After much of the continent became submerged, people started
prospecting and farming the only place left to find land: the bottom of the
ocean. Ty lives with this family on their 400 acre farm and dreams of the day
when he'll own his own land--except the common wealth says no one will get any
land, or any supplies until the notorious criminals aboard the Seablite are
caught. Ty tries to help Gemma, a girl from topside, find her missing brother
amongst the ruff frontier folk while keeping an eye out for Shade, the infamous
leader of the Seablight gang. He has a dark gift that makes
him almost impossible to catch...and he's not the only one.
WOW. If I could give six stars, I would. DARK LIFE is the
most original and interesting YA book I've read in years. Take 2000 Leagues
Under the Sea, mix in a little X-Men, and add a healthy dash of Kenneth Oppel's
AIRBORN, and you've got DARK LIFE.
I'm adding Kat Fall's to my list of favorite authors, and then I'm going to stalk her website to see when the next book, RIP TIDE comes out.
