backdrop the reader is introduced to 10-year-old Jim Eden, an orphan, as well as the nephew of the great inventor. Jim serves as our narrator, and tells us his remarkable story over the course of all three books. At 16, Jim, thanks in large part to his uncle's influence, follows his dream and is admitted into the U.S.S.A.: the United States Sub-Sea Academy, located in Bermuda. In this future era, apparently, this school is something akin to West Point, Annapolis, and Colorado Springs, and the Sub-Sea Fleet, for which the Academy is the preparation, is a multinational, noncommercial patrol force. Jim is given a hard time at the Academy by upperclassman Brand Sperry, the son of Hallam Sperry, who had cheated both Jim's father and Uncle Stewart out of their patent rights somehow, and who currently serves as the mayor of the undersea city of Thetis. But Jim also becomes close friends with his roommate, Bob Eskow. The reader follows Jim's first two grueling years at the Academy, until two tragedies befall him back to back. First, both he and Eskow are forced to resign from the Academy in disgrace, as a result of some mysteriously concocted, trumped-up charges. And then, and even worse, Jim learns that his Uncle Stewart has apparently been killed; lost while testing his new improvement of the Edenite shield in a sea-car thus equipped to explore the Eden Deep, 7½ miles down!

Devastated by his double loss, Jim decides to go to Thetis, on the floor of the South Pacific, in which city Stewart had also lived, and see to his late uncle's affairs. Stewart had left his nephew, by will, ownership of 80% of the shares in a company called Marine Mines Ltd., which holds the lease on the Eden Deep and the uranium deposits that are imagined to reside there. And before Jim can even get to Thetis, unknown parties begin pressuring him to sell, he is tailed through the streets of San Francisco, and an attempt is made on his life. In Thetis, the threats and assassination attempts continue, and he is fortunately saved from one of those attempts by Gideon Park, "a tall, husky Negro" who had once been his Uncle Stewart's right-hand man. Ultimately, the 18-year-old Jim and the much older Gideon will somehow combat the thugs and plotters arrayed against them, abscond with Stewart's prototype of the improved Edenite sea-car, and make their way into the ultrahazardous abyss of the Eden Deep, 40,000 feet down, to rescue Jim's uncle...if, that is, the genius inventor is still alive....

In every reference source that I have consulted, the three books that comprise this trilogy are referred to as "juvenile lit," or what we today would call YA (young adult), but in truth, this trilogy, just like the Heinlein juveniles, has a very strong appeal for adults, as well; had Jim Eden been 10 years older here, perhaps these books wouldn't be deemed targeted at the younger readers at all! The authors' Book #1 doesn't condescend to the teenage set one bit, and is unfailingly intelligent. And really, can any book that includes such words as "clinometer," "magnetostriction" and "guyot" be deemed solely for kids? "Undersea Quest" boasts a wonderfully readable style, an increasingly suspenseful story line, cliff-hanger chapters that really keep one flipping those pages, and an impressive roster of hissable bad guys. And the book's three leading characters are all hugely likeable: the brave and scrupulously loyal Jim, who remains well mannered even toward his enemies; the wise and ever-astute Gideon (a right-on portrayal of a black man in an era--the mid-1950s--not exactly known for its civil equality); and the gruff but kindly genius, Uncle Stewart.

Besides the Edenite shield, oceanic cities, and deep-sea operations, Pohl & Williamson also pepper their book with all kinds of futuristic touches. Thus, we see Jim traveling on a "pedestrian express belt" (a moving sidewalk) and hailing a helicab taxi. Lethine gas, which kills fairly quickly and leaves its victims stiff and bleached white, is spotlighted, as is the "brainpump," which can record any person's thoughts and memories on tape...unfortunately, with lethal effect. And the authors' book also gives the reader convincing descriptions of the ocean depths of four miles, and at the awesome abyss of 7½ miles, as well.

Any number of exciting sequences are to be had here. Among them: Jim's first underwater training, and the subsequent search for the missing Bob Eskow; that first assassination attempt, by lethine gas; the second attempt, as Jim is trussed up and tossed into the drainage tunnels of Thetis; the viewing of the brainpump tapes recorded from the saboteur who had wrecked Stewart's ship in the Eden Deep, and subsequently escaped; Jim and Gideon's fight with Brooks, an enormous, toadlike goon; the purloining of a sea-car by Jim and Gideon; the daring rescue attempt that Jim and Gideon conduct at the bottom of the Eden Deep; and finally, a subsurface sea-car battle that our heroes engage in with their enemies, as the two cars ram each other repeatedly.

