Book Details
⚡️Book Title : The Pacific Depths
⚡Book Author : Gary Paul Stephenson
⚡Page : 226 pages
⚡Published April 25th 2014 by Xlibris Corporation
The Pacific Depths - KIRKUS REVIEW A billionaires attempts to make profound changes to counter global problems such as climate change are met with severe resistance from the U.S. president in Stephensons debut thriller. New Zealander Charles Langham, at a United Nations meeting, implores the U.N. to take more active roles in combating famine and the deforestation of rain forests and promoting alternative fuels. This plea includes a vague warning, giving the U.N. a week to comply or Charles will take action. It seems that U.S. President Mike Read, who views Charles as a threat to the American economy, may be the billionaires biggest adversary. President Read sends a U.S. ship after Charles superyacht, Sundancer, presumably to attack, and Charles responds by disabling the vessel with an electromagnetic pulse fired from one of his subs. Charles then makes a statement to the public that he plans to use a device to create two tsunamis (designed to inflict only minor damage)to hit the U.S., but Read soon sends a covert team to eliminate Charles. The novel embraces its climate change message by directly addressing the issue, and its suggested solutionCharles sends specialists to countries to help the people become self-reliantis both practical and feasible within the novels context. America initially is the villain, but as the story progresses, its clear that the true antagonist is President Read, who gradually loses the support of other nations and even his own advisers. The bulk of the novel is essentially a showdown between Read and Charles, who seemingly has enough money and employees to be a viable opponent for a man who leads a country. Theres very little suspense, however, as Charles is never in any real danger; hes protected by boats, submarines, extremely well paid security teams and a deep-sea HQ. He supplements his story by moving beyond the U.S. situation, including Charles team making a strike against a drug cartel in Brazil, and spotlighting strong charactersalthough the book is nearly stolen by Abbey, Charles border collie, who has more personality than his children, Cathy and Chris. Charles isnt terribly charismatic, but his integrity and seemingly endless resources make for a great read.
The Pacific Depths
KIRKUS REVIEW A billionaires attempts to make profound changes to counter global problems such as climate change are met with severe resistance from the U.S. president in Stephensons debut thriller. New Zealander Charles Langham, at a United Nations meeting, implores the U.N. to take more active roles in combating famine and the deforestation of rain forests and promoting alternative fuels. This plea includes a vague warning, giving the U.N. a week to comply or Charles will take action. It seems that U.S. President Mike Read, who views Charles as a threat to the American economy, may be the billionaires biggest adversary. President Read sends a U.S. ship after Charles superyacht, Sundancer, presumably to attack, and Charles responds by disabling the vessel with an electromagnetic pulse fired from one of his subs. Charles then makes a statement to the public that he plans to use a device to create two tsunamis (designed to inflict only minor damage)to hit the U.S., but Read soon sends a covert team to eliminate Charles. The novel embraces its climate change message by directly addressing the issue, and its suggested solutionCharles sends specialists to countries to help the people become self-reliantis both practical and feasible within the novels context. America initially is the villain, but as the story progresses, its clear that the true antagonist is President Read, who gradually loses the support of other nations and even his own advisers. The bulk of the novel is essentially a showdown between Read and Charles, who seemingly has enough money and employees to be a viable opponent for a man who leads a country. Theres very little suspense, however, as Charles is never in any real danger; hes protected by boats, submarines, extremely well paid security teams and a deep-sea HQ. He supplements his story by moving beyond the U.S. situation, including Charles team making a strike against a drug cartel in Brazil, and spotlighting strong charactersalthough the book is nearly stolen by Abbey, Charles border collie, who has more personality than his children, Cathy and Chris. Charles isnt terribly charismatic, but his integrity and seemingly endless resources make for a great read.
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