Deeplight

Frances Hardinge

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Macmillan Children's Books
29 October 2019

Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Epic Fantasy; Mythological Creatures, People & Places; Gods; Steampunk Sci-Fi; Monsters Fantasy; Young Adult Fantasy

One of our finest storytellers,' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent

This macabre YA adventure, with a touch of Lovecraftian steampunk, features underwater exploration, monsters of the deep, relic-based technology and questions of loyalty.

The gods are dead. About fifty years ago they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why.

In an alternative world, fifty years after the death of the gods, a fifteen-year-old boy, Hark, finds the still beating heart of a terrifying deity and uses it to try to save his best friend. Hark risks everything to keep the heart out of the hands of smugglers, military scientists and secret fanatical cults, to try to use it to sustain the life of his best friend, who is gradually and eerily transforming. But how long should someone stay loyal to a friend who is himself becoming a monster?

By: Frances Hardinge
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 452g
ISBN: 9781529014570
ISBN 10: 1529014573
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 29 October 2019
Recommended Age: From 12 to 16 years
Audience: Young adult , Children/juvenile , Preschool (0-5) , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frances Hardinge spent her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, by this time a persistent friend had finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of Fly By Night, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. Known for her beautiful use of language, she has since written many critically acclaimed novels, including A Skinful of Shadows, Verdigris Deep, Cuckoo Song, and the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.

Reviews for Deeplight

Frances Hardinge has joined the company of writers whose books I will always seek out and read -- Garth Nix There is no mistaking the distinctive voice and vividly crafted prose of Frances Hardinge. She is a writer who delights in language, and whose stories fizz with ideas, allusions and eccentric detail * Metro * A novel by Hardinge is always an event * Sunday Times * Electrifyingly good -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman * Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now -- Patrick Ness