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      The Godwhale

      by T.J. Bass
      Published
      Jan 1989
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      281
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      A post-apocalyptic dystopian fable by the acclaimed author of HALF PAST HUMAN, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod

      Rorqual Maru was a cyborg - part organic whale, part mechanised ship - and part god. She was a harvester - a vast plankton rake, now without a crop, abandoned by earth society when the seas died. So she selected an island for her grave, hoping to keep her carcass visible for salvage.

      Although her long ear heard nothing, she believed that man still lived in his hive. If he should ever return to the sea, she wanted to serve. She longed for the thrill of a human's bare feet touching the skin of her deck. She missed the hearty hails, the sweat and the laughter.

      She needed mankind. But all humans were long gone ... or were they?

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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      Jun 1983 Ballantine ISBN13 9780345310958 ISBN10 0345310950
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      Jun 2014 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575129931 ISBN10 057512993X
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