Cachalot (novel)

Cachalot (1980) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.

Cachalot
AuthorAlan Dean Foster
Cover artistDarrell K. Sweet
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHumanx Commonwealth
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDel Rey Books
Publication date
April 1980
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages275 pp
ISBN0-345-28066-0
OCLC6456510
LC ClassCPB Box no. 1874 vol. 6

Plot summary

Cachalot is an ocean planet where humans have begun building floating cities. It is also the same planet where all of Earth's cetaceans were transplanted six hundred years ago after the Covenant of Peace was enacted with all intelligence-enhanced ocean dwellers. Four of these cities have been destroyed when a middle-aged scientist and her late-teen daughter are dispatched to the planet to discover the source of the attacks.

The novel title comes from the French word cachalot, meaning sperm whale. This word was applied to the sperm whale when the mammals were actively hunted in Earth's oceans.

The novel features a new musical instrument called "neurophon" producing not only tunes but also nerve sensations on human skin and irritating alien creatures found on the planet.


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