Driving the Deep
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- Author：Suzanne Palmer
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Summary
Now in paperback， from a Hugo Award-winning author comes the second book in this action-packed sci-fi caper， starring Fergus Ferguson， interstellar repo man and professional finder。
As a professional finder， Fergus Ferguson is hired to locate missing objects and steal them back。 But it is rarely so simple， especially after his latest job in Cernee。 He's been recovering from that experience in the company of friends， the Shipmakers of Pluto， experts at crafting top-of-the-line AI spaceships。
The Shipmakers have convinced Fergus to finally deal with unfinished business he's been avoiding for half his life: Earth。 Fergus hasn't been back to his homeworld since he was fifteen， when he stole his cousin's motorcycle and ran away。 It was his first theft， and nothing he's stolen since has been anywhere near so easy， or weighed so heavily on his conscience。 Many years and many jobs later， Fergus reluctantly agrees that now is the time to return the motorcycle and face his family。
Unfortunately， someone has gotten to the motorcycle before him。 And before he can figure out where it went and why the storage unit that held it is now filled with priceless， stolen art， the Shipyard is attacked。 His friends are missing， presumably kidnapped。
Accompanied by an untrustworthy detective who suspects Fergus is the art thief and the sole friend who escaped the attack， Fergus must follow the tenuous clues to locate and save his friends。 The trail leads them to Enceladus， where Fergus plans to go undercover to the research stations that lie beneath the moon's thick ice sheet deep in a dark， oppressive ocean。
But all movement and personnel are watched， and the limited ways through the thick ice of the moon's surface are dangerous and highly monitored。 Even if Fergus can manage to find proof that his friends are there and alive， getting out again is going to be a lot more complicated than he bargained for。
As a professional finder， Fergus Ferguson is hired to locate missing objects and steal them back。 But it is rarely so simple， especially after his latest job in Cernee。 He's been recovering from that experience in the company of friends， the Shipmakers of Pluto， experts at crafting top-of-the-line AI spaceships。
The Shipmakers have convinced Fergus to finally deal with unfinished business he's been avoiding for half his life: Earth。 Fergus hasn't been back to his homeworld since he was fifteen， when he stole his cousin's motorcycle and ran away。 It was his first theft， and nothing he's stolen since has been anywhere near so easy， or weighed so heavily on his conscience。 Many years and many jobs later， Fergus reluctantly agrees that now is the time to return the motorcycle and face his family。
Unfortunately， someone has gotten to the motorcycle before him。 And before he can figure out where it went and why the storage unit that held it is now filled with priceless， stolen art， the Shipyard is attacked。 His friends are missing， presumably kidnapped。
Accompanied by an untrustworthy detective who suspects Fergus is the art thief and the sole friend who escaped the attack， Fergus must follow the tenuous clues to locate and save his friends。 The trail leads them to Enceladus， where Fergus plans to go undercover to the research stations that lie beneath the moon's thick ice sheet deep in a dark， oppressive ocean。
But all movement and personnel are watched， and the limited ways through the thick ice of the moon's surface are dangerous and highly monitored。 Even if Fergus can manage to find proof that his friends are there and alive， getting out again is going to be a lot more complicated than he bargained for。
Reviews
Diego Sunga
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Book two of the Finder series brings the well worn Scot through yet another visceral adventure this time， deep beneath the sea of Titan for the purpose of family。 With a new set of rich distinct characters， this sci fi journey brings Fergus from the Shipyard， to Earth， to Titan for an aquanaut-esque， treacherous environment to embed himself as an aquatic hauling pilot， where he fights with his inner demons of regret， his past， and how to deal with the alterations of the Asiig。 Fergus is truly re Book two of the Finder series brings the well worn Scot through yet another visceral adventure this time， deep beneath the sea of Titan for the purpose of family。 With a new set of rich distinct characters， this sci fi journey brings Fergus from the Shipyard， to Earth， to Titan for an aquanaut-esque， treacherous environment to embed himself as an aquatic hauling pilot， where he fights with his inner demons of regret， his past， and how to deal with the alterations of the Asiig。 Fergus is truly reflected as the renowned Finder he is throughout this book， and finds out even more about the meaning of family and the family past he has been running from as his journey takes him from Titan to Ireland。 Wildly intense read！P。S。 I would have loved more appearances from characters like Dr。 Creek and her team and also Dr。 Minobe， both intriguing yet purposeful characters。 。。。more
Macha
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3 and a half stars
Tressa
