1970's science fiction- book title help

[sadertennis]

Read a book in the 70's: main character was a quadriplegic fitted with new leg(s) in an aquatic environment. A characters included a whale that was retrofitted to convey people and various cargo. This was early in my sci/fi reading adventures and the book was tossed with other books by a parental unit. Can anyone help with the title, etc? Would appreciate any help,,,,Tx. Sader.

 

[j d worthington]

Oddly, the title which comes to mind is Roger Zelazny's The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, but I really don't think this is the one you're remembering....

 

[iansales]

The Godwhale by TJ Bass?

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Whatever it is, I want to read it!

 

[sadertennis]

iansales, Yes! That's the book. thank you.

 

[iansales]

I have the book sitting on my TBR. Really should get round to reading it one day.

 

[hitmouse]

Definately The Godwhale. The first chapter is called Larry Dever, Hemihuman IIRC. Interesting far future earth eco-SF, well worth reading even if the scientific detail of the prose is slightly irritating at times. The godwhale is a plankton harvesting blue whale/robot cyborg.

 

[chrispenycate]

Ah, the four-toed nebbish. But I didn't enjoy it as much as "Half past human" (the earlier book in the same universe).

 

[JunkMonkey]

Why does the Godwhale keep coming up again and again in these "Help, I'm trying to remember the name of a book" threads? Not just on this forum.