The Vanishing Deep
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The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Astrid Scholte, author of Four Dead Queens, brings fans a thrilling new standalone YA where the dead can be revived.for a price. Tempest is a talented diver and with her older sister Elyssea, she has explored the ruins of many cities on the ocean floor, searching for anything of value to sell in the salt crusted markets on Zenith Reef. However, after Elyssea mysteriously drowns, Tempest is forced to dive and scavenge alone, barely scraping by. But when she finds a real living green plant at her dive site, an item so rare it is almost priceless, she finally has the money to have all her questions answered--by her dead sister. For the price of 3,000 notes, the research facility on the island of Palindromena will revive the departed for 24 hours before returning them to death. It is a time for the dead to make peace with the past and let the living move forward. Strong-willed Elyssea has other plans. Convincing Tempest to break her out of the facility, they embark on a dangerous adventure to find out the truth about their supposedly deceased parents, the secret behind the revival process, and the true price for restored life.Astrid Scholte understood from a young age that she wanted to be surrounded by all things fantastical, having grown up on a diet of Spielberg, Lucas, and Disney. She's spent the previous ten years as an artist and manager in cinema, animation, and television. Working on James Cameron's Avatar, Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, and George Miller's Happy Feet Two are among his career highlights. She is a visual writer who aspires to portray the vivid stories that play out in her head like movies. She paints her favorite literary characters and obeys her furry rulers, Lilo and Mickey, when she's not writing. Her debut novel is titled Four Dead Queens.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780525513957 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525513957 |
| Title | The Vanishing Deep |
| Author | Astrid Scholte |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2020-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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