Near fine condition.Hodder and Stoughton,2006.First UK edition-4th printing.Large format paperback(small nicks,crease and scratch on the cover and spine) in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges,a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book.Nice and clean book.884pp.English language translation by Sally-Ann Spencer.Please note:This is heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg). This is another paragraph Product Description: Frank Schatzing's amazing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold around the world, drawing rave reviews for both pulsating suspense and great scientific knowledge.The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensational series of natural disasters, and two marine biologists begin to develop a theory that the cause lies in the oceans, where an entity know as the Yrr has developed a massive network of single-cell organisms. It is wreaking havoc in order to prevent humankind from destroying the earth's ecological balance forever.The Americans, under the ruthless General Judith Lee, take a more pragmatic approach than the scientists, seeking to wipe out the being of the deep.The scene is set for a massive confrontation.