Age Group: 12+ Years

Description:

Somewhere in the Deep is a pulse-pounding YA fantasy from Indian author Tanvi Berwah, set in the same South Asian-inspired world as her debut Monsters Born and Made. Seventeen-year-old Krescent "Kress" Dune has spent years fighting monstrous creatures in underground pits to pay off the crushing debts left by her disgraced parents. When a ruinous fight gets her banned from the pits, she accepts a desperate bargain: accompany a search-and-rescue mission into the dark, labyrinthine mining caves beneath the colonised island of Kar Atish, where a team of miners has been missing for nearly a year. Trapped underground with enemies at her back and terrifying creatures lurking in the depths, Kress begins to uncover secrets about the island's precious zargunine alloy — and the ruthless forces controlling her people's fate. Praised by Publishers Weekly for its sharp exploration of class, colonialism, and survival. Recommended for readers aged 14 and above.