num_pages: 408
description: In 1994, the Marines test a new missile. After launch it mysteriously disappears. If it reaches civilian areas they'll be in big trouble. Carol Dawson, a journalist, is alerted by an unusual sight of whales in the Miami area &amp; decides to write about it. Armed with equipment provided by her friend, Dr. Dale Michaels from the Miami Oceanographic Institute, she goes to investigate the rumors of a missing missile that could be behind the mysterious whale behavior. She hires the services of Nick Williams &amp; Jefferson Troy, boat owners, so she can get to the Mexican Gulf to investigate. They find an unknown artifact. They have doubts about its nature, hoping it's part of a lost treasure. Old friends of Williams &amp; Troy notice their discovery &amp; want to steal it. In the story's background, the authors describe a submarine snake civilization on a planet called Canthor, &amp; how they struggled to stay alive despite threats to their ecosystem. It's revealed that the artifact is actually a cradle that contains seeds with altered superhumans extracted from Earth millions of years ago &amp; altered so they could live with other species--including the submarine snakes--on Earth. The spaceship that carries the cradle is manned by robots/cyborgs &amp; has hidden itself on the ocean floor to make repairs. Dawson, Williams &amp; Troy are asked to gather materials so the ship can be repaired &amp; return to its mission. The ship...
language: English
title: Cradle
titlecomplete: Cradle
genres: Fiction, Adult, Speculative Fiction, Novels, Fantasy, Space, Adventure, Criticism, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 3895
publisher: Warner Books