The Dragon in the Sea

Frank Herbert

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In the endless war between East and West, oil has become the ultimate prize. Nuclear-powered subtugs brave enemy waters to tap into hidden oil reserves beneath the East’s continental shelf. But the last twenty missions have never returned. Have sleeper agents infiltrated the elite submarine service, or are the crews simply cracking under the pressure?

Psychologist John Ramsay has gone undercover aboard a Hell Diver subtug. His mission is to covertly observe the remainder of the four-man crew—and find the traitor among them. Sabotage and suspicion soon plague the mission, as Ramsay discovers that the stress of fighting a war a mile and a half under the ocean exposes every weakness in a man. Hunted relentlessly by the enemy, the four men find themselves isolated in a claustrophobic undersea prison, struggling for survival against the elements . . . and themselves.

A gripping novel by the legendary author of Dune.

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The blonde WAVE secretary at the reception desk took the speaker cup of a sono-typer away from her mouth, bent over an intercom box.
“Ensign Ramsey is here, sir,” she said.
She leaned back, stared up at the redheaded officer beside her desk. His collar bore the zigzag of electronics specialist over the initials BP—Bureau of Psychology. He was a tall man, round-faced, with the soft appearance of overweight. Freckles spotted his pinkish face, giving him the look of a grown-up Tom Sawyer.

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“This is the science fiction thriller at its best. An intelligent and insidiously intriguing story.”--The Daily Mail on The Dragon in the Sea

“A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF.”--The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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Mark  rated it  
Feb 3, 2012
The Dune series by Frank Herbert represents some of my favorite books. I haven't read much of Herbert's work outside of that series and this book reaffirms that Herbert is one of my favorite authors. This novel digs deep into the lives of submariners and delves into the reasoning and psychology of w ...more
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Ken  rated it  
Dec 22, 2011
I keep waiting for someone to make this book into a movie. This is a great war story with all the classic tropes and the added benefit of an alternate history and some fantastic characters.

Herbert is famous, of course, for his Dune series and rightly so. But in many ways Dragon is a bet ...more
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Ron  rated it  
Dec 2, 2009
I first read this book when I was just a whippersnapper and read NOTHING but Sci-Fi.

I have found a few books I read over and over and this is one of the best. My copy is much the worse for wear.

A story about our country stealing oil from other countries via submarines towing hug ...more
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Frank Herbert is the author of the 1965 science fiction classic, Dune. He passed away in 1986.

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The Dragon in the Sea
Frank Herbert

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
April 2008
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ISBN: 9780765317742
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