Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep

Description

Utterly is found washed up on the shores of the Autumn Isles and taken in by the mysterious Watcher of Wildsea. When her guardian is drowned, Utterly is thrust into the role of Watcher, but can she keep the island safe from the threat of the terrifying Gorm? Mysteries lie beneath the oceans surface and adventure beckons. Utterly will unearth secrets about the sea, her parents and life itself.

Philip Reeve grew up in Brighton. He has been writing stories since he was five years old, but the first one to be published was Mortal Engines which won the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award, and was made into a blockbuster film. Philip has also provided cartoons and jokes for many books, including Horrible Histories, and co-created young fiction with illustrator Sarah McIntyre including the Roly-Poly Flying Pony series and Oliver and the Seawigs.

Magnificent . . . This is magical storytelling * Jenny McLachlan * Absolutely extraordinary writing, like Charles Dickens writing Ursula K Le Guin . . . I can't think of anyone who does worldbuilding the way Philip Reeve does * Ross Montgomery * An absorbing, brilliant book. A glorious read. I loved my journey to Wildsea * Lisa Thompson * A gutsy and gusty story of powerful old magic * LoveReading *