Whalefall A Novel
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus, published by Simon and Schuster on August 8, 2023, is a 336-page novel that blends elements of science fiction and suspense. The story follows Jay Gardiner, a scuba diver on a quest to find his deceased father’s remains in the Pacific Ocean. His journey takes a perilous turn when he is swallowed by an eighty-foot sperm whale, leaving him with only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that combines action and adventure with hard science fiction elements. As Jay confronts both external threats, like a giant squid, and his internal struggles, the novel explores themes of guilt and redemption. Whalefall presents a unique and intense scenario where survival hinges on overcoming personal demons in an extraordinary setting.
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Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPR
The Martian meets 127 Hours in this “astoundingly great” (Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.
Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool’s errand—to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it’s a long shot, but Jay feels it’s the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad’s death by suicide the previous year.
The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid’s tentacles and drawn into the whale’s mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out—one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale.
Suspenseful and cinematic, Whalefall is an “powerfully humane” (Owen King, New York Times bestselling author) thriller about a young man who has given up on life…only to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.
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