Science Fiction & Fantasy

Blind Waves

Name: Blind Waves
Author: Steven Gould
ISBN: 9780982911945

by Steven Gould

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Overview

The author of Jumper returns with a near-future SF novel, set in an America whose coastline has been drowned by melting Antarctic ice.

In the world where hundreds of millions of people have been displaced from their homes by the Deluge--a hundred-foot-rise in sea level from melting ice caps--Partricia Beenan is lucky. She is still an American citizen with the right to live on the continent, unlike so many "wetfoots" whose homes lie deep under the waves or the refugees from nations now completely under water.

But Patricia's father chose to live on a floating city of New Galveston, instead of following his congresswomen wife to Washington, and go into the underwater salvage business. Now, several years after his death, it's Patricia's business and her city. She's a wealthy woman, on the city council, well known to local INS commander and the New Galveston police.

But none of that will help Patricia when she stumbles across a recently sunken freighter that has dozens of bodies chained up in its hold and clear evidence that it has been fired upon by an INS ship.

Patricia's evidence of a rogue operation within the INS brings her together with Thomas Beckett, a government investigator assigned to the case. Romance blossoms while they pursue and are pursued by the killers, into the heart of the conspiracy.

About the Author, Steven Gould

Steven Gold is the highly acclaimed author of Blind Waves, Jumper, Wildside and Helm. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife, writer Laura Mixon.

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Editorials

House Writer

In a world drastically changed by melting ice caps, salvage operator Patricia Beenan discovers a sunken ship containing 50 manacled corpses. Suspecting a government cover-up, she flees for her life only to discover an unlikely ally in Commander Thomas Beckett, an immigration officer assigned to investigate the deaths. Love, intrigue, and Shakespeare combine in this fast-paced sf adventure by the author of Jumper. A good choice for large sf collections.

Therese Littleton

...the adventure that follows delivers on all counts. Plenty of tense underwater action and zingy plot twists will keep thriller fans turning pages, while snappy dialogue, a delightfully budding romance, and homages to Shakespeare and Dorothy L. Sayers add literary flair.