Off the coast of Argentina, pearl divers whisper of a monster in the bay — a "sea devil" that slashes nets, frees trapped fish, and vanishes beneath the waves before anyone can catch more than a glimpse. The superstitious call it a demon. The greedy call it a fortune waiting to be caught.
He is Ichthyander — a young man surgically transformed by his father, the brilliant and secretive Doctor Salvator, into a creature able to breathe both air and water. Raised in isolation from the world, he knows the ocean's beauty better than he knows his own kind — until he falls in love with Guttiere, a poor pearl merchant's daughter, and is drawn into a human world of greed, cruelty, and betrayal he was never prepared to survive.
When the ruthless schooner captain Pedro Zurita learns what Ichthyander really is, he sees not a man but a living fortune — a diver who never tires, never drowns, and can be forced to work the pearl beds forever. As Salvator's secret unravels into a public trial that puts science, religion, and human nature themselves in the dock, Ichthyander must choose between the only world that ever felt like home and the one person on land worth risking everything for.
First published in 1928, Alexander Belyaev's Amphibian Man became one of the founding classics of Russian and Soviet science fiction — a haunting adventure about isolation, exploitation, and what it costs to be different.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Off the coast of Argentina, pearl divers whisper of a monster in the bay - a "sea devil" that slashes nets, frees trapped fish, and vanishes beneath the waves before anyone can catch more than a glimpse. The superstitious call it a demon. The greedy call it a fortune waiting to be caught.He is Ichthyander - a young man surgically transformed by his father, the brilliant and secretive Doctor Salvator, into a creature able to breathe both air and water. Raised in isolation from the world, he knows the ocean's beauty better than he knows his own kind - until he falls in love with Guttiere, a poor pearl merchant's daughter, and is drawn into a human world of greed, cruelty, and betrayal he was never prepared to survive.When the ruthless schooner captain Pedro Zurita learns what Ichthyander really is, he sees not a man but a living fortune - a diver who never tires, never drowns, and can be forced to work the pearl beds forever. As Salvator's secret unravels into a public trial that puts science, religion, and human nature themselves in the dock, Ichthyander must choose between the only world that ever felt like home and the one person on land worth risking everything for.First published in 1928, Alexander Belyaev's Amphibian Man became one of the founding classics of Russian and Soviet science fiction - a haunting adventure about isolation, exploitation, and what it costs to be different. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798171839635
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Off the coast of Argentina, pearl divers whisper of a monster in the bay - a "sea devil" that slashes nets, frees trapped fish, and vanishes beneath the waves before anyone can catch more than a glimpse. The superstitious call it a demon. The greedy call it a fortune waiting to be caught.He is Ichthyander - a young man surgically transformed by his father, the brilliant and secretive Doctor Salvator, into a creature able to breathe both air and water. Raised in isolation from the world, he knows the ocean's beauty better than he knows his own kind - until he falls in love with Guttiere, a poor pearl merchant's daughter, and is drawn into a human world of greed, cruelty, and betrayal he was never prepared to survive.When the ruthless schooner captain Pedro Zurita learns what Ichthyander really is, he sees not a man but a living fortune - a diver who never tires, never drowns, and can be forced to work the pearl beds forever. As Salvator's secret unravels into a public trial that puts science, religion, and human nature themselves in the dock, Ichthyander must choose between the only world that ever felt like home and the one person on land worth risking everything for.First published in 1928, Alexander Belyaev's Amphibian Man became one of the founding classics of Russian and Soviet science fiction - a haunting adventure about isolation, exploitation, and what it costs to be different. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798171839635
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