{"product_id":"basilosaurus-rising-jonathan-kessler-9798233101625","title":"Basilosaurus Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething ancient has awakened beneath the Pacific.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntombed for nearly two years in a man-made shell of liquid oxygen, the female \u003cem\u003eBasilosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e was never meant to wake again. But deep beneath the Kermadec Trench, rising hydrothermal vents crack her frozen prison-and heat does what pressure could not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe rises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the ancient apex predator stirs from stasis, two living calves are born in the abyss. One cautious. One aggressive. And as they ascend into a modern ocean filled with ships, submarines, and fragile ecosystems, the balance of the deep begins to fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarine paleontologist Dr. Laura Keating and cetacean expert Dr. Evan Holt are drawn back into a nightmare they believed had ended-while a U.S. Navy submarine encounters something no sonar profile can explain. What emerges from the darkness is not a relic, not a monster, but a living intelligence shaped by pressure, hunger, and instinct older than humanity itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasilosaurus Rising\u003c\/em\u003e is a chilling sequel that blends hard science, deep-sea terror, and relentless suspense. Told from both human and inhuman perspectives, it explores what happens when an extinction-era predator reclaims a world that no longer belongs to it-and what modern civilization risks when the ocean's oldest ruler rises again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cstrong\u003escientific horror\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eunderwater thrillers\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eprehistoric survival tales\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Kessler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233101625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Current Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Jonathan Kessler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664948793599,"sku":"9798233101625","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/basilosaurus-rising-jonathan-kessler-9798233101625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}