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The Godwhale
Published 1974 by Ballantine Books · 281 pages
Nebula · 1975
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2 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 1972–1975
Synopsis
In a far-future Earth where 3.5 trillion four-toed humans live in vast underground hive cities, an enormous ocean-going harvester built around a genetically modified blue whale becomes the unlikely vehicle for rebellion. Outcasts, misfits, and five-toed throwbacks band together aboard the Rorqual Maru to challenge the Hive's ruthless recycling of anyone who threatens its resources.
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