[TheBossInTheWall]

The Dead Sea was a decent read. Obvious Lovecraft influence, but the writing style is the author's own. I was entertained and did not feel annoyed thus not needing to stop for a long length of time. The characters weren't too deep, but varied enough not to be interchangeable. Fairly decent descriptions and a well thought out story in regards to being ship wrecked in a very unknown sea. As well as the pace was slow and fast when it needed to be. The plot points were also well thought out. The ending felt like it was cut to shorten the length of the book. Its a decent length too. 328 pages with smallish text and wide pages. I enjoyed it and will be keeping it for a reread sometime in the future. I definitely recommend it. 5/10.

*The picture of the front of the book jacket makes it seem like the book takes place in the 1700-1800s. It doesn't, it takes place in...the late 80s? I think. Modern story.

Take a journey into a place unknown to humanity. A space between spaces. When the Mara Corday, an aged freighter, enters the Graveyard of the Atlantic, nightmares become real. The crew finds themselves trapped in a realm where time doesn't exist and unimaginable horrors dwell. Lost in a becalmed sea, in a netherworld where evil manifests itself in hideous forms, the survivors of the Mara Corday have an eternity to find a way out - if they aren't killed first by the creatures stalking them.