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The Beast of Cretacea
The Beast of Cretacea
The Beast of Cretacea
Todd Strasser
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Master storyteller Todd Strasser reimagines the classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future—and takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure.When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. But Ishmael isn’t on Cretacea to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. He’s here to work, risking his life to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. Even though easy prey abounds, time and again the chase boat crews are ordered to ignore it in order to pursue the elusive Great Terrafin. It’s rumored that the ship’s captain, Ahab, lost his leg to the beast years ago, and that he’s now consumed by revenge. But there may be more to Captain Ahab’s obsession. Dark secrets and dangerous exploits swirl around the pursuit of the beast, and Ishmael must do his best to survive—if he can.
2 Votes

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
  • Science Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
The Beast of Cretacea review by Lainebarnes
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Lainebarnes

The Beast of Cretacea is a story portrayed through the eyes of a seventeen year old boy named Ishmael. When Ishmael find himself aboard the hunting ship, The Pequod, on the distant planet of Cretacea, he has no idea what he is going to be doing. Ishmael soon finds out that Cretacea is anything but peaceful. He discovers that the planet has every manner of unknown creature in the ocean with each one deadlier than the last. None of them can beat the most deadly…..the Great Terrafin.

Rating:
5
Five Star Award
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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The Beast of Cretacea review by jotaf
jotaf

The Beast of Cretacea is a book about a seventeen year old boy named Ishmael.  All his life he has lived in Black Range on Earth.  But now, he has signed up for a job somewhere else in the galaxy.  He doesn't even know exactly where he is going; all he knows is that whatever job he gets will pay better than a job there on earth.  When he arrives, he finds himself with four other kids about the same age as himself.  They are greeted by a lady named Charity, who explains to them that they are on the planet Cretacea and they will be working on a ship called the Peq

Rating:
5
Five Star Award
Content Rating:

Content rating - some mature content
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