Involution Ocean is a science-fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.
Involution Ocean is a science-fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.
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. [1] The premise is influenced by Moby Dick by Herman Melville. [2]
Howard Thompson reviewed Involution Ocean in The Space Gamer No. 15. [1] Thompson commented that "Sterling's plot and world hang together in believable fashion if you ignore science." [1]
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