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Mobydick on an alien planet having left the arid, chemicalladen, dying earth for a yearlong assignment, ishmael awakens from stasis already on the pequod, a ship in. Todd strasser born may 5, 1950 is an american writer of more than 140 youngadult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of nonfiction, some written under the pen names morton rhue and t. About the book the beast of cretacea by todd strasser hardcover candlewick released 102015 master storyteller todd strasser reimagines the classic tale of moby dick as set in the futureand takes readers on an epic scifi adventure. You might assume that after all that, the road to publication for the beast of cretacea might not have been very difficult, but actually, it was one of the most challenging for me. When seventeenyearold ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from. With the beast of cretacea, todd strasser the wave. Strassers futuristic retelling of herman melvilles classic, moby dick, is a dystopian adventure story that is filled with heart. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Interestingly, strasser hews much, much closer to the set dressing of melvilles original, but stays much further away from the themes than does mieville. The beast of cretacea an actionadventure novel by todd strasser, based off a young ishmael like from moby dick except hes way in the future. Jan 05, 2018 i read beast of cretacea because it popped up when i plugged china mievilles railsea into the database. He studied literature and creative writing at new york. Strasser was a student of mine at beloit college, beloit wisconsin. Master storyteller todd strasser reimagines the classic tale of moby dick as set in.
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