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Published on May 8, 2017 by danecobain + in Authors K-O (By Surname), Fiction

Title: Down to a Sunless Sea

Author: Maartens Lourens and Deep Thunder
1
Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 138

Rating: 5*/5

Maartens Lourens and Deep Thunder – Down to a Sunless Sea

Disclaimer: While I aim to be unbiased, I received a copy of this for free to review.

This book is fascinating and well-deserving of a five-star review. What’s interesting about this book is that the author used Deep Thunder – a piece of artificial intelligence software – to create a fictional language that’s used throughout the book. The result is a psychedelic adventure that’s reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange, and a highly original and impressive debut release from Maartens Lourens.

In fact, the book as a whole is of a cracking quality, especially considering Lourens himself established a publishing house to release it. For me, this is better than most ‘mainstream‘ books.