Undersea Trilogy

{{Infobox book

| name = Undersea Quest

| title_orig =

| translator =

| author = Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson

| image = File:UnderseaQuest.jpg

| image_size = 150

| illustrator = First edition

| cover_artist = Ed Emshwiller

| country = United States

| language = English

| series =

| subject =

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Gnome Press

| release_date = 1954

| english_release_date =

| media_type = Print (Hardback)

| pages = 189

| oclc = 1804239

| preceded_by =

| followed_by = Undersea Fleet

}}

Undersea Quest is the first volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1954 in an edition of 5,000 copies.

Intrigue surrounds the mining of uranium beneath the underwater dome city of Marinia. Jim Eden, expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, seeks out his uncle who disappeared while mining at the bottom of Eden Deep. While looking for clues to his uncle's disappearance, Jim runs into some men who try to stop him.

Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin praised the novel's craft, but faulted its espousal of "the petrifying process that military academies put children through" and the "us-against-the-world" attitude it engendered."Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1955, p.93 Anthony Boucher received it favorably, commending its "vigorous storytelling [and] excellent detailing of the background of a submarine civilization.""Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1955, p.89. P. Schuyler Miller found it "the kind of book that should predispose Captain Video fans to our kind of science fiction."Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1955, p.152.

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{{Infobox book

| name = Undersea Fleet

| title_orig =

| translator =

| author = Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson

| image = File:UnderseaFleet.jpg

| image_size = 150

| illustrator = First edition

| cover_artist = Ed Emshwiller

| country = United States

| language = English

| series =

| subject =

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Gnome Press

| release_date = 1956

| english_release_date =

| media_type = Print (Hardback)

| pages = 187

| oclc = 1488168

| preceded_by = Undersea Quest

| followed_by = Undersea City

}}

Undersea Fleet is the second volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1956 in an edition of 5,000 copies.

David Craken, a firm believer in the existence of sea serpents, disappears in search of them only to reappear drifting offshore months later. His friend Jim Eden and members of the Sub-Sea Academy retrace David's journey and soon run into the strange creatures that had been only mythical before.

Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the novel for its "fast and furious" action."[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1957-10/Galaxy_1957_10#page/n123/mode/2up Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf]", Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1957, p.123

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{{Infobox book

| name = Undersea City

| title_orig =

| translator =

| author = Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson

| image = File:UnderseaCity.jpg

| image_size = 150

| illustrator = First edition

| cover_artist = Wallace Wood

| country = United States

| language = English

| series =

| subject =

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Gnome Press

| release_date = 1958

| english_release_date =

| media_type = Print (Hardback)

| pages = 224

| oclc = 2195313

| preceded_by = Undersea Fleet

| followed_by =

}}

Undersea City is the third volume of the trilogy. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1958 in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which only 3,000 were bound.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

Krakatoan Dome was specifically designed to cope with the tremors of its earthquake prone area. Problems begin when more quakes occur than had been expected, which many experts suspect are being artificially created. The Sub-Sea Academy assigns Jim Eden to investigate, because of his experience working underwater, and also because his uncle is the prime suspect.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

Floyd C. Gale reviewed the book as follows:

{{bquote|Frankly and honestly, a gee-whiz yarn, it reaches its target—youngsters—with plenty of mystery, action, and suspense."{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1959-08/Galaxy_1959_08#page/n139/mode/2up | title=Galaxy's 5 Star Star Shelf | work=Galaxy |date=August 1959| access-date=2014-06-14 | author=Gale, Floyd C. | pages=140–141}}}}

{{portal|Novels}}

• List of underwater science fiction works
• {{annotated link|Attack from Atlantis|Attack from Atlantis}}
• {{annotated link|Sealab 2020|Sealab 2020}}
• {{annotated link|Sealab 2021|Sealab 2021}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite web

| last = Brown

| first = Charles N.

| author-link = Charles N. Brown

|author2=William G. Contento

| title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)

| url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/t219.htm#A24203

| access-date = 2008-02-27 }}

• {{cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | author-link=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=303–307 | year=1998}}

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Category:Book series introduced in 1954

Category:American science fiction novels

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Category:Science fiction novel trilogies

Category:Novels by Frederik Pohl

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Category:Underwater civilizations in fiction

Category:Underwater novels