Reviews
"A crazy, and crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story about fathers, sons, guilt and the mysteries of the sea . . . [Kraus] brings the rigor of a scientist and the sensibility of a poet to his descriptions of the undersea world." --New York Times "This gripping sci-fi thriller from bestseller Kraus takes readers quite literally into the belly of the beast [...] Kraus provides solid nautical science alongside the stretchy coincidences that fuel Jay's survival. Just on the brink of horror fiction, especially for the claustrophobic, Kraus's deep-sea thrill ride will have readers on the edges of their seats." --Publishers Weekly "A moving character study disguised as a riveting, cinematic survival thriller...The pacing is relentless, the awe astounding, and the tension palpably constricting, even as Kraus takes time to provide necessary details both scientific and visceral."-- Booklist, starred review "This hard sci-fi thriller is full of cinematic and wild suspense and would be great for fans of Andy Weir."-- Library Journal, starred review "Picture Jack London, but with a more nuanced handling of broken, damaged men."-- Chicago Tribune "One of the most intense -- and moving -- stories that will grace the bookstores in 2023...what Daniel Kraus has created here is something that can't be quantified." --Cemetery Dance "An absolute triumph, a masterpiece of suspense, emotion, and flat-out terror...It's one of this year's can't-miss books, and a journey you won't soon forget." --Paste Magazine, "A crazy, and crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story about fathers, sons, guilt and the mysteries of the sea . . . [Kraus] brings the rigor of a scientist and the sensibility of a poet to his descriptions of the undersea world." --New York Times "This gripping sci-fi thriller from bestseller Kraus takes readers quite literally into the belly of the beast [...] Kraus provides solid nautical science alongside the stretchy coincidences that fuel Jay's survival. Just on the brink of horror fiction, especially for the claustrophobic, Kraus's deep-sea thrill ride will have readers on the edges of their seats." --Publishers Weekly "A moving character study disguised as a riveting, cinematic survival thriller...The pacing is relentless, the awe astounding, and the tension palpably constricting, even as Kraus takes time to provide necessary details both scientific and visceral."-- Booklist, starred review "This hard sci-fi thriller is full of cinematic and wild suspense and would be great for fans of Andy Weir."-- Library Journal, starred review "Picture Jack London, but with a more nuanced handling of broken, damaged men."-- Chicago Tribune "One of the most intense -- and moving -- stories that will grace the bookstores in 2023...what Daniel Kraus has created here is something that can't be quantified." --Cemetery Dance "An absolute triumph, a masterpiece of suspense, emotion, and flat-out terror...It's one of this year's can't-miss books, and a journey you won't soon forget." --Paste Magazine "Kraus turns the literal guts of this novel into a haunted house, a torture chamber, a church and a uterus for belated rebirth. There is nothing else quite like Whalefall." --New Scientist, Brave, bold, epic, propulsive. Whalefall is a deeply moving thriller that holds a planet's worth of hope in the pit of its stomach.
