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Dark Life

(Dark Life #1)

Kat Falls (Goodreads Author)

3.90 · Rating details · 13,568 ratings · 1,634 reviews

A thrilling futuristic adventure set deep undersea, Dark Life follows the settlers of the world's first subsea settlement as they defend their homesteads against a brazen band of outlaws.

Set in an apocalyptic future where rising oceans have swallowed up entire regions and people live packed like sardines on the dry land left, DARK LIFE is the harrowing tale of ...more

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Jul 26, 2010 Bookwatcher rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: YA and sci-fi readers

Recommended to Bookwatcher by: Kika

Shelves: favorites, sci-fi, teen-ya

Marvelous book! My 5 stars and my applause

(no, I'm not a guy... I just like this animated gift

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Well, without spoil the story I can say some things...

* All the story is Ty's POV. I enjoy this wise choice of the writer. It's so rare to read a YA book with a guy as narrator. I love Ty voice.

* Gemma, the main female character, is so brave! Looking for her brother she affront all her fears without second thoughts! SOOOO BRAVE! Love her!

* The adventure of this book never ends! True! My advice is: take a long breath and then diher!
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Apr 11, 2019 Corinna rated it really liked it

I adore books with a setting that's basically another character. And this book did it so well!

Ty and his family live under the ocean on a farm. A fish and kelp farm! With bubbles for fences and a jellyfish-shaped house. And yet, Kat Falls managed to stay away from the Bubble Guppy vibe and keep it feeling legitimately scientific.

The character interaction was wonderful. Many YA books come across as angsty and overdone in their relationship dynamics, but this was fun and believable. The target audien ...more

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May 20, 2011 Mitchel Broussard rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, mystery, ya-fiction, dystopia, sci-fi

We've all had our fill of dystopia-infused YA literature in the past couple of years. From the trilogy that seemed to have sparked its massive popularity much like the books that sparked the vampire craze, it's been hard to distinguish the rest of the pack from poor imitators. Dark Life, the first novel by college professor Kat Falls, is no imitator: here is a true, original, fun and fascinating dystopic tale fueled with imagination, relatable characters and a beautifully realized undersea setting.

F We've all had our fill of dystopia-infused YA literature in the past couple of years. From the trilogy that seemed to have sparked its massive popularity much like the books that sparked the vampire craze, it's been hard to distinguish the rest of the pack from poor imitators. Dark Life, the first novel by college professor Kat Falls, is no imitator: here is a true, original, fun and fascinating dystopic tale fueled with imagination, relatable characters and a beautifully realized undersea setting.

Falls nails that sense of location from the first paragraph, where we see Ty, born and raised subsea at his family's homestead, navigating the fallen ruins of New York City that fell into the ocean during "the Rising." No detail is given to this apocalyptic event, but that plays to the book's favor. This is very much a book about characters in a strange setting, which just happens to be a dystopic future; Falls never bangs over your head the rules of the government or makes them seem evil in any way. Their actions over the course of the book bring that to light all by its self; it's a beautiful way to ingratiate a reader into a new world.

But the setting had me sold from the get-go. Essentially a wild-west/frontier tale with a future/sci-fi twist superimposed over it, Falls nails everything that one would expect of living on the ocean floor in such a weirdly descriptive way I wonder how she came up with some of it. The Dark Life (people living on the ocean's floor) fled Topside's crowded living space, much like the brave pioneers who fled west.

Between the cool tech (subsea architecture, bubble fences, manta boards, liquigen) and the imaginative ways they were introduced and the silky-smooth writing, the book is ferociously readable. The only thing I would knock it for is its brevity: not even 300 pages. It really felt like half a book, despite a satisfying resolution to most of the hanging plot threads.

The sheer originality on display here warrants reading alone. I can NOT WAIT for Rip Tide. ...more

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May 15, 2017 Montzalee Wittmann rated it liked it

Dark Life (Dark Life #1) by Kat Falls is a futuristic book in which the world is so crowded that some folks live in the sea. They have settlements there complete with crops and everything. Weird but cool but not very believable. This story is about an orphan that runs away from a cruel orphanage and ends up meeting a guy who lives in the sea. He takes her down to show her his home. There is corrupt government, gang of trouble makers, and people after the girl. I liked the idea and the plot was ...more

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Jan 16, 2010 Abby Johnson rated it it was amazing

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In a future America where rising seas have claimed much of the land, leaving Topsiders to pack themselves in tiny stacked apartments, some people have taken to the ocean. These pioneers live on the ocean floor, farming the sea and sending crops to the government in exchange for their homesteads. This is where Ty Townsend has lived all his life. He was the first child to be born in the undersea community of Benthic Territory and he loves it there. But when outlaws threaten the safety of the settl ...more

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May 07, 2010 Gabriella rated it it was ok

Shelves: first-reads, skimmed, deceeded-my-expectations, series-i-didnt-finish, light-reads, during-and-or-after-the-end, dystopian, sci-fi

Finally! It took Scholastic forever to get this book out to me. Anyway, once I read it I'll quickly write a review for it.

***

Well I've finished the book and now I must write a review.

To be quite frank I thought the book was boring. It takes place sometime in the future, after some terrible natural disaster I believe. The oceans have taken over most of the land, so many people have been forced to live under the sea. That sounds pretty good huh? I thought so! But this ...more

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May 11, 2015 Esther rated it liked it

Shelves: owned-books

I tried to read this book once before, more than a year ago. Somewhere around page 100 I stopped because I couldn't really get into the story.

Felt a little bit the same this time and figured out why. This book could be more describing, since the main character, Ty, is living on the bottom of the ocean. I just couldn't picture the submarines, the homes and the trade station and lower decks. I've never really seen those things, so it was and still is, hard to see the whole picture in m ...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Neal Shusterman rated it really liked it

Read this over a year ago, and the world keeps coming back to me. Definitely worth the read. Kat Falls has build a compelling and believable world.

