Diving fiction

[kopin]

I bought a book, The Climb, from the second hand book shop at Kathmandu after a one month long Annarpurna trekking last year . I haven't have time to read it. Clearly, it is a fiction about climbing. I will not doubt this book can bring me back to the life in Annarpurna.


I also bought a book, The Beach, at Koh Tao years ago. The movie "The Beach" could be fragmented to me, however, the fiction is interesting. Especially it reflects some of my travel memory in Thai.

I am wondering, is there any good fiction (same literature level as "The Climb") about diving? Can someone recommend some books for this kind of need (reflect the diving feeling)?

If I put this thread onto the wrong board, I am sorry.

 

[Jonny boy]

Don't know much fiction out there but you should definatly check out 'shadow divers' by robert kurson and 'The last dive' (forgotten authors name)

 

[Ted S]

I've only seen a few books with diving in them at all and nothing that's lengthy on diving and fiction but there are some great non-fiction titles (unfortunate stories, but very good reads and good learnings). The Last Dive, Fatal Depth, Shadow Divers are all good reads.... I find there's often a few other good titles too at the chain bookstores from time to time.

 

[RumBum]

Who knew? The Berenstein Bears go Scuba:

 

[RumBum]

Honestly, I do own an unusual book regarding genetically modified humans/ cyborgs designed to live and work in extreme depths. Interesting, a little odd, a haunting story.
"Starfish" by Peter Watts.

 

[sunkmail]

Solomon Quest

Solomon Quest novel by author Andrew Whitehead, scuba diving adventure thriller book Japanese submarine.

My parents picked it up for me as a gift when they were in Australia. I thought it was a good read. Involves a lot of diving, with enough diving info for those that don't dive, but still entertaining for those of us that know how

 

[spectrum]

Kathy Brandt did a number of books about a female detective/diver that my wife enjoyed.

Pete

 

[robint]

several authors...
David Poyer as a series of the Tiller Galloway adventures (decent escape reading)
Clive Cussler series with Dirk Pitt has some diving in them (really good books, adventure, I highly recommend them)
Eric Douglas has a new series about diving, first one is Cayman Cowboys, second one is something like Flooding Hollywood (no recommendation)
Steve Alten "Meg" about a megladon shark

and as others have said, the non-fiction: Deep Descent, Last Dive, No Safe Harbor, Submerged, Shadow Divers, The Cave Divers

 

[suddha]

Thunderball!

 

[kopin]

Thanks all~

Alll these books seem to be interesting; however, I may start from the "shadow diver" or the "last dive".