SAN DIEGO - s4story -- Author, filmmaker, PADI Scuba Divemaster, licensed 100 Ton Master with Sailing Endorsement, and founder of The Adventure Travelers, Michael Harlow, has announced that his upcoming novel, Blue Planet – Red Tide, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

Blue Planet – Red Tide is a fast-paced ocean eco-thriller that blends science fiction, military suspense, environmental urgency, and deep-sea mystery. The novel follows marine scientist Trevor Steel and oceanographer-meteorologist Dr. Kayla Torres as they are pulled into a global crisis unlike anything humanity has ever faced.

For thousands of years, an advanced alien civilization has lived hidden beneath Earth's oceans, watching humanity from the depths and choosing silence over conflict. But when pollution, pesticide runoff, dead zones, plastic waste, deep-sea mining, shark finning, and the destruction of marine ecosystems begin threatening their world, their patience finally ends.

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Across the globe, strange oceanic events erupt without warning. Ships vanish. Coastlines panic. Red tides spread. Governments scramble for answers. Military leaders prepare for a war they do not understand. But this is not an invasion.

It is a warning.

Drawing from Harlow's real-world experience as a sailor, scuba diver, filmmaker, and ocean adventurer, Blue Planet – Red Tide brings readers into a cinematic world of high-stakes action, scientific mystery, and environmental consequence. The novel asks a chilling question: what if the ocean has never been empty — and what if something far more advanced than humanity has been waiting beneath the waves?

"Blue Planet – Red Tide was born from my love of the ocean and my concern for what we are doing to it," said Harlow. "I wanted to write a thrilling, cinematic story that entertains readers, but also makes them think about the fragile world beneath the surface — a world most people never see, but all of us depend on."

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The novel is designed for readers who enjoy ocean adventure, sci-fi thrillers, first-contact stories, environmental suspense, military action, and cinematic storytelling in the spirit of Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and other high-concept thriller authors.

Blue Planet – Red Tide is currently available for pre-order through Amazon, with release details and additional updates to follow.

Pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZR8FLZC