The Swarm

A Novel of the Deep

De: Frank Schätzing, Sally-Ann Spencer - translator

Narrado por: George Weightman

More gripping than Crichton, classier than Cussler, Frank Schätzing's record-breaking ecological thriller is now in audiobook.

Frank Schätzing's amazing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold around the world, drawing rave reviews for both pulsating suspense and great scientific knowledge.

The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensational series of natural disasters, and two marine biologists begin to develop a theory that the cause lies in the oceans, where an entity know as the Yrr has developed a massive network of single-cell organisms. It is wreaking havoc in order to prevent humankind from destroying the Earth's ecological balance forever.

The Americans, under the ruthless General Judith Lee, take a more pragmatic approach than the scientists, seeking to wipe out the being of the deep.

The scene is set for a massive confrontation....

©2004 Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Koln (P)2004 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

My Brain cells glows like a Yrr cluster

The whooping 37 hours of the book almost put me off. Couldn’t stop once I have started. Distinct and relatable character portrait, plausible storyline, delicate descriptions of interactions with a profound moral backed by science. As much of an informative marine biology, geology and geophysics lesson as a philosophical challenge of our own existence and what defines it.

Looking forward to watch the upcoming German series.

Almost hoping that Yrr exist. Lesson to humanity’s prodigal abuse to Mother Nature long overdue.

In line with the best of Scifi

A gem, a book worth reading. Gripping, insightful, not afraid of admonishing but also inspire us.

Complex and well narrated

Good and detailed book, very well narrated with accents, and different voice tone for characters. No music or added effect which I prefer. Well done !

Great fun!

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I’m not sure that I’ve ever read an eco-thriller before but the story and characters were well-crafted and the writing was gripping. Wonderfully researched. Narration subtle and suited to the story. Tone shift towards the end, with some religious and mystical themes, with some Hollywood thriller scaffolding. I’m not sure if it worked well all the way through but generally no complaints.

A fascinating trip from start to finish!

I've read the book in German and watched the TV series also in German, but nothing compares to the experience of hearing this thrilling, bone-chilling and excellently played audiobook. I was riveted to the storyline from the first chapter and had a hard time stopping because the narrator did an excellent job of bringing the different characters to life, even the accented English of Norwegian-, German- and French-speakers made the reader truly immerse into the storyline. I usually read books, but since my stroke I have difficulty reading and so I've started listening to audiobooks. When I heard the first chapter I knew this book will take longer, since it became more like going on a journey through time and space. The plot is very realistic and if you think about it, this could really happen to us one day if we keep on plundering our seas, doing deep-sea excavations for oil, polluting our oceans with radioactive waste and chemicals thereby upsetting the fragile ecosystems and all its fauna and flora living in the oceans. It's a wild ride across the continents over and in the ocean depths encompassing the sciences, ethics, and philosophy which should also be a warning sign for us to take more care of our oceans and its living creatures...