The Swarm
Registered by book_drunkard of Osgood, Indiana USA on 12/12/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
FAMILY ATTACKED BY BEES—TWO KILLED
MARYVILLE, N.Y. Sept. 26 (AP)—A family of five on an outing in an isolated spot by a stream were attacked by bees here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Peterson died as the result of bee bites.
Their three children were also attacked, one, Karen, age 12, severely.
The local coroner, Dr. David P. Znac, speculated that both adults had allergies to bee bites, which can be fatal.
About 30 deaths a year in the U.S. are attributed to bites from bees, wasps and hornets.
What caused the bees to attack is not known.
This was the beginning, barely noticed.
Then the terror began to spread—terror that was to erupt into a national panic as the strange, seemingly purposeful murderous attacks of a new and vicious species of bees began to mount. Against this background, a band of scientists draw upon their knowledge to fight an enemy they only partly comprehend in a desperate race against time.
Built around one of man's most haunting fears—that the forces of nature will overrun his defenses and exterminate the human race—The Swarm is a vividly imagined masterpiece of chilling adventure.
MARYVILLE, N.Y. Sept. 26 (AP)—A family of five on an outing in an isolated spot by a stream were attacked by bees here.
Mr. and Mrs. William Peterson died as the result of bee bites.
Their three children were also attacked, one, Karen, age 12, severely.
The local coroner, Dr. David P. Znac, speculated that both adults had allergies to bee bites, which can be fatal.
About 30 deaths a year in the U.S. are attributed to bites from bees, wasps and hornets.
What caused the bees to attack is not known.
This was the beginning, barely noticed.
Then the terror began to spread—terror that was to erupt into a national panic as the strange, seemingly purposeful murderous attacks of a new and vicious species of bees began to mount. Against this background, a band of scientists draw upon their knowledge to fight an enemy they only partly comprehend in a desperate race against time.
Built around one of man's most haunting fears—that the forces of nature will overrun his defenses and exterminate the human race—The Swarm is a vividly imagined masterpiece of chilling adventure.
Ah, yes, the Killer Bee Panic of the 1970's ... I remember it well.
Journal Entry 3 by book_drunkard at Otherworldly Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 2, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (6/2/2017 UTC) at Otherworldly Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Off on a trip in the Otherworldly Bookbox.
I'm claiming this from the Otherworldly Bookbox - I love this kind of B-movie disaster plot!
Later: Some good points here, though parts of the story haven't aged well. The growing menace is effective; the mass attack on New York not so much... and the conclusion is pretty laughable. I got a kick out of the NYC Civil Defense instruction-pamphlet for coping with bee attacks.
Not much in the way of characterization here - and with the exception of some of the more innocent child and animal victims, I was on the side of the bees!
[This is the movie-tie-in edition to the 1978 film, which I remember very dimly as good cheesy fun. The TV Tropes page on the film has some entertaining tidbits.]
Later: Some good points here, though parts of the story haven't aged well. The growing menace is effective; the mass attack on New York not so much... and the conclusion is pretty laughable. I got a kick out of the NYC Civil Defense instruction-pamphlet for coping with bee attacks.
Not much in the way of characterization here - and with the exception of some of the more innocent child and animal victims, I was on the side of the bees!
[This is the movie-tie-in edition to the 1978 film, which I remember very dimly as good cheesy fun. The TV Tropes page on the film has some entertaining tidbits.]
Journal Entry 5 by 
GoryDetails
at Somewhere downtown (see notes for details) in Brattleboro, Vermont USA on Sunday, July 16, 2017
GoryDetails at Somewhere downtown (see notes for details) in Brattleboro, Vermont USA on Sunday, July 16, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (7/16/2017 UTC) at Somewhere downtown (see notes for details) in Brattleboro, Vermont USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I plan to leave this book on a bench somewhere scenic in the downtown Brattleboro area this afternoon; hope the finder enjoys it!*** Released for the 2017 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***
*** Released for the 2017 Movie release challenge. ***
