The Watch Below
| Title | The Watch Below |
| Year for Search | 1966 |
| Authors | White, James(1928-1999) |
| Date Published | 1966 |
| Publisher | Whiting & Wheaton |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, Northern Ireland author |
| Annotation | Two societies developing in isolation over generations are presented, one in a tanker at the bottom of the sea and the other in an alien starship approaching Earth. The potential war between Earth and the aliens is avoided through contact between those in the tanker and the other two. Both the undersea society and the alien society have eutopian elements, with the alien society the more complex one. |
| Additional Publishers | U.S. ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1966. Rpt. New York: Walker, 1969. Canadian ed. Toronto, ON, Canada: Ryerson Press, 1969. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | Northern Ireland author (1928-99). |
| Full Text | 1966 White, James (1928-99). The Watch Below. London: Whiting & Wheaton. U.S. ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1966. Rpt. New York: Walker, 1969. Canadian ed. Toronto, ON, Canada: Ryerson Press, 1969. PSt Two societies developing in isolation over generations are presented, one in a tanker at the bottom of the sea and the other in an alien starship approaching Earth, whose people know nothing of the others. The potential war between Earth and the aliens is avoided through contact between those in the tanker and the other two. Both the undersea society and the alien society have eutopian elements, with the alien society the more complex one. Northern Ireland author. |
