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Christopher Moore

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Characterization labels used: marine biologist, researcher protagonist, quirky characters, eccentric cast, loyal sidekick, attractive research assistant, cynical protagonist, outsider figure, goofy ensemble, competent woman

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Merfolk

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Ryan Lockwood · 2013

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Martin MacInnes · 2024

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The Loch

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The Poison Belt

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Leap

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A marine biologist’s animal-translation breakthrough collides with military investigations into a secretive South American mystery.

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Breakthrough

Michael C. Grumley · 2013 · Breakthrough

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Aliens: Infiltrator

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A Question of Navigation

Kevin Hearne · 2021

A physicist abducted by carnivorous aliens must help lead a desperate revolt aboard their ship.

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