In the literary world packed with dystopias and magicians, author Christian Vassie wrote the Moon Pool trilogy for his daughters.
“There isn’t time to retreat into dystopias, sad tales of bad times to come, or solutions that pour from magic sticks,” he says. “The Moon Pool stories provide an adventure thriller packed with hope and the certainty that the real world is to be cherished and that it can be protected.”
A diverse cast of characters show that even the smallest of us has a part to play.
And at the heart of these stories are the dolphin characters, Calypso and Steve. Twenty years ago science had not yet understood the complexity of dolphin personalities, nor the fact that they call each other by name, nor the way they use sonar to communicate to each other.
While we continue to venture into space to find other intelligent life in the universe, the Moon Pool stories suggest that it is already with us here on earth.
“Learning about the science and our developing understanding of sentience in a variety of other species, including cetaceans, has been one of the joys of writing this series,” says Christian. “If these adventures help us to re-evaluate our place among the creatures on our planet I would be delighted. Though of course the primary goal is to give readers an inspiring and exciting roller coaster of a ride!”
