Undersea Trilogy

The Undersea Trilogy is a series of three science fiction novels by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson. The novels were first published by Gnome Press beginning in 1954. The novels were collected in a single omnibus volume published by Baen Books in 1992. The story takes place in and around the underwater dome city called Marinia. The hero of the stories is cadet Jim Eden of the Sub-Sea Academy.

The Undersea Trilogy
Cover of the omnibus edition
AuthorFrederik Pohl & Jack Williamson
Cover artistDavid Mattingly
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherBaen Books
Publication date
1992
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages501
ISBN0-671-72123-2
OCLC25903328

Books

Undersea Quest
Undersea Quest
AuthorFrederik Pohl & Jack Williamson
IllustratorFirst edition
Cover artistEd Emshwiller
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1954
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages189
OCLC1804239
Followed byUndersea Fleet 

Undersea Quest is the first volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1954 in an edition of 5,000 copies.

Plot Summary

Intrigue surrounds the mining of uranium beneath the underwater dome city of Marinia. Jim Eden, expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, seeks out his uncle who disappeared while mining at the bottom of Eden Deep. While for looking clues to his uncle's disappearance, Jim runs into some men who try to stop him.

Reception

Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin praised the novel's craft, but faulted its espousal of "the petrifying process that military academies put children through" and the "us-against-the-world" attitude it engendered.[1] Anthony Boucher received it favorably, commending its "vigorous storytelling [and] excellent detailing of the background of a submarine civilization."[2] P. Schuyler Miller found it "the kind of book that should predispose Captain Video fans to our kind of science fiction."[3]

Undersea Fleet
Undersea Fleet
AuthorFrederik Pohl & Jack Williamson
IllustratorFirst edition
Cover artistEd Emshwiller
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1956
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages187
OCLC1488168
Preceded byUndersea Quest 
Followed byUndersea City 

Undersea Fleet is the second volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1956 in an edition of 5,000 copies.

Plot Summary

David Craken, a firm believer in the existence of sea serpents, disappears in search of them only to reappear drifting offshore months later. His friend Jim Eden and members of the Sub-Sea Academy retrace David's journey and soon run into the strange creatures that had been only mythical before.

Reception

Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the novel for its "fast and furious" action.[4]

Undersea City
Undersea City
AuthorFrederik Pohl & Jack Williamson
IllustratorFirst edition
Cover artistWallace Wood
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1958
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages224
OCLC2195313
Preceded byUndersea Fleet 

Undersea City is the third volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1958 in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which only 3,000 were bound.

Plot Summary

Krakatoan Dome was specifically designed to cope with the tremors of its earthquake prone area. Problems begin when more quakes occur than had been expected, which many experts suspect are being artificially created. The Sub-Sea Academy assigns Jim Eden to investigate, because of his experience working underwater, and also because his uncle is the prime suspect.

Reception

Floyd C. Gale reviewed the book as follows:

Frankly and honestly, a gee-whiz yarn, it reaches its target—youngsters—with plenty of mystery, action, and suspense."[5]

See also

References
  1. "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1955, p.93
  2. "Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1955, p.89.
  3. Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, p.152.
  4. "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1957, p.123
  5. Gale, Floyd C. (August 1959). "Galaxy's 5 Star Star Shelf". Galaxy. pp. 140–141. Retrieved 2014-06-14.

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