Tortuga
A behemoth rises from beneath the Pacific island of Nakatago, where it has been lying dormant since before recorded history. The beast wipes out an entire village and its inhabitants. But there are survivors, eyewitnesses who claim to have seen an unimaginably large reptile ascend from beneath the ground itself and swim off into the ocean’s depths. But who will believe the word of two missionaries and a primitive fisherman? Who will take seriously this new discovery? And who will determine whether it is a threat or a miracle?
From Matt Pearson, evangelist and survivor of the event on Nakatago Island. To Ekewaka, a Pacific Islander who tries to respect all beings and live by the ways of the Pacific’s ancient wave riders. To the man only known as Grill, a resourceful trapper and hunter who wants a literal taste of the largest creature ever to exist on the planet. They and many others find their lives have been upended in collision with each other beneath the shadow of a world-changing event.
For those that want to read about the intersection of climate change and human fear, religious abuse and the exploitation of online communities, and how people create their own disasters in the midst of those we all face together.
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