The Ghost from the Grand Banks and the Deep Range

By Arthur C. Clarke and TurtleMe

Two classic novels in one volume includes a new introduction written by the author. In The Ghost from the Grand Banks, the Titanic is raised 100 years after its sinking, but fatal obsessions rage and the ship may become a deathtrap again. In The Deep Range, a traumatized astronaut becomes a submarine warden, and finds as many dangers underwater.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446677957
• ISBN13: 9780446677950
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Aspect
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Two Tales from the Sea--in the classic SF mode.

THE GHOST FROM THE GRAND BANKS was written more than a decade ago, telling a tale of an attempt to raise the Titanic in the early 21st century. It was only a few years later that James Cameron's TITANIC caused enough stir in interest for the old ship's future fate that such attempts to raise the old tin pot now don't seem so outlandish at all. This novel, written in typical Clarkean style, is filled with science and technology fitted to a spare and efficient fromework of a plot. Diversions into the world of mathematics via the 'Mandelbrot set' makes for a fascinating counterpoint to the main story.In 1957, the year the Space Age began, ACC penned THE DEEP RANGE--about near-future undersea farming and exploration of Earth's "inner space." The author's love of the sea and it's creatures was prominently shown in this evocative novel. In the decades since it was published, the world has undergone a true revolution in attitude toward marine mammals and their habitats. Whale song has been studied, protective covenants established to preserve endangered species, and exploration of the seas continues. A classic tale that sometimes rankles the contemporary mindset, but exposing all kinds of future possibilities.