The beast of Cretacea /

The beast of Cretacea /

Aboard the Pequod, seventeen-year-old Ishmael arrives on the planet Cretacea to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. But the ship's captain, Ahab, who lost his leg to the Great Terrafin years ago, is obsessed with hunting down the beast....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strasser, Todd (Author)
Other Authors: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Life on other planets > Fiction.
Teenage boys > Fiction.
Ship captains > Fiction.
Marine animals > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
Sea stories.
Science fiction.
Life on other planets.
Marine animals.
Revenge.
Ship captains.
Teenage boys.
Fiction.
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Summary:Aboard the Pequod, seventeen-year-old Ishmael arrives on the planet Cretacea to hunt down great ocean-dwelling beasts to harvest and send back to the resource-depleted Earth. But the ship's captain, Ahab, who lost his leg to the Great Terrafin years ago, is obsessed with hunting down the beast. The classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future.
Physical Description:414 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:0763669016
9780763669010