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Old 05-01-2019, 10:26 AM   #2721
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Originally Posted by lxpose View Post
John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes - £1.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kraken-Wake.../dp/B002RI9S1U

Great book from the early '50s.

The U.S.A. title is "Out of the Deeps", with these differences, as noted by Wiki: SOME SPOILERS BELOW:


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Plot differences

Depending on the book's printed origin there are several changes to the plot:

In the US edition almost an entire chapter on how the Watsons gained possession of The Midge yacht, and their aborted attempt to use a dinghy to get to Cornwall is cut, instead simply stating that Freddie Whittier "found it" one day.
In the US epilogue, the Watsons are tracked down by Bocker via helicopter and he explains a great deal of what has happened to the world while Mike and Phyllis have been isolated – even describing the Japanese ultrasonic device in some detail. In the UK edition they are instead approached by a neighbour in a rowing boat, who gives them only a brief overview of what has happened in the world – excluding much of the detail and just mentioning that the Japanese have developed an ultrasonic device. He tells them that their names have been broadcast on radio, and that a "Council For Reconstruction" has been formed.
The UK edition is less bleak than the US version, implying that humanity has already begun to rebuild, and that civilisation survives – albeit at a lesser level than before.
There are several changes for a US audience in terms of language and phraseology.


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