Primate behaviorist Dr. Pollard joins a small crew on the sailboat Black Anemone that plans to disrupt Japanese whaling in the Antarctic. Vessels called kill ships fire harpoons with exploding heads that leave their targets little chance of escape or survival. The hunters will not stop until there are no more whales to hunt, so Black Anemone sails with the promise: “We’re gonna do some good out there.” As they search for whales, they encounter turbulent waves, wind and icebergs—along with seemingly infinite solitude and unending sunlight. Everything seems hostile and deadly, with one exciting scene after another, as when a Japanese crewman jumps overboard into the frigid water and will die without immediate help, or when a woman tries to help a harpooned sperm whale. That whale keeps trailing them, apparently bent on vengeance against humans. Through every threat, Pollard and crew must worry about their fuel supply and their ability to stay afloat. Can Black Anemone make landfall in Australia, 4,000 miles away? Author David Poyer spent many years at sea and it shows in this fascinating thriller, The Whiteness of the Whale.
Nautical Thriller
Primate behaviorist Dr. Pollard joins a small crew on the sailboat Black Anemone that plans to disrupt Japanese whaling in the Antarctic. Vessels called kill ships fire harpoons with exploding heads that leave their targets little chance of escape or survival. The hunters will not stop until there are no more whales to hunt, so Black Anemone sails with the promise: “We’re gonna do some good out there.” As they search for whales, they encounter turbulent waves, wind and icebergs—along with seemingly infinite solitude and unending sunlight. Everything seems hostile and deadly, with one exciting scene after another, as when a Japanese crewman jumps overboard into the frigid water and will die without immediate help, or when a woman tries to help a harpooned sperm whale. That whale keeps trailing them, apparently bent on vengeance against humans. Through every threat, Pollard and crew must worry about their fuel supply and their ability to stay afloat. Can Black Anemone make landfall in Australia, 4,000 miles away? Author David Poyer spent many years at sea and it shows in this fascinating thriller, The Whiteness of the Whale.
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