From the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of the science fiction masterpiece Dune, Frank Herbert's The Dragon in the Sea is a riveting thriller of a submarine crew trapped in the depths of the sea, hunted by one of their own.

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.

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Le chef-d'œuvre absolu de la science-fiction, adapté au cinéma par Denis Villeneuve.
Traduction revue et corrigée.


Il n'y a pas, dans tout l'Empire, de planète plus inhospitalière que Dune. Partout des sables à perte de vue. Une seule richesse : l'épice de longue vie, née du désert, et que tout l'univers convoite.
Quand Leto Atréides reçoit Dune en fief, il flaire le piège. Il aura besoin des guerriers Fremen qui, réfugiés au fond du désert, se sont adaptés à une vie très dure en préservant leur liberté, leurs coutumes et leur foi. Ils rêvent du prophète qui proclamera la guerre sainte et changera le cours de l'histoire.
Cependant, les Révérendes Mères du Bene Gesserit poursuivent leur programme millénaire de sélection génétique : elles veulent créer un homme qui réunira tous les dons latents de l'espèce. Le Messie des Fremen est-il déjà né dans l'Empire ?


Préfaces de Denis Villeneuve et Pierre Bordage.
Postface de Gérard Klein.
Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Michel Demuth.

In an overpopulated world seeking living room in the jungles, the International Ecological Organization was systematically exterminating the voracious insects which made these areas uninhabitable. Using deadly foamal bombs and newly developed vibration weapons, men like Joao Martinho and his co-workers fought to clear the green hell of the Mato Grosso.

But somehow those areas which had been completely cleared were becoming reinfested, despite the impenetrable vibration barriers. And tales came out of the jungles . . . of insects mutated to incredible sizes . . . of creatures who seemed to be men, but whose eyes gleamed with the chitinous sheen of insects. . . .

A fascinating examination of the fragile balance between consciousness, man and insect from one of the best-loved science fiction creators of all time.



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