Starfish by Peter Watts « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

The modified crew of a deep sea station faces danger and violence while monitoring a deep-sea rift.

Title: Starfish

Author: Peter Watts

Length: novel

First Publication: 2000

What the Story is About: First novel in the “Rifters” trilogy. Lennie Clark and her co-workers – all psychologically damaged in some way – run Beebe Station near a deep-sea thermal vent. Their near-future world is molded by bioengineering, genetic enhancements and advanced psychology. The deadly microbe they find in the ocean depths has the potential to destroy the human race.

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