![]() ![]() Looming disaster pushes the plot forward at a compelling pace, but Hughes (The Crystal Drop, 1993, etc.) drains excitement from such pivotal moments as Walt's departure from Earth and the initial meeting with the Greenies, both presented in a straightforward, anticlimactic manner. Walt's accidental fall into a hidden cave leads to a meeting with Aqua's telepathic amphibious lifeforms, nicknamed ``Greenies.'' When Walt learns that tidal waves are about to sweep over the entire planet, he and his pal Solveig must convince the colony to evacuate. ![]() Walt's hero-worshipping fantasies fade beneath the barrage of beatings from classmates and his sadistic father's lack of interest. Raised on Earth by a doting aunt, Walt is completely unprepared to join his father, famed terraformer Colonel Angus Elliott, on the planet Aqua. The spiritual metamorphosis of a boy into a man is juxtaposed with the transformation of a pacific planet in this intergalactic thriller. ![]()
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