Bloom: Crisis in the Mediterranean Sea
Something is spreading beneath the surface.
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Pub Date 11 Aug 2025 | Archive Date 2 Dec 2026
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Description
Across the Mediterranean, an unprecedented ecological anomaly is turning the sea into a silent threat. Widespread across different countries facing the Mediterranean Sea, the crisis is escalating: marine life is vanishing, people are falling ill, and panic is beginning to grip entire populations.
Called in to investigate, Dr. Marco Fassi and his team of scientists uncover an unsettling biological phenomenon: a toxic algal bloom of unprecedented magnitude. But this organism is behaving in an anomalous, inexplicable, and seemingly uncontrollable way. As its growth and deadly effects accelerate, the phenomenon threatens to reach catastrophic proportions for the entire continent—and beyond.
As it rewrites the rules of the ecosystem, the data forces the team to confront a terrifying reality: this is no ordinary natural event.
For fans of Michael Crichton and Frank Schätzing. BLOOM is a high-stakes, slow-burn eco-thriller grounded in rigorous scientific detail. Eerily plausible, this gripping novel will appeal to readers who love hard sci-fi, meticulous research, and mysteries where the natural world becomes the ultimate threat.
A Note From the Publisher
The story, characters, plot and scientific content of this novel are entirely the author’s own work. Generative AI tools were used only to help polish the English language.
Advance Praise
"Morani takes real scientific concepts, extends them into a plausible speculative crisis, and lets scientists solve problems through knowledge... Bloom is especially close to Crichton’s style." — Literary Titan.
"It starts strong with eerie coastal deaths and gradually expands into a large-scale international crisis involving toxins, algal blooms, and desperate scientific intervention. "— Likely Story
"The most important theme here is the intricate yet delicate balance of nature. How easy it is for one small change to ruin the whole ecosystem — even bringing about the destruction of the human race."— Alextheshadowgirl
Marketing Plan
Winner of the Literary Titan Silver Book Award, with an author interview published on the Literary Titan website
Editorial and blogger reviews (Literary Titan, Likely Story, Alextheshadowgirl)
Ongoing reader review campaigns on Booksprout and LibraryThing Early Reviewers
Promotion through Goodreads reader groups and book-blogger outreach
Author employed in the pharmaceutical industry, with a background in molecular biology and a PhD in medical sciences, available for interviews, podcasts and guest posts on the science behind the novel
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9783952632406 |
| PRICE | $0.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 270 |