This first installment of THE UNDERSEA TRILOGY leaves us wanting to know more about the operations of the Sub-Sea Fleet, as well as the underwater world and its mining and farming economy. It is an excellent introduction to the series, and I cannot imagine any reader of the book not wanting to continue on to Book #2. Need I even mention that this first installment could be adapted into a splendid Hollywood blockbuster today, given the proper, respectful treatment...and the requisite $200 million, of course.

I would be remiss, however, if I didn't mention that this Book #1 does come with its fair share of problems. There are a few instances of faulty grammar, for one thing ("...the triple green lights that marked Crew Five's whaleboat was only a few yards away"), and the usual mix-up regarding the words "turbidity" and "turgidity." An instance of datedness occurs when Brooks tells Jim and Gideon "...if I can't take care of two miserable specimens like you with my bare hands I'll go back to Alcatraz and pound rocks to toughen up." The problem here, of course, is that the Alcatraz Penitentiary closed in 1963. There are three "oopsie" moments to be had, as well. In the first, Jim remembers having heard Brooks' name mentioned before, whereas he'd actually only heard the goon being called by his first name, Jack. In the second, that saboteur, Catroni, is shown on the brainpump tape destroying the forward section of Uncle Stewart's ship; later, it is the aft section that is shown to have been wrecked! And third, Hallam Sperry is given as being the mayor of Thetis, but at one point it is mentioned that he's the "mayor of Marinia." And then there's the matter of the book's several unanswered questions. Why precisely did Bob Eskow pass out during his undersea training? Why were those uranium fuel cells being removed from the Academy training ship? If these were nefarious doings on the part of the book's villains, as I suspect they were, the authors might have made this a bit clearer. Still, these minor quibbles aside, I more than eagerly turned to the trilogy's Book #2, "Undersea Fleet," for more of Jim Eden's exploits, as I believe any reader would have. To quote the U.S.S.A.'s oft-quoted motto, "The tides don't wait"!

(By the way, this review originally appeared on the FanLit website at https://fantasyliterature.com/ ... a most ideal destination for all fans of sci-fi adventure tales....)

[Strandline of the Future · Rating 3 out of 5]

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This is a reasonably charming and easy-going little book. It's meant for 'young adults' and whilst this isn't apparent in the prose it certainly comes through in the plot!

The novel begins when young Jim is prised away from his family’s housekeeper and taken down to the sea by his uncle, Stewart Eden, for a ‘you’re a man now, Jim’ chat about the good character of Jim’s dead father and the importance of trying hard at school. Before he leaves Uncle Stewart hands Jim a letter of acceptance from the United States Sub-Sea Academy, good for the year after Jim’s sixteenth birthday. This helps him buckle down for the next six years to get a good education. Unfortunately I am a little too old to buckle down at school in order to become a submariner, but for the target audience there might still be time.

The story then jumps to Jim’s first day at the Academy under the bright Bermuda sun. Here, he makes a friend for life in fellow cadet Bob Eskow, but his days are blighted by Executive Cadet Officer Brand Sperry. Brand is the son of Hallam Sperry, the millionaire mayor of the undersea city of Thetis and one-time business partner of Uncle Stewart and Jim’s dad. That is, before he betrayed them, ensuring that neither Jim nor Unclear Stewart benefitted from the invention of Edenite (the wonder material that makes undersea cities and deep diving subs possible) after the death of Jim’s father.

Uncle Stewart soon goes from sending telegrams to being missing, presumed dead. Jim, dismissed from the academy, decides to visit the great undersea cities himself and find out why.

There’s no need to spoil the plot, beyond saying that it remains a family orientated struggle between the Eden’s and the Sperry’s over ownership of sea bed mineral rights (there’s a shortage of Uranium, which powers everything) and the newest version of Edenite that will enable submarines to mine the deepest parts of the ocean. Jim and his fellow cadets are thoroughly moral, acting with loyalty and integrity throughout. The good guys win and they win selflessly.

In it’s moral compass, military-esque setting, characters, dialogue and plotting this book has a real ring of ‘Boy’s Own’ about it. In this respect it is fairly typical of much late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century children’s literature.

All this said, however, it’s a solid yarn and the undersea world Pohl and Williamson create is the one I was hoping for when I picked the book up. If I see the sequels (Undersea Fleet and Undersea City) I will definitely pick them up. I’d recommend this easygoing little book both to those who still have time to buckle down at school to become submariners, and more regretful types who wish that they had.

