Deeplight (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419743207)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in this inventive YA fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge

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

Now, even coin-sized scraps of dead god are worth a fortune because of the strange powers they're said to possess. But few are brave enough to dive and search for them.

When fifteen-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of one of these deities, he'll risk everything to keep it out of the hands of smugglers, scientists, and cults who would kill for its power. Because Hark needs the heart if he wants to save the life of his best friend, Jelt. But the power of a god was not meant for human hands.

With the heart, Jelt begins to eerily transform, and Hark will have to decide if he can stay loyal to his friend--or what he's willing to sacrifice to save him.

Author: Frances Hardinge
ISBN-10: 1419743201
ISBN-13: 9781419743207
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2020
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509435 / Deeplight


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020 pg. 166
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2020
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 52
School Library Journal 02/28/2020 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Shelf Awareness 04/17/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Frances Hardinge is the winner of the 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 critcally acclaimed novels, including Cuckoo Song, Gullstruck Island, Fly by Night, Verdigris Deep, and Fly Trap. She lives in England. Visit the author at franceshardinge.com.