Falls, Kat. Dark Life. Book 1 of the Dark Life series. 2010. 304p. ISBN 9780545178143. Available at FIC FAL on the library shelves.
Most of the land has been flooded under the rising water of melting polar cap, and now the remaining land is overcrowded. To remedy this situation, the continental shelf has been opened up for settlement. Ty is the first child born in one of the underwater settlements. Rumors have it that children who live in the water have developed strange abilities due to the water pressure and conditions. When asked, Ty claims that this is not the case.
Eking a living farming underwater, Ty’s family are part of the brave new crop of settlers who literally took the plunge. Relations between those who live above the water and those who live below are tense, due to poor government policies and a lack of understanding on both parties.
When Ty comes across a derelict submarine, he discovers a Topside girl in it. Gemma is a tourist from the mainland, looking for her brother who is prospecting down on the shelf. When outlaws, led by Shade, begin attacking the settlers, however, life suddenly becomes difficult. Before the outlaws would have seized government cargo, but now they’re dealing directly against the local settlers. This group of criminal is about to make life on the frontier unbearable, and Ty and Gemma are right in the way …
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