“Visibility limits your imagination of the ocean only as far as you can see, ten metres, fifteen at a stretch. But it's only in the utter black that you can feel the true scale, the volume and weight of that gaping unknowable drift between continents.”
Lauren Beukes is a South African novelist known for her science fiction and thriller novels. Born on June 5, 1976, she graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Beukes' works often explore social and political issues, blending science fiction elements. Her first novel, 'Moby Dick', won the 2008 John Miles Award. more