Project Gutenberg 2013-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 134 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Creatures of the Abyss Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Creatures of the Abyss" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story follows Terry Holt, an electronics expert who, while managing the affairs of a company in Manila, finds himself entangled in the mysterious world of fishing boats and unusual sea creatures, particularly a fishing boat named "La Rubia", which has been catching an inexplicable number of fish. When a girl named Deirdre approaches him to create a device for her father's boat, their collaboration leads them into a mystery involving strange sounds and supernatural elements believed to exist in the ocean's depths. The opening of the book introduces Terry Holt, who is in the process of winding up his operations in Manila due to trouble caused by "La Rubia"’s sudden success in fishing, which has led to turmoil among local fishermen. He has a chance encounter with Deirdre, who seeks his expertise to create a special fish-driving device to help her father’s boat. Their conversation reveals tensions related to illegal fishing practices and superstitions among fishermen about underwater entities. As their relationship evolves into a partnership, the narrative sets the stage for their venture into the unknown oceanic depths, filled with enigmatic fish behaviors and potent technological devices. The opening creates intrigue and hints at supernatural mysteries that will unfold as the story progresses, blending adventure and science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42901/42901-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Pacific Ocean -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 323914 2025-07-17T09:54:13.221325 text/html 303405 2024-10-23T16:18:37 text/html 193876 2025-07-17T09:54:17.278323 application/epub+zip 198592 2025-07-17T09:54:13.900351 application/epub+zip 179187 2025-07-17T09:54:13.534368 application/epub+zip 305664 2025-07-17T09:54:19.982285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286964 2025-07-17T09:54:16.972305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267678 2022-09-19T15:09:51.417347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308002 2023-09-18T14:05:01.824648 text/plain 288203 2024-10-23T16:18:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17708 2025-07-17T09:54:20.105292 application/rdf+xml 21419 2025-07-17T09:54:13.607368 image/jpeg 3918 2025-07-17T09:54:13.571334 image/jpeg 186158 2025-07-17T09:54:13.247366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia