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In the middle of the South Pacific, 1,000 feet below the surface, a huge spaceship is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is a craft of phenomenal dimensions, it seems undamaged by its fall from the sky, and it appears to be at least three hundred years old. Rushed to the scene is a... read more
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In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery. What... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Norman Johnson: psychologist
- Harry Adams: Good page turning Sci-Fi
- Beth: Add a description of this character.
- Jerry
- Tina Chan
- Ted
- Barnes
- Edmunds
- Tolman
- Fletcher
- Levy
- Jack Watson
- Hal
- Levine
- Diehl
- Ellen
- Karen
- Stein
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
For a long time the horizon had been a monotonus flat blue line separating the Pacific Ocean from the sky.
Table of Contents edit
<p>I. The Surface</p><p>1. West of Toga
2. Barnes
3. Ulf
4. Beth
5. The Briefing
6. Tests</p>
<p>II. The Deep</p><p>7. Descent
8. DH-8
9. The Door
10. The Spacecraft
11. Into The Ship
12. Interior
13. Space and Time
14. The Conference
15. The Large Glass
16. "Something Alien"
17. Priorities
18. First Evaluation
19. "The Anthropomorphic Problem"
20. Open
21. Departure
22. Beyond Pluto
23. The Subject
24. Changes
25. Analysis
26. Ted
27. Beth
28. Harry
29. The Laboratory
30. Dinner
31. The Next Message</p>
<p>III. The Monster</p><p>32. Alarm
33. The First Exchange
34. Alien Negotiations
35. Levy
36. Military Considerations
37. Battle Stations
38. After The Attack
39. The Visitor
40. Aftermath
41. The Sub
42. DH-8
43. The Console
44. Further Analysis</p>
<p>IV. The Power</p><p>45. The Shadow
46. 1600 Hours
47. 1520 Hours
48. 1230 Hours
49. 1100 Hours
50. 0900 Hours
51. 0720 Hours
52. 0700 Hours
53. 0640 Hours
54. 0600 Hours
55. 0535 Hours
56. 0500 Hours
57. 0200 Hours
58. 0140 Hours
59. 0130 Hours
60. 0000 Hours</p>
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Crichton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0394561104
Page Count: 385
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0394561104
Page Count: 385
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.R48 S6 1987
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Sphere (IMDb): 1998, Directed by Barry Levinson
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