Involution Ocean


Involution Ocean is a science-fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.

Plot summary

Involution Ocean is a novel about a drug addict who joins the crew of a whaling ship on the planet Nullaqua when the drug is outlawed, to get near the whales which are the source of the drug. The premise is influenced by Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

Reception

Howard Thompson reviewed Involution Ocean in The Space Gamer No. 15. Thompson commented that "Sterling's plot and world hang together in believable fashion if you ignore science."

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