![]() ![]() Specifically, the world building and characters work to elevate the material. Some of the dialogue reads like an 80’s anime or Saturday morning cartoon, but there’s obviously a lot of detail. It’s a great story with plenty of action! There is a forced marriage involved as well as giant robots, space knights, and an evil plot from within the government. Lord Roland’s beloved Gabriela is kidnapped and taken as a hostage, but not all is as it seems. When the Red Eyes, a band of pirates and force of evil, begin to move a plot is discovered involving asteroids converted into ships. This first book reminds me of an old Flash Gordon serial mixed with the Knights of the Round Table. ![]() Reavers of the Void is the first of the Star Knight Saga of books. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Ty is the first child ever born under the sea, and like all children born below, he has what is known as a Dark Gift. As Dark Life begins, Ty is living in the Benthic Settlement, the sea base established by the first pioneers to move underwater once rising sea levels swallowed the world. The film rights were sold to the Gotham Group and a film adaptation is currently in development. It won multiple awards for young adult books in 2011, most prestigiously the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award. Exploring themes of culture clashes, environmentalism, and the courage it takes to venture away from the only thing one knows, critics praised Dark Life for its original concept and well-developed characters. At the same time, Ty discovers his own unique gift, part of his legacy as a child of the sea. When he meets a teenage girl, Gemma, who still lives on the land and is searching for her brother, they team up against an evil group of bandits, the Seablite Gang, and discover the truth lurking behind the mask of the villains. ![]() He has spent his entire life under the sea. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where water has overrun the cities, it centers on a teenage boy named Ty who is the first child born underwater. Dark Life (2010), a futuristic science fiction novel by American author Kat Falls, is the first in a three-part series that is followed by Rip Tide and Inhuman. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is known for its beautiful coral reefs, sponges and brilliant fish.Ĭonsidered among the best deep-water anchorages in the Caribbean, if not the world, Bitter End is. ![]() Off the northeast arm of Virgin Gorda is the North Sound, which washes ashore Bitter End’s mile of waterfront. Don’t miss the trip to Spanish Town to sample Virgin Gorda’s local cuisine and culture. Or climb to “Drake’s Lookout” at BEYC, overlooking Eustatia Sound and North Sound.Įvidence of the rich heritage of African, Indian, English and Spanish history is plentiful, from the Spanish ruins at Little Fort National Park to the Cornish Copper Mines, where the old foundations are set against the azure sea at the island’s southwestern tip. To stretch your legs, hike to the island’s high point, Gorda Peak, for a splendid panoramic view of the surrounding islands. Natural beauty is in abundance and accessible via indigenous plant-lined trails, nature sanctuaries and natural wonders of our protected national parks - no visit to Virgin Gorda is complete without a visit to the world famous “Baths.” And if you love beaches, make sure to visit Savannah Bay, regularly ranked among the Caribbean’s best. ![]() Named by Christopher Columbus for its unique shape of a reclining woman, it is the third-largest island (at just 8.5 square miles) in the British Virgin Islands and boasts many pristine beaches, coves and caves worth exploring. Virgin Gorda is Bitter End’s island home. ![]() |