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    Rolling in the Deep
    Rolling in the Deep
    Rolling in the Deep
    Audiobook3 hours

    Rolling in the Deep

    Written by Mira Grant

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt

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    About this audiobook

    When the Imagine Network commissioned a documentary on mermaids, to be filmed from the cruise ship Atargatis, they expected what they had always received before: an assortment of eyewitness reports that proved nothing, some footage that proved even less, and the kind of ratings that only came from peddling imaginary creatures to the masses.

    They didn't expect actual mermaids. They certainly didn't expect those mermaids to have teeth.

    This is the story of the Atargatis, lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the bathypelagic zone in the Mariana Trench . . . and the depths are very good at keeping secrets.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9781541447387
    Rolling in the Deep
    Author

    Mira Grant

    Mira Grant is the author of the New York Times best-selling Newsflesh trilogy, along with multiple other works of biomedical science fiction. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award, and her book, Feed, was chosen as one of NPR's 100 Killer Thrillers.

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    • 5/5
      Kept me interested all the way. I like the concept
    • 5/5
      I have been flying through horror books these last couple of months, but this short kept my attention and had an amazing atmosphere.
    • 5/5
      I loved this! Perfect while I gardened in the warm days before xmas
    • 5/5
      A great read. Quick, engaging. The author basically tends you how it ends up front, but getting there was deliciously fun.
    • 5/5
      Do mermaids really exist? Legends have told us that they exist, and should not be trusted. Yet, we humans are fascinated with discovering them.
      But the question we should be asking is: what happens when they are found?
    • 5/5
      A great afternoon listen, sceptical marine scientists along for the ride (and money) with a reality TV show trying to find mermaids on a professional crew ship descends into a (not too gory) nightmare. Be suitable for teenagers as well, so a good road trip listen. Perfect for halloween season.
    • 3/5
      The narrator was superb. I found the story enjoyable but because I’ve already read Drowning in the deep I knew what was happening so there was no horror or mystery. Still a fun listen though
    • 5/5
      It's amazing. I loved it!! For fans of mermaids... Scary mermaids.
    • 5/5
      Fascinating! This book had me on the edge of my seat! Incredible storytelling! Very exciting. A lot happened in a short time but I felt like I missed nothing. Wonderful book!
    • 5/5
      This was so incredibly good. And the last 3 to 4 pages? Absolutely terrifying. I have always respected the ocean. After this? Ot terrifies me.
    • 4/5
      Prequel to Into the drowning deeps - if you enjoyed this book, definitely go read the 2nd book!
    • 5/5
      Amazing creature feature horror story. I read the sequel already but listening to this makes me want to pick it up and read it again.
    • 4/5
      Quick, fun story that made fun quarantine listening. Suspend disbelief and enjoy.
    • 4/5
      A nice little appetizer. Not as descriptive as I usually like, but it's a good beginning to the full length book. I can see this becoming a horror movie with the amount of build up and it's vague enough that producers and directors can go wild.
    • 4/5
      Really a fun and quick read, almost made me forget that this wass all fiction.
    • 4/5
      Good short read. I really enjoy Grant's writing. Her stories take a very original twist on things like mermaids and leaves you gripped to the very end.
    • 1/5
      The synopsis seemed intriguing but unfortunately, it wasn't for me. DNF'd at part 3. Too descriptive.
    • 4/5
      Like many Mira Grant/McGuire books, I devoured this in as few sittings as possible--and Rolling in the Deep is easily a one-sitting novella once it sucks you in. I only wish it had, indeed, been a little longer so there could have been more time to develop a more complicated plot and characters, but I still enjoyed it immensely just for the concept and Blair Witchy-found footage set up.
    • 5/5
      AWESOME horror novella about a mockumentary and scientific trip that ends up actually discovering mermaids... and ends tragically.
      Loved the vibes and images it evoked, I can totally see this as a horror movie.
      Can't wait to read the full-length sequel, Into the Drowning Deep.
    • 3/5
      I was expecting how that was gonna go but still, yikes!
    • 3/5
      The Imagine Network delivers the next generation of reality programming. They embrace that reality television doesn't really reflect reality. And to add to the drama, they often stage events to hook their viewers.

      The voyage of the Atargatis is to be one of Imagine Network's great successes. They've set out to prove the existence of mermaids, after all. Of course, the only mermaids they expect to discover are the costumed ones they have on board.

      Perhaps the network's executives never heard that one should aways "be careful what you wish for..."

      --

      Another story with mermaids, continuing what has become quite the trend over the past couple of years in science fiction. I'd ask if it's something readers are really fascinated with, but we keep seeing it, so there must be enough interest out there. And while I'd like to see some more variety, I have to admit this one is well-written.

