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Rifters Series

This hard science fiction series, laced with horror, plunges readers into the crushing depths of the ocean. Here, a powerful corporation exploits geothermal energy, employing specially modified humans known as 'rifters' capable of underwater breathing. These workers are often society's outcasts and the mentally disturbed. A terrifying threat emerges from the abyss, endangering all humanity, and the survival of humankind rests on these marginalized individuals.

Rifters Trilogy: Starfish
Beyond the Rift
Maelstrom

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    Rifters Trilogy: Starfish

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    3.8(148)Add rating

    A huge international corporation has developed a facility along the Juan de Fuca Ridge at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to exploit geothermal power. They send a bio-engineered crew--people who have been altered to withstand the pressure and breathe the seawater--down to live and work in this weird, fertile undersea darkness.Unfortunately the only people suitable for long-term employment in these experimental power stations are crazy, some of them in unpleasant ways. How many of them can survive, or will be allowed to survive, while worldwide disaster approaches from below?

    Rifters Trilogy: Starfish
  2. 2

    Maelstrom

    3.7(71)Add rating

    In this hard-driving sequel to Watts's powerful debut, "Starfish", Lenie Clarke returns to kill the people who abused her--even if it means she's the death of everyone. This is a terrifying work of cyberpunk noir by a writer whose narrative, says Robert Sheckley, "drives like a futuristic locomotive".

    Maelstrom

  • Beyond the Rift

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading
    4.1(1425)Add rating

    Exploring the intersection of technology and human conviction, these edgy tales delve into the complexities of science and the unknown. The narratives blend beauty and danger, offering a mix of dark, satirical, and introspective themes that challenge perceptions of reality and alienation.

    Beyond the Rift