Over at my blog I gave it 3.25/5.00.

[Lisa Fernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want someone to get the rights and do a mini series w Michael B Jordan as Gideon (don't ask why him) and to make it less male focused, maybe if the main character was Jane Eden instead of Jim, or if the Academy was coed, like Star-Trek-under-water maybe, it woud be amazing
Also I rediscovered my love for science fiction
Also, maybe don't make your only Italian character say mamma mia... Just saying

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid underwater sci-fi romp. This one was marketed to the juvenile crowd but is still a fun read for adults. The characters are pretty basic and not that well fleshed out, but it wasn't that important for the story. I enjoyed reading a sci-fi book that didn't take place in space but the deep oceans. It made for a familiar plot but in a different setting.

3/5 stars.

[Janjohn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars because WHERE THE HELL ARE THE SEA CREATURES? The way it was written felt like the sea is empty. Yes, it mentioned sharks and sea serpents, but it was not enough to convince you that the story was happening underwater.

Still a good read though. Hope to find the second book of the trilogy someday.

[Jörg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this together with my 9-year old son. He liked it a lot, identified quickly with Jim Eden, would have probably given it 4 stars.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novel is clearly aimed at younger readers, although there is nothing to indicate that on its cover, so potential readers should bear this mind. That fact also elevates my rating by one star, although this tale, which is primarily action-based, still falls short.

On the plus side, the authors have written a tightly-constructed, fast-paced story which moves at a rapid and engrossing clip. As fluff, in other words, "Undersea Quest" is decent enough escapism. In addition, and laudably for its era, it also introduces a major African-American character in the second half of the book who is neither caricature nor stereotype, but is presented as a competent equal. Finally, the authors do not shy away from depicting the deadly consequences of the acts of various antagonists; nothing here is sugar-coated. But these considerations, alone, do not entirely make up for the book's numerous weaknesses.

Many of this novel's shortcomings can be chalked up to the era in which it was written, the mid-1950s. This is a prime example of a novel which has aged poorly. For starters, the only female character is housekeeper who appears briefly at the top of the story, never to return. From there, a Hemingwayesque style quickly predominates, steeped in machismo, John Wayne-isms, and what today we would recognize as toxic masculinity and patriarchy. This is a world in which, apparently, women have no place whatsoever, and men are measured primarily according to their brute strengths.

To this we can add the fact that the plot incorporates a hodge-podge of cliches which had already become trite by 1954, but also relies upon too many coincidences and conveniences to allow for a full suspension of disbelief. One choice example of this is the use of a material called "Edenite," which allows submarine vehicles which are armored with it, to dive to fantastic depths due to its unusual (read "impossible") properties. This device recalls H.G. Wells' "Cavorite," which at least had the advantage of predating Pohl and Williamson's convenience by half a century.

At the risk of piling on the criticism too thickly for a novel intended for younger readers, it should also be noted that one of the major reveals which occurs near the end of the book was predictable from the moment which the question it addresses came up. This also applies to a number of other lesser plot points as well, and the resolution of many of the book's mysteries can be foreseen as soon as they arise.

In summary, this book's shortcomings may not be as hard to swallow by the younger readers for whom it was intended as for adults. However, from the perspective of 2020, I'm not sure I'd recommend "Undersea Quest" to anyone but completists (such as myself).

[Hoyt · Rating 2 out of 5]

A quick-reading middle grade sci-fi adventure story from the 1950s. Probably intended "for boys", since there is only a single female character in the entire book and she is there for a paragraph. Follow the adventures of Jim, a young orphan boy, who follows in the footsteps of his creepy uncle to become an undersea explorer. He must work his way through a fascist military academy and has to foil the plans of a scumbag oligarch and his cronies (how topical!). There are some interesting bits of sci-fi underwater tech imaginings, but it's all overshadowed for me by the 1950s casual racism towards Black folks, Italians, the Irish, etc. I've read worse, but I'd have trouble recommending this one to any modern reader.

[Jim Razinha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prompted by someone on a forum saying he loved this trilogy of books when he was 12 (I’m guessing mid-1970s for him), I thought I’d check out at least the first one.

Standard 1950s adventure fare ... same plot, different venue. Bad stuff happens, naive teen doesn’t understand enough about some of the bad to anticipate that more will come; tragedy and triumph, and a whacky “brain pump” fantasy addition that takes a mild plausibility in the framework of the the crafted science fiction universe into implausible (in the same framework).

