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Rudd, Paul A

 
9781456777692: The Arc

Sinopsis

The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and less than 10% has been explored. Sea life long thought extinct could still be out there, just waiting to be rediscovered. . The Aquatic Research City (The ARC) had been hailed as a futuristic goldmine for scientific research and a facility adept enough to discover all there is to know about the world's oceans. The Brainchild of the project, ruthless Billionaire James Maxwell-Baxter Senior, calls for drastic measures as unforeseen financial restrictions halt its construction amid the final steps of assembly. To aide funding, a special congregation of public figures including the Governor of California are invited onboard the island-sized floating city for a one off tour. During the inaugural visit an unstoppable wave of devastation is set free in the shape of a captive monster sized shark of unknown origin. The shark heads out to the open ocean and Paleontologist Morgan Read, alongside the crew of the vessel Wakinyan, heads off on a non-stop edge of your seat thrill ride as they attempt to put a halt to the shark's terrifying rise up the food chain.

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The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and less than 10% has been explored. Sea life long thought extinct could still be out there, just waiting to be rediscovered...The Aquatic Research City (The ARC) had been hailed as a futuristic goldmine for scientific research and a facility adept enough to discover all there is to know about the world's oceans. The Brainchild of the project, ruthless Billionaire James Maxwell-Baxter Senior, calls for drastic measures as unforeseen financial restrictions halt its construction amid the final steps of assembly. To aide funding, a special congregation of public figures including the Governor of California are invited onboard the island-sized floating city for a one off tour. During the inaugural visit an unstoppable wave of devastation is set free in the shape of a captive monster sized shark of unknown origin. The shark heads out to the open ocean and Paleontologist Morgan Read, alongside the crew of the vessel Wakinyan, heads off on a non-stop edge of your seat thrill ride as they attempt to put a halt to the shark's terrifying rise up the food chain.

Biografía del autor

Paul Rudd lives in Essex, England. He was born the same year JAWS was released as a movie and has been a shark lover since childhood. He has always dreamed about writing a novel and in 2006, took it upon himself to pick up a pen and begin writing. Paul's main literary influences include Peter Benchley, Steve Alten and J.R.R. Tolkien. The ARC is his debut novel.

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ISBN 10:  1449099459 ISBN 13:  9781449099459
Editorial: AuthorHouse, 2010
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