Leviathan's Deep

{{Short description|1979 novel by Jayge Carr}}

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Leviathan's Deep is a novel by Jayge Carr published in 1979.

Plot summary

Leviathan's Deep is a novel in which humanoid aliens from a planet with a matriarchal society resist the cultural assimilation attempted by the patriarchal Terrans.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews states "Thematically erratic [...] but when it's good, it's very good."{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/jayge-carr-2/leviathans-deep/ |title=LEVIATHAN'S DEEP by Jayge Carr |publisher=Kirkus Reviews |date=April 20, 1979}}

Greg Costikyan reviewed Leviathan's Deep in Ares Magazine #6 and commented that "The result is a gripping and powerful novel, portending good things to come from a remarkable novelist."{{cite journal | last=Costikyan | first=Greg | authorlink=Greg Costikyan | title=Books | journal=Ares Magazine | publisher=Simulations Publications, Inc. | date=January 1981 | issue=6 | page=30}}

The novel was also reviewed by Paul Kincaid in Vector 98.{{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?3383|website=isfdb.org|title=Title: Leviathan's Deep|accessdate=2020-03-17}}

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