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I loved Driving the Deep。 Fergus and his friends were funny。 The people Fergus met were interesting and sharply written。 I really enjoyed the tale。 I look forward to more adventures with Fergus， his friends， and the people he encounters。 I felt that the author， Suzanne Palmer， really hit her stride with this entry in the series。
Tristan Yi
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A rockin’ continuation of the Finder Chronicles that takes us down into the deep dark Below of Enceladus！ Some more Fergus， some more new friends， and some more wild spacey adventures！！！ Which is the marshmallow， I wonder？ Palmer builds out the world organically with her eyes on the prize， and we’re all happier for it。 I’m ready for the next one！
Penny
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Love it， just like Finder
Dedmanshootn dedmanshootn
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3。5 for the interesting environment
Dan
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You know when you find one of those books that you can just get lost in？ The first book in this series， Finder， was one of those。 So is this one。 Funny， unpredictable， irreverent， well written， great characters， I could go on and on。 Excellent book， just like the first one。 Even the Acknowledgments page at the end is funny！
Lori
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I thoroughly enjoyed this second book in the Finder series。 I find that Suzanne Palmer writes stories the way I want to read them - it is so easy to fall into her world， and it's a chore to have to put the book down。 This tale was full of action and has a large cast， most of whom are new， yet I didn't find it difficult to keep track of characters。 I like that there are quite a few supporting characters who are likeable and interesting in their own right， and I hope we get to find out more about I thoroughly enjoyed this second book in the Finder series。 I find that Suzanne Palmer writes stories the way I want to read them - it is so easy to fall into her world， and it's a chore to have to put the book down。 This tale was full of action and has a large cast， most of whom are new， yet I didn't find it difficult to keep track of characters。 I like that there are quite a few supporting characters who are likeable and interesting in their own right， and I hope we get to find out more about several of them。 I'm already looking forward to the next in the series。 。。。more
Amanda
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3。5 stars
Rhode
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The first few chapters and the last chapters were wonderful。 Found family， jokes， warmth。 The whole long middle was an adventure deep， deep down in the blackness below a frozen ocean on an isolated planet。 If you are scared of drowning， submarines or you feel claustrophobic sometimes， even the new， friendly people our hero meets along the way， not to mention a cat， won’t make this the funnest read。 I’m glad I read it though because I like the hero and his friends a great deal。Final thought: This The first few chapters and the last chapters were wonderful。 Found family， jokes， warmth。 The whole long middle was an adventure deep， deep down in the blackness below a frozen ocean on an isolated planet。 If you are scared of drowning， submarines or you feel claustrophobic sometimes， even the new， friendly people our hero meets along the way， not to mention a cat， won’t make this the funnest read。 I’m glad I read it though because I like the hero and his friends a great deal。Final thought: This hero has many deeply platonic relationships。 He doesn’t seem to notice people of any gender in a sexual way or think about sex itself。 I found this relaxing。 I am also wondering if in the author’s mind the hero is canonically ace。 That would be cool。 。。。more
Margaret Ohlenschlaeger
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This book was well paced and just drew you along to the end。 Loved it。
Clare
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Even more fun than the first book。 I want to read 5 more books exactly like this。 I loved the setting: the dark ocean under 20km of ice， and the ways the protagonist found to deal with its psychological effect。 And there's new friends and personal growth， and action and adventure， and nothing cynical or nihilistic - it's just tremendously entertaining。 Even more fun than the first book。 I want to read 5 more books exactly like this。 I loved the setting: the dark ocean under 20km of ice， and the ways the protagonist found to deal with its psychological effect。 And there's new friends and personal growth， and action and adventure， and nothing cynical or nihilistic - it's just tremendously entertaining。 。。。more
Jovan
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Loved it！ So looking forward to book #3！ Already pre-ordered it。
Tod
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WonderfulThe author was new to me。 Interesting， intricate space operas with unusual depth of character and plots。 Best work I've encountered this year。 On to #3！ WonderfulThe author was new to me。 Interesting， intricate space operas with unusual depth of character and plots。 Best work I've encountered this year。 On to #3！ 。。。more
Icia
