

Deeplight
Author: Frances Hardinge
Narrator: Joshua Akehurst
Unabridged: 12 hr 31 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/14/2020
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
Author: Frances Hardinge
Narrator: Joshua Akehurst
Unabridged: 12 hr 31 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 04/14/2020
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
Frances Hardinge is the winner of the 2015 Costa Book of the Year for The Lie Tree, one of just two young adult novels to win the major UK literary prize. Known for her beautiful use of language, Hardinge has written many critically acclaimed novels, including Cuckoo Song, Gullstruck Island, Fly by Night, Verdigris Deep, Fly Trap, and Skinful of Shadows. She lives in England.
This is a story about friendship (the toxic kind), sea monsters (the dead kind), secrets (the very secret kind) and deep sea adventures (the kind that will get you killed almost definitely). The feeling of reeling devastation when you realise that a newly discovered author has published countless boo......more
I've got to hand it to Hardinge. When she decides to do some worldbuilding, she dives deep. And in this case, I mean that literally. The world is recovering after sea gods destroyed it several decades past and the remnants eke out a hard survival among the waters and the islands. I was fascinated to......more
Holy sh*t this book was good. The plot was solid, the characters were lovely, and the storycraft was impeccable. Everything connected, everything bled into every other part of the story and it all felt so organic. The only thing that pisses me off is that this is not YA IMO. This is a heavy, heavy st......more
“Hardinge is assured and sophisticated in her exploration of the dark temptations of power.” Wall Street Journal
“Equal parts dazzling fantasy, swashbuckling adventure, and tender coming-of-age tale.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Monsters and mortals collide in this fantasy adventure that explores the hypnotic allure of fear, the adamant grip of the past, and the redeeming power of stories…Thrilling.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Dazzling fantasy, swashbuckling adventure, and tender coming-of-age tale, this ambitious stand-alone from Hardinge cautions against xenophobia, zealotry, and greed while using boldly draw characters.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Glorious thematic complexity inhabits a wildly inventive world, with the menacing roils of a dangerous sea threatening the archipelago and touches of steampunk rounding out the fantastical elements….Readers will be thrilled to be pulled into the alluring expanse of her work.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
“Chilling and provocative, this dark fantasy will appeal to thrill seekers and cerebral tweens.” Booklist
“Provides a great many features of interest: the Undersea’s breathable water; sign language as a common parlance.” Horn Book