Novel co-authored by
Bill Ransom and
Frank Herbert in
1983. Set on the all-sea world of
Pandora in
humanity's far-
future (or far-
past), this excellent book unravels in the midst of a bloody war. The
Islanders, who live in floating cities made of
kelp, are
fighting the sub-marine dwelling Mermen. This is all kind of
depressing because if the reader was exiled on a shit-hole world like that, the last thing he'd want to do is slaughter his fellow
refugees. The
dark and
dreary setting is reminiscent of
Dune, but at the other
extreme. Amazon.com will no doubt inform you, in its own vaguely
Orwellian way, that if you bought
The Lazarus Effect, you will also buy
Dune.
This book is best read while listening to Smashing Pumpkins' Drown (from the Singles soundtrack) on continuous loop.
The Lazarus Effect is the second book in the three-part Pandora series. The other books, The Jesus Incident, and The Ascension Factor are also co-authored by Ransom and Herbert. I haven't read the other books, and neither should you.