Title: Saga of the Diver – Volume One: Skeletons
Author: Holden Gerrig
Publisher: 2015, HydraGaea Books
ISBN: 9780692391327
Pages: 408, Paperback
Genre: Psychological Thriller
5 Star Review
Winner: Best New Fiction – 2015 Pacific Book Awards
Synopsis
Is this book about diving? Yes, but it’s also a lot more than that. It’s about what is like to be a diver in a world where our desire is dampened by the worries of everyday life.
I’ve read well over two dozen books about audacious souls defying the laws of physiology and physics as they venture into forbidding depths. Many of them were well written and I enjoyed them immensely. But I couldn’t find a story showing that under the glamorous gear, lies a spouse, parent, or child, a sensible being doubting his worth as a human and confronting the tests of life.
This book fills that gap. And yes, you’ll be regaled with succulent narratives of diving, succulent enough to make many of my non-diving readers consider the sport. Here’s your patience paying off. I try to capture the magic of being a regular human who finds escape and meaning in the addicting world of diving. A world that forges strong friendships and brings icons that reshape our lives.