Juvenile adventure that I probably would have liked more as a 12 year old but it is still fun.

[Karmakosmik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Romanzo giovanile di Pohl, anche questo scritto in collaborazione con un altro maestro di fantascienza come Williamson, che descrive una società distopica dove la scoperta di un materiale chiamato edenite ha permesso all'umanità di poter partire alla conquista degli abissi, fonte inesauribile di materie prime. L'idea di base è interessante, soprattutto quando Pohl descrive tutte le meraviglie di queste città degli abissi il libro, oltre al duro addestramento del giovane protagonista, ma che però si risolve in un banale e continuo inseguimento che porta stancamente il libro alla sua prevedibile fine. Non proprio il libro più riuscito di Pohl.

[Qué Шта · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our young main character strives to follow in his family's footsteps and explore the untapped deep-seas of the world.
He would be hindered in his efforts, though, because, soon after that, he is left all but alone to fight off a powerful and dangerous enemy who wishes to steal his inheritance, and he slowly learns that "absolute power corrupts absolutely".

The depictions of both the inner workings of a sub-sea city and its corrupt leadership are vivid and absorbing.
It takes some time for the story to really get going, but it's still a quick and intriguing read.

[Eija · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vedenalainen kaupunki on kahden scifin suurnimen, lukuisia palkintoja urallaan saavuttaneiden Jack Williamsonin ja Frederik Pohlin yhdessä kirjoittama Undersea trilogian aloitusosa. Sarjamuodosta huolimatta kirja on luettavissa täysin itsenäisenä teoksena. Tapahtumia käydään sotilaskoulussa Akatemiassa ja merenalaisissa kaupungeissa. Edeniitti on keksintö, jonka avulla voidaan neutralisoida vedenalainen suunnaton paine ja mahdollistaa syvyyksissä asuminen.

Nuorukaisen ja kumppaneiden henki on vaarassa, kun roistot yrittävät keinoja kaihtamatta saada itselleen valtaa ja rikkauksia. Juoni on yksinkertainen ja yllätyksetön. Tapahtumat on ennalta arvattavia ja 17-vuotias päähenkilö tuntuu ikäänsä nähden kovin sinisilmäiseltä ja naiivilta. Tarinan kuljetus on kuitenkin sujuvaa ja kirja menettelee ajanvietteenä sellaiseen hetkeen, kun ei jaksa mitään monimutkaisempaa lukea. Ehkäpä varhaisteini- ikäinen nauttisi kirjasta enemmän. 2½

[Gumps · Rating 4 out of 5]

DSV + Chinatown. A noir story taking place at the bottom of the ocean. A protagonist that you are reminded over and over again is only 17. It was a book that was better than I expected. Fairly often, pulp science fiction stories from the 1950s reflect the times, including the uncomfortable societal aspects that haven’t aged well. I did not find that to be the case here. Best thing I could say is that it was good enough for me to want to try then next book in the series.

[Belfasterd · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. So i had to read the second book in this series for a class. I went beck and read this one. The second one was much more interesting to me personally. If you read this book, the next one is definitely worth checking out.

[Petranella · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Ancela Purmonen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Tomislav Tomašević · Rating 2 out of 5]

Avanturistički mini-roman koji je u početku puno više obećavao nego što je na kraju pružio.
Priča o podmorskom svijetu budućnosti lišena je dubine, a koje li ironije radnja je smještena u najveće oceanske dubine i natrpana papirnatim likovima, koji su tu samo da popune sadržaj. Zaplet baziran na borbi za moć i resurse nije dovoljno intriganto prikazan da bi čitatelja prikovao uz tekst, tako da sam već na polovici romana poželio odustati.
Sve u svemu radije bih i dan danas ponovno pročitao legendarnu pustolovinu kapetana Nema...

[David Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in 5th or 6th grade thanks to a lady's recommendation at a used book store. They did trade-in credits, and I read the whole series by buying the first one, then trading it in for credit on the next one. I don't remember much about the book, but I had always been intrigued with Jacques Cousteau and Sealab 2020, so this was a great way to introduce me to science fiction.

[Hien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this in junior high (I think). Don't remember much other than that it was like Space Cadet except underwater. This was the first in a trilogy. The others being Undersea Fleet and Undersea City.

[SciFiOne · Rating 4 out of 5]

1976 grade B-

Sereies book U1

with Jack Willianson

[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit of a less exciting, slightly sci-fi Dirk Pitt novel.