Details
Rent Typhoon
Author:
Narrator: Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged-MP3
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published: Feb 2003
Genre: Fiction - Action & Adventure
Retail Price: $20.00
Discs: 1
Synopsis
Calm, stoic captain Mac Whirr has just been given command of a new steamship, the Nan-Shan. He and his crew are transporting Asian workers across the China Sea when a sudden drop in atmospheric pressure alerts Mac Whirr of, 'some uncommonly dirty weather knocking about.'
Soon the steamship, her crew, and the human cargo are caught in the midst of a vicious typhoon. The impending disaster brings out the best and the worst of Mac Whirr, Jukes-the chief mate, Solomon-the wise engineer and the rest of the crew. Conrad shows that in the struggle for survival, true character will always be exposed.
Reviews
Classic Conrad. Wonderful descriptions of men and their battles with the sea. This was originally published in a collection of Conrad's stories and the audio-book should have preserved that set up, because this makes for a very short disk. This short story is read by Scott Brick, who does a very creditable job conveying the personalities and accents of the characters.