In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents
Bernard Heuvelmans
1968, Hill and Wang
362 pp.
Four decades later, Bernard Heuvelmans assembled all the known information on the subject in his massive volume. Sifting over 300 “good” cases, Heuvelmans once again provided a great service, although his belief in up to seven large unknowns is difficult to credit.
-Matt Bille
Tracing the history of accounts from 1555, this is a key volume in cryptozoology. Not a whole lot has changed, though, and researchers argue about these cases today. And, too many still opine that some putrid carcasses still might be plesiosaurs instead of the biologically plausible basking shark. This book is a natural follow from Oudemans sea-serpent study though Heuvelmans was apt to stretch the bounds of “scientific” in his opinions including establishment of his 9 specific appearance types.
~Sharon Hill
Modern Cryptozoology 