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Deeplight

Von: Frances Hardinge
Gesprochen von: Joshua Akehurst
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'One of our finest storytellers' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
'Pure magic' M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

From Frances Hardinge, the Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree comes Deeplight - an underwater adventure as dangerous as the gods themselves . . .

The gods of the Myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. Then one day they rose up and tore each other apart, killing many hundreds of islanders and changing the Myriad forever.

On the jumbled streets of the Island of Lady's Crave live Hark and his best friend Jelt. They are scavengers: living off their wits, diving for relics of the gods, desperate for anything they can sell. But now there is something stirring beneath the waves, calling to someone brave enough to retrieve it. Something valuable. Something dangerous.

Nothing is quite as it seems, and when the waves try to claim Jelt, Hark will do anything to save him. Even if it means compromising not just who Jelt is, but what he is . . .

 Literatur & Belletristik Science Fiction & Fantasy

Kritikerstimmen

Hardinge creates an entire world and furnishes it with wonders. Pure magic. (M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts)
Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now (Patrick Ness)
In Deeplight, Hardinge's unparalleled, terrifying imagination illuminates an underwater world filled with the potent debris of departed gods, and the desperate ambitions of the humans who seek it. No one else writes quite like her - every new book is something extraordinary to be celebrated. (Imogen Russell Williams)
Electrifyingly good (Amanda Craig)
A novel by Hardinge is always an event
Frances Hardinge has joined the company of writers whose books I will always seek out and read (Garth Nix)
There is no mistaking the distinctive voice and vividly crafted prose of Frances Hardinge. She is a writer who delights in language, and whose stories fizz with ideas, allusions and eccentric detail
Costa award-winner Hardinge is on top form. (Sally Morris)
The high priestess of Gothic brings a whole world to meticulous and terrifying life, as two boys stumble upon a secret as frightening as it is wonderful. Deeply, marvellously haunting. (Marianne Levy)
A magical fantasy adventure from the award-winning author of The Lie Tree.
A feat of impressive world-building and imagination.
This is a dazzling deep-sea tale.
Hardinge’s surreal powers of world-building combine with her astute understanding of relationships to create a weird, wonderful, beguiling novel.
Frances Hardinge is among the most original writers working today and Deeplight (Macmilllan) one of her finest books yet. She's a writer who defies easy categorisation; this will entice older children and beyond. (Fiona Noble)

Frances Hardinge is among the most original writers working today and Deeplight (Macmillan) one of her finest books yet. Here, her dazzling imagination has conjured the Myriad archipelago, a strange world of undersea gods, lush mythology and Lovecraftian submersibles. Two very human boys, orphans turned scavengers, make a dangerous
discovery that drives a thrilling and unpredictable plot. She’s a writer who defies easy categorisation; this will entice older children and far beyond
The writing is exquisite and adults will enjoy it as much as teenagers
It’s a great adventure, you really believe in the world that Frances has created
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Deeplight by Frances Hardinge is an imaginative story with strong worldbuilding, vivid character descriptions, and engaging prose. The narrator does a great job bringing the tale to life. However, despite these strengths, I can’t wholeheartedly recommend the book due to several storytelling issues.

Hardinge leans too heavily on plot conveniences, allowing the protagonist to master impossibly complex tasks—like piloting a near-impossible submarine—simply because the story demands it. This kind of storytelling fosters the misleading notion that skill can be replaced by sheer willpower. Additionally, character motivations sometimes shift abruptly to serve the plot, as seen with the scientist character’s sudden and unearned change of heart.

The book's most intriguing concept—the mysterious deep-sea world infused with "liquid fear"—is largely underutilized. Instead of embracing the eerie physics of such an environment, Hardinge treats it as interchangeable with land, missing an opportunity to create something truly unique.

While the book has compelling elements, its reliance on contrived storytelling and missed worldbuilding potential left me more frustrated than immersed.


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