SUSAN CASEY is the author of the The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, and The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks. Both books are New York Times bestsellers, with The Wave named one of 2010’s Most Notable Books. Her latest book, Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, was published by Knopf Doubleday in August 2015, and became a New York Times bestseller in its first week on sale.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"An awe-inspiring journey."—People
“Casey’s descriptions of the shimmeringly strange life teeming
below the waves capture her wonder and ravishment in prose that
morphs into poetry … enthralling.”
—The Boston Globe
“Not just a knowledgeable guide, Ms. Casey is also a memorable
wordsmith…[Casey’s] book has more than enough deep-sea biology and
geology to dazzle.”
—Wall Street Journal
“A fascinating history of mankind's journeys to the depths of the
ocean and the intrepid scientists and adventurers who have devoted
their lives to the work … Casey's book satisfies our greatest
curiosities about the mysteries of the ocean.”
—Time
“In [The Underworld] Casey proves to be an exceptional adventurer
and chronicler but also a member of a community dedicated to
exploration and conservation of our least-understood aquatic wild
places.”
—Los Angeles Times
“[The Underworld] is a fine tour of the history and challenges of
exploring this most fantastical and forbidding of earthen
worlds.”
—The Washington Post
“[An] entertaining account…wondrous…Casey excels at conjuring the
“marvelous weirdos” that glide through submersibles'
beam." —Scientific American
“One of the most accurate and vivid portrayals of a deep-sea dive
that I have ever read”
—Science Magazine
“A thrilling and enlightening exploration of the deepest parts of
the world’s oceans, featuring some of the most daring aquanauts
using cutting-edge technology to make discoveries that boggle the
mind”
—The Explorers Journal
"Is Susan Casey the next Rachel Carson? Yes. Her latest
book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depth of the Ocean,
establishes her as the latest in the lineage of great ocean
interpreters that began with Carson’s Under the Sea-Wind ...
Casey’s narrative is so cinematic we begin to feel the awe, wonder
and excitement of the abyss." —Rachel Carson Council
"Masterful and mesmerizing, Susan Casey's THE UNDERWORLD is an
irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure
writing, and vivid, visceral prose. Her book about the
ocean's deeps is both uplifting and profound in the literal sense.
I was riveted to every page."
—Sy Montgomery, author of The New York Times bestseller THE
SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS
"Prepare to submerge. Susan Casey is a reporter in a league of her
own. She will go anywhere to get her story. This one is full of
astounding news, great characters, wondrous explorations, and a
full measure of outrage. Deep-sea mining, you will come to
understand, must be stopped."
—William Finnegan, author of Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
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