The Watch Below
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The Watch Below is a novel
by science fiction
author
James White
about a colony of humans stranded underwater in a sunken ship surviving due to air pockets. It also tells of the water-breathing alien species from space that are in search of a new home who come in contact with the human colony.
Novel
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by science fiction
Science fiction
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James White
James White (author)
James White was a Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending his early years in Canada. After a few years in the clothing industry, he worked at Short Brothers Ltd. from 1965 until taking early retirement in...
about a colony of humans stranded underwater in a sunken ship surviving due to air pockets. It also tells of the water-breathing alien species from space that are in search of a new home who come in contact with the human colony.