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A great second romp through space， this time beneath a planetary ocean！ The writing isn’t particularly brilliant， but it’s efficient， and the story was set at a good pace。 A few of the terms of phrase seemed unrealistic and quite old-fashioned， which took me out of the story a bit， and I still feel like Fergus’ personality isn’t as fully fleshed out as， well， most protagonists I read about （and in fact all of the characters seemed both similar and bland）， but I read it for what it was: a lite sc A great second romp through space， this time beneath a planetary ocean！ The writing isn’t particularly brilliant， but it’s efficient， and the story was set at a good pace。 A few of the terms of phrase seemed unrealistic and quite old-fashioned， which took me out of the story a bit， and I still feel like Fergus’ personality isn’t as fully fleshed out as， well， most protagonists I read about （and in fact all of the characters seemed both similar and bland）， but I read it for what it was: a lite sci-fi adventure。 Count me in for any more， though！ 。。。more
Maria Drolet
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Just as good as FinderI love this series and I love the characters。 I highly recommend it to anyone who loves great sci-fi and likes to feel like they know the people in books。 In this book we dive a little deeper into Fergus’s background and meet his friends from the Shipyard。 Of course， there is the action， mystery， and excellent world-building that was present in the first book。 I can’t wait for Ms Palmer’s third book。
Debrac2014
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Very good！ Fergus spends most of the story driving his hauler deep under the ice of one of Saturn's moons looking for his friends！ Very good！ Fergus spends most of the story driving his hauler deep under the ice of one of Saturn's moons looking for his friends！ 。。。more
Bradism
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Since reading Waterlines I've been a big admirer of how Suzanne Palmer does world building。 Her science-fiction stories are told in a universe that's almost but not quite cartoonish， which gives her so much scope for quickly throwing the reader into the action without the need for technical summaries and detailed histories。 The characters too come with the right amount of depth that we can like them and see them grow， but recognise a lot of them as vessels for moving the story forward。I enjoyed Since reading Waterlines I've been a big admirer of how Suzanne Palmer does world building。 Her science-fiction stories are told in a universe that's almost but not quite cartoonish， which gives her so much scope for quickly throwing the reader into the action without the need for technical summaries and detailed histories。 The characters too come with the right amount of depth that we can like them and see them grow， but recognise a lot of them as vessels for moving the story forward。I enjoyed this one a tad more than Book 1， perhaps because I had a bit of backstory already or perhaps because it focused a lot on the under-ice ocean and its habs and haulers， which I think was put together really well。 。。。more
Chip
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4。0 to 4。5 stars - certainly a page turner， roller coaster of a ride， and a fine followup to Fergus Ferguson the defective’s， I mean， the deTective’s first book。 Didn’t love the semi-absurd continuing coincidences that somewhat drive plot development， though they aren’t so blatant as to disrupt suspension of disbelief and obviously aren’t uncommon in caper or spy thrillers。
Keith Vai
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Fergus is back！I needed a new library book and this one had no holds on it so I got it right away。 And that makes me sad。 This book should be more popular because。。。 This book is terrific！！I didn't know if I wanted more of Fergus but I was quickly pulled into this new story and hooked。 We get to meet the Shipbuilders -- a quirky group of genius scientists with sass。 Then we meet more of them as Fergus adventures around our solar system。 The characters are perhaps all the same sassy person templa Fergus is back！I needed a new library book and this one had no holds on it so I got it right away。 And that makes me sad。 This book should be more popular because。。。 This book is terrific！！I didn't know if I wanted more of Fergus but I was quickly pulled into this new story and hooked。 We get to meet the Shipbuilders -- a quirky group of genius scientists with sass。 Then we meet more of them as Fergus adventures around our solar system。 The characters are perhaps all the same sassy person template but even so， it was my kind of witty repartee。This book is more of a slow mystery than the previous book but the plot is basically the same。 Unpredictable things happen to Fergus。 He is more of a Dr Who "No Guns" action hero in this book but I enjoyed it from start to finish。Palmer deserves a lot more attention and I look forward to whatever she writes next。 （Although I did not love the red-headed epilogue。） 。。。more
Jessica
