S.O.S: Chilling Tales of Adventure on the High Seas

By Stephen King, Nathaniel Philbrick, Sebastian Junger

The Ocean evokes images of Romance and Adventure -- But Also of the Unknown, the Unfathomable, the Mysteries of the Deep. And Where There are Mysteries, There are Always Tales to Be Told. In the Old-Fashioned Tradition of Story-Telling, S.O.S. Collects Spine-Tingling Tales -- Both Fictional and True, Classic and Contemporary -- in a Sturdy Book That's Perfect for a Weeklong Sail or an Arm-Chair Getaway. From the Tempest in Sebastian Junger's the Perfect Storm to the Depths of H.G. Wells's "In the Abyss," These Stories Feature Subjects as Varied as the Moods of the Sea Itself. Experience the Smell of the Salt Spray and the Wash of the Waves, Without Ever Getting Wet. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811831000
• ISBN13: 9780811831000
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

S.O.S Great Book

S.O.S is a collection of many adcenture stories that take place on the sea. These stories are very dangerous and exciting. All the authors do a great job of using lots of detail to make the readers feel like they were right in the boat. In some of the stories, people get seperated from their boat or friends that were with them. In other stories, sailors are stranded in storms or attacked by mysterious sea cretures... This is a very good book with alot of adventure and exciting details. I suggest this book to anyone who would enjoy a book filled with dangers and suspense.