Aquamarine

by Mel Keegan

Book Overview

Keegan's 1999 opus is set in the late 21st Century, when major land masses have been submerged by rising oceans and the Earth is a world of water. Russell is a hydrologist, based on the giant floating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902852141
• ISBN13: 9781902852140
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: GMP Publishers
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Original Future World: Fascinating & Mysterious

If you are tired of the run-of-the-mill sci-fi/fantasy, swords & sorcery genre; if you are a fan of fine writers, such as: Jim Grimsley, Michael Lowenthal, Trebor Healy; if you enjoy the tales of: Tanith Lee and Storm Constantine, then plunge into this unique intriguing future world. A wonderful original romantic thriller which takes place after Global Warming has all but destroyed the earth which is now mostly covered by ocean. The gay characters are refreshing and enjoyable, albeit one is a "new aqua-human". Keegan is a treasure. After reading this, I will seek out all of his other works.

a great book

this story is not so much science fiction but a story of the future with out space ships and laser guns earth has been floded and land is in short suply a scientis has mutated humna genes to create a speices of aquatic man he sees this as humanitys hope for the future russle and eric are the heros russle a human and eric one of the hybrid aquatic next generation in human evalution they inadvertantly insult a crime lord who wanted to use them for some deep sea diving when they tell him no the action begins kidnaping eric and shooting russle the use him to salvaghe a myserious cargo whilel russle recovers and searches for his lover when they esacpe the action beigins with a fight to stay alive to say anymore would be giving away to much plot i stumbled apon this title on mel keegans web sight and im glad i did

Gay Pride meets WaterWorld

Aside from the editing problems, with grammatical and spelling errors, this book is an enjoyable read. The protagonists are well-adjusted, happy, friendly but with all the same self-doubts and insecurities we all have. Keegan's writing style is light, descriptive without being verbose, humorous where appropriate. It was a pleasure to find gay characters portrayed as simply an accepted part of their society, taking part in community life like we really do anyway (but can't talk about it at this time.) Even readers who dislike science fiction will be able to appreciate this story - the science is not overwhelming and is worked into the plot in good fashion.The intense action scenes are fast-paced, the romantic interludes are gentle but passionate, the politic wrangling is low-key. This book made me smile a number of times; I put off any work-related reading for 2 short evenings to reach the end of the story. Worth the while.

What Waterworld should have been

First, I must admit that I love the sea and anything to do with the sea, so the idea of a book about the world after global warming has eliminated most of the world's land masses which DOES NOT paint a gloom and doom picture appealed to me. For those who like the technical aspects of science fiction, this book is full of speculation about how and why human civilization could survive a disaster of these proportions. The introduction of a new species of human, genetically engineered to breathe under water will strike many as implausible (scientists just aren't that good yet), however, once you accept the presence of these characters, the rest of the story falls into place. And, unlike some science fiction, this novel has a plot, complete with mystery, suspense, villians and heroes. Oh, and it has likable, well developed characters, too.