This Gilded Abyss
Science fiction adventure with sapphic romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
Death waits beneath the waves as two estranged lovers face their demons...
Sergeant Nix Marr left her dark past buried beneath the sea. Then Kessandra, the people’s favourite princess (and Nix's much-loathed ex), recruits Nix for a covert mission. Their goal – to investigate a massacre in the under-water city of Fall. Nix tries to refuse, but finds herself boarding a luxurious submersible as Kessandra's bodyguard. After all, Kess always gets what she wants.
As they descend to the city, Kessandra reveals the chilling truth. They aren’t investigating a massacre, but the trigger that caused it – a sickness that turns victims into mindless killers. And when a royal passenger is murdered, it’s clear the infection is on board . . . and no one on the submersible is safe.
Trusting Kessandra, despite her lies, will become Nix's only hope.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Rebecca Thorne, This Gilded Abyss is an intense, utterly thrilling steampunk adventure for fans of Arcane, BioShock and Tamsyn Muir's The Locked Tomb
Rebecca Thorne’s Can’t Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Taking a detour from all things cozy, Thorne (Can't Spell Treason Without Tea) amps up the tension and danger in this fast-paced standalone fantasy. Sgt. Nix Marr swore she would never take another assignment in the Crypt, the deep sea mines underneath the submerged city of Fall and the primary source of ichoron, a metallic substance with seemingly limitless applications. Her last deployment to the mines ended with her best friend dead and Nix's heart broken by her royal ex, Subarch Kessandra "Kess" Marie Vendermere Biltean III. Now, however, Kess needs Nix's help investigating a massacre in Fall, and she's not above using bribery to get her way. Nix reluctantly agrees to act as Kess's bodyguard aboard the Luminosity, the submersible that makes the three day trip to Fall. They soon discover that the ship offers no safety from the violence sweeping Fall as an illness that "incites violent rage in its victims" spreads among the passengers, putting both women in terrible danger. Thorne skillfully weaves together horror, mystery, and sapphic romance to create an un-put-downable fantasy. Hannah Whitten fans should snap this up.
