Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 Embrittled Star 17
6. Chapter 2 Skeletons from the Ooze 37
7. Chapter 3 The Fire Reefs 59
8. Chapter 4 Wide Sargasso Seaweed 79
9. Chapter 5 Darkness Visible 95
10. Chapter 6 Heyday of the Octopus 117
11. Chapter 7 Brooch Clams and Hairy Mussels 137
12. Chapter 8 The Recklessness of Beauty 157
13. Chapter 9 The Challenger Deep 173
14. Chapter 10 A Salmon’s Pilgrimage 189
15. Chapter 11 Death of a Naturalist 211
16. Chapter 12 Message from the Cosmos 231
17. Chapter 13 Dream of the Green Turtles 247
18. Epilogue 267
19. Acknowledgments 277
20. Bibliography 279
21. Index 303