In a post-apocalyptic aquatic world in which the world's icecaps have melted and there exists a way to bring back the dead for twenty-four hours, one girl must bring back her sister to find the answers to her parents' death, a question that has left her seething with anger and resentment since she discovered that her sister "was" responsible.
The catch... her sister claims innocence and in their subsequent search for the truth, the secret of the terrible price it takes to revive the dead might come to light... Something that the company responsible will do anything to keep from happening.
With time and goons breathing down their necks, the pace remains brisk and focused. Each clue leads to the next and brings them more directly into the cross hairs. Can two sisters who have fallen out work together and trust each other enough to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths in time? Will they ever reconcile? What is the real cost of bringing back the dead? All will be revealed in The Vanishing Deep.
Being a librarian and unwitting professional book reviewer, I have read a lot of books and summaries of books. I am often put in a position of having to give an educated opinion on what titles are well-created, what titles will work for certain people and not for others, and in general figuring out what works in a book and what doesn't. I feel comfortable saying that Scholte has a very clear voice and strong idea which has been executed well. It seems like a title that could really go places, especially in a market in which, though fairly saturated with dystopian post-apocalyptic fiction, seems to be still going fairly strong with such subject matter. The characters are clear and individual and the plot line ensures a driving need to continue, which is underscored by the continued presence of the time given at the beginning of each chapter. I can't wait to read more of it.
The catch... her sister claims innocence and in their subsequent search for the truth, the secret of the terrible price it takes to revive the dead might come to light... Something that the company responsible will do anything to keep from happening.
With time and goons breathing down their necks, the pace remains brisk and focused. Each clue leads to the next and brings them more directly into the cross hairs. Can two sisters who have fallen out work together and trust each other enough to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths in time? Will they ever reconcile? What is the real cost of bringing back the dead? All will be revealed in The Vanishing Deep.
Being a librarian and unwitting professional book reviewer, I have read a lot of books and summaries of books. I am often put in a position of having to give an educated opinion on what titles are well-created, what titles will work for certain people and not for others, and in general figuring out what works in a book and what doesn't. I feel comfortable saying that Scholte has a very clear voice and strong idea which has been executed well. It seems like a title that could really go places, especially in a market in which, though fairly saturated with dystopian post-apocalyptic fiction, seems to be still going fairly strong with such subject matter. The characters are clear and individual and the plot line ensures a driving need to continue, which is underscored by the continued presence of the time given at the beginning of each chapter. I can't wait to read more of it.