Our protagonist, 16-year old, Leyla McQueen, is living on her own in London. Set at the end of the 21st-century, the world is now underwater. The Light at the Bottom of the World is no exception. And her father will be lost to her forever.ĭebut novels have really been impressive lately. If Leyla fails to discover the truths at the heart of her world, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture-or worse. Now she must brave unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a guarded, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. But the race takes an unexpected turn, forcing Leyla to make an impossible choice.
The Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. When sixteen-year-old submersible racer Leyla McQueen is chosen to participate in the prestigious annual marathon, she sees an opportunity to save her father, who has been arrested on false charges. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between fear and hope-fear of what lurks in the depths around them, and hope that they might one day find a way back to the surface. In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. And her father will be lost to her forever.Hope had abandoned them to the wrath of all the waters.
The Light at the Bottom of the World (Light the Abyss #1) In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London.
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