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The Whale Warriors

By: Peter Heller
Narrated by: James Boles
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 In the tradition of The Perfect Storm, The Whale Warriors takes us on a hair-raising journey aboard a whale-saving pirate ship with a vigilante crew whose mission is to stop illegal Japanese whaling in the stormy remote seas off Antarctica.

For two months, journalist Peter Heller rode aboard the vegan pirate ship Farley Mowat as it stalked its prey, a Japanese whaling fleet, through the storms and ice of Antarctica. The ship is black, flies under a jolly roger, and carries members of the Sea Shepherd Society, a radical environmental group who are willing to die to stop illegal whale hunting.

The Sea Shepherd ship, led by the charismatic Captain Paul Watson, a modern-day anti-Ahab, takes extreme risks in defense of whales and ratchets up the stakes. The ship is almost sunk twice, once in a force gale. Heller re-creates a nail-biting showdown when Watson and the crew attempt to ram an enormous Japanese whaling ship on the high seas, trying to tear open its hull with a steel blade called a "can opener". The crews on board both ships know that there will be no assistance in this desolate part of the ocean. In 35-foot seas, it is a deadly game of Antarctic chicken and a fast-paced, rollicking adventure in which the stakes cannot be higher.

©2007 Peter Heller (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc. Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Animals Biological Sciences Crime Fiction Ecosystems & Habitats Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science

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Critic reviews

"A convincing, passionate account that both educates and infuriates." ( Kirkus)
"A lot of nail-biting action, plus good information." ( Library Journal)
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I was trying to find a book called whail worrier but found this instead and it’s eye opening to the horror of whail hunting

Horrific and amazing

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If you like the show whale wars this is your book. It goes into great details but the fight, its location and the enemy its trying to stop. Some shocking revelations are made about whats been taken on the boat which might amaze some

In summing up if your a fan your love it!

Whale wars in detail

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Great story but spoiled by robotic narration and pronouncing Minke Whale ‘Minker whale. I recommend reading this rather than listening if possible

Dire narration

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