Dark Life - Brossura

Falls, Kat

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1847387616 ISBN 13: 9781847387615

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010

Riassunto

Ty has lived under the ocean for his entire life. Following global warming and the rise of the seas, his family joined an underwater community in hopes of living in the new frontier of the ocean floor. But When Ty meets Gemma, a girl from "topside", who is searching the seas for her brother, she quickly makes his life very complicated. Together Ty and Gemma face dangerous sea creatures and venture into the frontier town's rough underworld as they search for her missing brother. But the deeper they dig, the more attention they attract, and soon Ty and Gemma find themselves being hunted by a gang of outlaws who roam the underwater territories causing havoc, and who seem to have eerie abilities. But Ty has a secret of his own, living underwater for his entire life has meant he has also developed a "special" power. Can he keep it a secret from Gemma and his family or is it time for him to finally tell everyone the truth?

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Recensione

"Dark Life is a fascinating tale which has an old-school charm. The author has an extraordinary talent for transporting us to an underwater world which still holds so much mystery for humanity. ...The imaginative power of this book really blew me away. The unusual descriptions and attention to oceanic detail were one of my favourite things about this book. It has a huge appeal for anyone remotely interested in sea life. ...Overall, a fascinating story which will take you to the far reach of the ocean floor. It will entertain you with its funny dialogue and have you rather enamoured of its hero. A great read which I definitely recommend!" The Bookette, 24th June 10
"Dark Life is a sparkling debut that captivated my imagination from first word to last. Kat Falls is a major new YA talent. The first part of Dark Life that I have to gush about is the breathtaking imagery ...You know, I think this is the first dystopian novel that actually sounds okay to live in. Kat Falls has managed to dream up a vision of the future that's completely original. Can you tell how much I love this yet? I believe Dark Life to be the beginning of a series, and though I think it works beautifully as a stand-alone novel, I'm waiting anxiously for another chance to read Kat Falls' writing." So Many Books, So Little Time, 24th June 10

L'autore

Kat Falls grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and now teaches at NU, where she is continually inspired by her students' creativity. She started writing DARK LIFE as a writing exercise. Knowing that her 12-year-old son loved reading about the ocean, Wild West pioneers and, of course, the X-Men, she combined his interests and created the premise for a story that kept her up nights plotting and world-building.
Kat lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, theatre director Robert Falls, their three lively children, two cats, two guinea pigs and a snake named Poncho.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847387616
• ISBN 13: 9781847387615
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304