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That was even more fun than the first one！ Fergus Ferguson has finally girded his loins and he's ready to trek back to Earth to make amends for a motorcycle theft some 19 years earlier。 Shortly after his arrival in Scotland， he's kidnapped， gets a message that the Pluto Shipyard has been attacked， kidnaps his kidnapper， and he's back out to Pluto to search for his missing friends。 I think that was the first two chapters。 In the previous book， Fergus picked up a semi-clone sidekick， the smart-mou That was even more fun than the first one！ Fergus Ferguson has finally girded his loins and he's ready to trek back to Earth to make amends for a motorcycle theft some 19 years earlier。 Shortly after his arrival in Scotland， he's kidnapped， gets a message that the Pluto Shipyard has been attacked， kidnaps his kidnapper， and he's back out to Pluto to search for his missing friends。 I think that was the first two chapters。 In the previous book， Fergus picked up a semi-clone sidekick， the smart-mouthed Mari。 This time he has Zacker， a bitter， angry former cop who is hunting for the crew who robbed an art gallery and shot his daughter。 I was a little concerned about there being two unrelated storylines， art gallery theft and Fergus's missing friends， however the art theft mystery was like little apostrophes on the main story of the missing Pluto Shipyard scientists。 The plotting on this one was tighter than the previous novel and it sped along at a nice clip。 I read it in two sittings and enjoyed the world under the ice of Enceladus and Fergus as an。。。ice trucker？ As usual， Fergus keeps collecting random people with a mix of personalities and expertise。 He is competent at solving issues， without stepping into Marty Stu territory。 This time around he did not get knocked unconscious nearly as much。 Overall this was a fun， quick read with a unique mix of characters and a tight plot。 This is also the second book in which an AI plays an important role and I am hoping that the author continues to explore questions of AI sentience。 。。。more
Jo Auburne
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This book took me on an amazing journey。 What fun！ Great read。
Genesis Hansen
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Palmer delves further into the life of space repo man Fergus Ferguson: his history， his friendships， and his anxiety。 But while the author handles those topics seriously and you can practically feel the intense claustrophobia of the undersea setting， she still retains a lot of humor and fun， and this book is another adventurous romp。
Roger Straus
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Newfangled Old-fashioned Fun！Just a great story， enough off-kilter to keep it interesting。 Beautifully written， nicely plotted， deeply humanist and inventive。 DAW strikes again！
Tim OBrien
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Fergie Ferguson is one of the best characters in long time。 And he has a great supporting cast。 The world building is superb and the plot tight。 So glad to see there will be more of the Finder's Chronicles The Scavenger Door Fergie Ferguson is one of the best characters in long time。 And he has a great supporting cast。 The world building is superb and the plot tight。 So glad to see there will be more of the Finder's Chronicles The Scavenger Door 。。。more
John
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Great sequal。
C。S。 Daley
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I really love these books and look forward to reading the next one。 They are not deep but rollicking good fun。
Tim Hicks
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A solid piece of straight-up SF。 Bonus for setting nearly all of it under the ice on Enceladus。 The overall attitude reminds me of Sandman Slim， which is good。 Fergus never does too much achieving at once， although maybe he's a little too good at guessing what's going on。 And is it a coincidence that MacInnis is not so far from MacGyver？ I like cats， but what did this one add？If there's a vote for neutral pronouns， I could support ey， em， eir。 Like singular they only without the confusion。 This A solid piece of straight-up SF。 Bonus for setting nearly all of it under the ice on Enceladus。 The overall attitude reminds me of Sandman Slim， which is good。 Fergus never does too much achieving at once， although maybe he's a little too good at guessing what's going on。 And is it a coincidence that MacInnis is not so far from MacGyver？ I like cats， but what did this one add？If there's a vote for neutral pronouns， I could support ey， em， eir。 Like singular they only without the confusion。 This time Palmer did a better job of keeping Fergus hydrated。 Last time he just moaned about it but hardly ever actually drank anything。 The setting was good， but I would have liked some handwaving about what all the machinery on Enceladus uses for power。 And I liked the explanation of Dr。 Kenning's actions。 I'll read this author anytime。 。。。more
Valfe
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3。5 stars - I continue to really enjoy this series as fun sci fi escapism。 It's a fun and interesting classic space future， the action is creative and not too gory or serious， and Fergus continues to make friends wherever he goes despite his self-conception as A Loner。 And there continues to be absolutely zero romance or sex， which is such a breath of fresh air for me。 I will definitely read the third book coming out in 2021。 3。5 stars - I continue to really enjoy this series as fun sci fi escapism。 It's a fun and interesting classic space future， the action is creative and not too gory or serious， and Fergus continues to make friends wherever he goes despite his self-conception as A Loner。 And there continues to be absolutely zero romance or sex， which is such a breath of fresh air for me。 I will definitely read the third book coming out in 2021。 。。。more
BBFlyer
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Very original science fiction and a great action plot。 I highly recommend it。
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