      This isn't a long story, and it actually reads shorter than it is. The pacing is excellent--never dragging and varied enough to keep the reader hooked. I read it in e-book format, so I was surprised when I went back and looked at the official word count. If you look for books that are quick and engaging, this one should be on your list.
    • 4/5
      THAT's what I expect from mermaids.
    • 5/5
      The Imagine Network has decided to investigate the legend of the mermaid. They've recently discovered just how lucrative fictional-documentaries can be. So they hire a ship with its crew and a team of scientists and send them out to sea with a film crew to find out what they can find.
      And when they don't return, and all that is found is a ghost ship with blood stains there are a fair few people who claim it is all for publicity's sake. The crew & scientists must have been paid off, this mystery ship, adrift in the ocean, is nothing more than a teaser for their mermaid documentary.

      Rolling in the deep reveals the true story behind the Atargatis.

      Of at least, that's the set-up. And if you are a fan of Mira Grant's other work and have enjoyed that type of story interspersed with news reports then this is the book (novella) for you. It is short, only 122 pages, but it says exactly what it needs to say in those pages. It's a perfect monster story, the unknowable rising out of nowhere and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. Or them. Because mermaids don't swim alone...
    • 4/5
      When a story lets you know how it ends on the very first page it does take the sting out of a bit. The story does take the idea of a fake documentary on mermaids and says surprise they are real and not what you were hoping for. The idea that the filming crew has hired fake mermaids is brilliant and has everyone under contract with so many restrictions on what they can do on the boat and who they can talk to is amusing. Of course knowing that this is a doomed voyage does make almost any humor have a cutting edge to it as the reader knows more than the crew. I enjoyed the story and was sad that it was over too quickly but I so want to see more of these mermaids even if it means more people have to die in the story
    • 3/5
      I’ve decided that, like Jim C. Hines, I’m a fan of the person but not the books.This is genuine horror, something I rarely see nowadays, but it’s exactly what you expect. A camera crew goes out into the middle of the ocean to make a fakeumentary about mermaids, but wind up being attacked by some real ones. Sounds like every SyFy monster movie.It takes a long time to get to the point where the action happens, and you don’t really care what happens to the characters. Not because they’re assholes but because a) it’s a novella so there’s not much point to get invested and b) you know everyone’s going to be getting killed. All the characters are kind of the same. They go through no arcs, and there are too many to keep track of. I would have liked more attention on characters like the deaf first mate instead of the blah mockumentary host and the hard-nosed stereotype captain.One thing I will say is that the ending is very good. It’s hard to do modern cinematic style horror (i.e., swarms of monsters like The Descent or 28 Days Later) and keep it coherent, but that’s why Mira Grant is one of the best in the business. Even if I didn’t like the story, I liked the writing. Again, it could be that I’m dead inside.The problem is it takes too long to get to that ending. There’s no real build-up or slow burn beforehand. There’s simply nothing but mundane things happening. The characters don’t form relationships with each other, there’s no plot consequences or cause-and-effects.All in all, it has markings of one of those “straight-to-video” horror movies. But blessed be the short form, because that’s always perfect for horror.
    • 4/5
      This novella that preceded Into the Drowning Deep was a very quick read. I liked it well enough, although at that length it is just a creepy little story, without the depth of character and the science that I liked so much in Into the Drowning Deep. Still...killer mermaids!
    • 4/5
      A sf/f-reality TV channel is filming a docu-drama about a search for mermaids in the deepest part of the ocean. The scientists are there because they can do other research; the crew is there because they're getting paid; and the professional mermaids are there to swim in the ocean far from land. Everything is going well until the ship discovers something strange underwater and that something strange discovers them.

      This short was typical Mira Grant in that it was epistolary in framing, based on the development of actual species, and is therefore possible enough to be terrifying.
    • 4/5
      I finished this slim volume in an afternoon. I enjoyed the character developement and the science. A ship of marine scientists and a television crew (among others) travels to the Mariana Trench. one of the deepest parts of the ocean, to investigate whether mermaids actually exist. The book quickly evoles into a horror story.
    • 4/5
      So this was a quick read, in preparation for reading 'Into the Drowning Deep' for my Horror Postal Book Club. It's a quick novella, and gives you a little 'bloody' taste of what's to come in 'Drowning Deep', and gives background to the novel. Killer mermaids finally have their own book, and I'm looking forward to the real deal!
    • 4/5
      This was fun! But then, I'm a sucker for people that try to give their horror a plausible veneer of biological reality, and after how much I enjoyed Newsflesh I'm more than eager to read more. I'm a bit skeptical on how to make a series out of this premise, but I await to see how it unfolds once Into the Drowning Deep is released.