""Steal-your-breath adventure."" βMarissa Meyer, #1Β New York TimesΒ bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles
Perfect for fans of Fable and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure is like nothing else, featuring a vividly imagined dystopian world, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is greatβbut the risks are even greater.
In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops.
For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing newβever since her father died in a diving accident, sheβs barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara.
Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetimeβa massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas.
Jin knows itβs too dangerous. She stopped diving after her fatherβs accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jinβs left with only one choice: to go with her.
A ragtag crew is assembledβincluding Jinβs annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues thatβs beyond even Jinβs wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named JoΓ£o Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself sheβd never do again: dive.
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Dinesh Thiru is a writer and stay-at-home dad currently living in Barcelona. He grew up in North Carolina, married his college sweetheart from the University of Pennsylvania, and spent over a decade in San Francisco. Dinesh is half-Indian, half-white. He loves the ocean. He used to have other interests, but he swapped them for kids. Those kids are seven, four, and a dog. You can find him at dineshthiru.com.