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The Kraken Wakes is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham, originally published by Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom in 1953, and first published in the United States in the same year by Ballantine Books under the title Out of the Deeps as a mass market paperback.
The Kraken Wakes. John Wyndham. 3.77. 10,230 ratings920 reviews. Ships are sinking for no apparent reason, carrying hundreds to a dark underwater grave. Strange fireballs race through the sky above the deepest trenches of the oceans. Something is about to show itself, something terrible and alien, a force capable of causing global catastrophe.
The Kraken Wakes. Powered by Charisma.ai, this exclusive, interactive adaptation of John Wyndham's epic sci-fi/horror novel ran from March 2023 to April 2024. Players investigated a mysterious attack on the oceans of Planet Earth and discovered how their words could shape the story.
The Kraken Wakes is the exclusive adaptation of John Wyndham’s epic 1950s sci-fi/horror novel. It uses ground-breaking conversational gameplay: you type or talk to the game’s characters in natural language, influencing their actions and emotions, and shaping the story as it unfolds.
An “ingenious, horrifying” (The Guardian) first contact story by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.”
The Kraken Wakes is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction and, ultimately, asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive.
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Aug 7, 2008 · The Kraken Wakes is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction and, ultimately, asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive....
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An “ingenious, horrifying” (The Guardian) first contact story by one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers, whom Stephen King called...
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May 30, 2000 · The Kraken Wakes is not the tale of a lightning assault upon humanity and the Earth as envisaged by Wells (or, indeed, director Rolland Emmerich with Independence Day). Instead, it is a slow invasion, one that occurs in three phases, which our narrator shapes his narrative around.
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Sep 22, 2023 · “The Kraken Wakes,” published in 1953 under the title “Out of the Deeps” in the United States, is a gripping tale that blends elements of science fiction, horror, and social commentary. The novel begins with a mysterious series of underwater disturbances, as ships and coastal cities around the world report unexplained phenomena.
