- Cachalot (novel)
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name = Cachalot
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author =Alan Dean Foster
country =United States
language = English
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genre =Science fiction novel
publisher =Del Rey Books
release_date = April 1980
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 275 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-345-28066-0
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followed_by ="Cachalot" (1980) is a
science fiction novel written byAlan Dean Foster .Plot summary
Cachalot is an ocean planet where humans have begun building floating cities. It is also the same planet where all of Earth’s cetaceans were transplanted six hundred years ago after the Covenant of Peace was enacted with all intelligence-enhanced ocean dwellers. Five of these cities have been destroyed when a middle-aged scientist and her late-teen daughter are dispatched to the planet to discover the source of the attacks.
The novel title comes from the Portuguese word cachalote, a common term for head. This word was applied to the
sperm whale when the mammals were actively hunted in Earth’s oceans.The novel features a new musical instrument called "neurophon" producing not only tunes but also nerve sensations on human skin and irritating alien creatures found in the planet.
External links
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* [http://www.alandeanfoster.com/ Alan Dean Foster homepage]
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