The Dragon in the Sea
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400135672 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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ValensHawke said A Speculative Master: Frank Herbert's Exploration of Themes Still Relevant Today. Today, the Cold War is "over." Despite that and the United States's hegemonic status, the US's major threat, according to its own military, is Russia. With the growing threat of the EU, China, and our interests in maintaining our strength, this book, despite being written when the Cold War was still a readily apparent threat, is highly relevant today. First, at a much smaller level, it discusses the politics and conflict over a finite resource. Of course, this a theme that Herbert would expand upon in his phenomenal Dune, A Speculative Master: Frank Herbert's Exploration of Themes Still Relevant Today ValensHawke Today, the Cold War is "over." Despite that and the United States's hegemonic status, the US's major threat, according to its own military, is Russia. With the growing threat of the EU, China, and our interests in maintaining our strength, this book, despite being written when the Cold War was still a readily apparent threat, is highly relevant today. First, at a much smaller level, it discusses the politics and conflict over a finite resource. Of course, this a theme that Herbert would expand upon in his phenomenal Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) series. However, in this book, the resource is . 0th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) series. However, in this book, the resource is . Four Stars J. Coh good book. Superb story, well before its time cyberscribe It is important to remember when this was written. It is shocking how much he got right before widespread use of naval nuclear reactors. I read this story when it came out, in the middle fifties, and it left an indelible impression. He was of course wrong about vacuum tubes hanging on in wide use into the twenty first century, but still, a tour de force. Though I, for one, liked vacuum tubes. And he certainly got the danger from sleepers right, too. It wore better with time than With the Night Mail or Land Ironclads did. Amazing.
Frank Herbert's most popular works are the well-known Dune books: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and the extraordinary bestseller God Emperor of Dune.Scott Brick has recorded over five hundred audiobooks, won over forty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and twice received Audie Awards for his work. . Scott was chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2007 Narrator of the Year, and he has been named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine
His assignment: find the saboteur in the four-man crew and bring back the oil.. Our atomic subtugs begin stealing oil from underwater deposits in enemy territory. A new source must be found. But none of the last twenty tugs sent to bring back the desperately needed mineral have returned. In the twenty-first century, the United States has all but used up its oil supply. Ensign John Ramsey of the Bureau of Psychology is planted aboard the Fenian Ram S1881 as an electronics officer
"Brick slips easily into Herbert's harrowing futuristic world, narrating in a straightforward tone that ultimately makes the story all the more frightening." ---AudioFile