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May 18, 2018 C.P. Cabaniss rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, audio, science-fiction

This book was somewhat of a random check out for me. One of the reading challenges I was doing had a task that required a book that was set under water. While browsing online for books that would fit that, I stumbled upon this and my library happened to have a copy. And I really liked it.

The idea of the underwater settlement was really interesting and I found the explanation about how things worked to be fascinating. The ocean has always been alluring to me, so books that use it as a large focu ...more

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Sep 28, 2016 Xiangyu Chen rated it it was amazing

WARNING: NEVER Mess With the Deep Ocean

“Balls of red light dangled from the jaws of vapor fish; jellyfish shimmered like pink clouds; and gulper eels, with their neon spots, streaked past like comets” (Falls 297)

The deep ocean, dark and mysterious, is thriving with life, all kinds of life. In the book "Dark Life" by Kat Falls, the ocean is rising, and the deep ocean is becoming even deeper... Being the first to born at the bottom of the ocean, Ty always feels a little di WARNING: NEVER Mess With the Deep Ocean

“Balls of red light dangled from the jaws of vapor fish; jellyfish shimmered like pink clouds; and gulper eels, with their neon spots, streaked past like comets” (Falls 297)

The deep ocean, dark and mysterious, is thriving with life, all kinds of life. In the book "Dark Life" by Kat Falls, the ocean is rising, and the deep ocean is becoming even deeper... Being the first to born at the bottom of the ocean, Ty always feels a little different. Living with his family at the bottom of the ocean, all is at least peaceful. Yet, not for long, the dangers are approaching, ALL is about to change.
A terrifying group of sea Outlaws, known as the Seablite Gang, attacked Ty’s neighbor, something that they have never done before, since they were only known for attacking governments. What has changed? Joined by Gemma, a girl from the land, Ty goes on to face the biggest challenge ever: capturing the Outlaws, but what he doesn’t know is that he is being hunted, instead of the other way around.
In this mystery filled science fiction packed with action, you will find yourself not wanting to stop reading. Watch the words form into images before your very eyes, and see the dark cloud of suspense dissipate to reveal thrilling mysteries and uttermost secrets. Watch as the talented Ty and the witty Gemma take on a challenge to save the ocean settlement. With a mysterious thrilling mood and the limited perspective of the determined Ty, the book draws you in faster than a tornado, and before you know it, the book is finished and you don’t have any more time to do your homework. (Don’t let that happen!!!)
There are just so many things I like about this book. The Ocean always interests me, with all the different species and closely linking to boats and submarines. Kat Falls’ book Dark Life contains everything I loved. From describing the beautiful scene of the ocean to explaining the different varieties of submarine for different purposes. From being such an action-packed, thrilling book, to the touch of mystery, done just right, in the book; but most importantly, from the constant battle Ty is fighting, not just the outlaws, the society, but also his inner self. I have learned SO much more from this book!
As Kat Falls weave her story into my mind, I felt like I have learned not just one, but several lessons. Through the book, she taught me to always accept who I am, she taught me to be courageous, to be brave, and to be quick to help people, like Ty. A well done book by a talented author, what more can I wish for?

WARNING: “Behold the deep, beware the deep…” (Falls).

Falls, Kat. Dark Life. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.
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Feb 06, 2012 Yin Chien 인첸 rated it it was amazing

I couldn't fathom why I took so long to reach (read) this book - it has been sitting on my to-be-read shelf for so long. I'm so glad I finally read it, because it's superb! Dark Life is set in a futuristic world where the rising sea-levels have sunken most of the lands and scientists and pioneers are starting to test the possibilities of living under the sea. Of course, most people still prefer to live on land, even though they are forced to cramp with each other due to the limited spaces.
I couldn't fathom why I took so long to reach (read) this book - it has been sitting on my to-be-read shelf for so long. I'm so glad I finally read it, because it's superb! Dark Life is set in a futuristic world where the rising sea-levels have sunken most of the lands and scientists and pioneers are starting to test the possibilities of living under the sea. Of course, most people still prefer to live on land, even though they are forced to cramp with each other due to the limited spaces.

Ty is a great character. He has an irrefutable love for the sea and its inhabitants. Growing up subsea, he loves to explore every crook and cranny of the sea and enjoys a good adventure of escaping a school of aggressive green lantern sharks. Unlike any other hormonal teenage boy, his thoughts of Gemma, a girl he encountered on board of an abandoned sub, is without ill-thoughts, if you know what I mean. Being a morally upright person, Ty has an inborn sense of justice which does not sway even though the circumstances are complicated.

Gemma is someone you'd like at first sight, but you'll then learn that she is actually rash and compulsive. She never thinks about the consequences to her actions as her sole mission is to find her brother, and she is willing to do anything to achieve her goal. However, she is a nice and likeable character - she is always raising her hand to offer her help (though most of the time she isn't much of a help). Gemma and Ty make the perfect couple. Ty, with his quick-thinking and cautious nature, balances out Gemma's recklessness. He is always there to back her up when she gets into trouble.

The story is fast-paced and action-packed. In every chapter, you're introduced to something new, be it a fact about the sea or its inhabitants, a concept of how the underwater homesteads function or a twist in the plot. You'll never get bored of it. Instead, you'll find yourself wanting more and more!

It is obvious that the author has done some research for this book as she is able to name certain sea creatures that only exists in the deep blue sea. By this, I mean creatures that can only be found deep under the sea, such as the bioluminiscent anglerfish. Also, the author introduces to us a refreshing concept of living under the sea within jellyfish-like homesteads while breathing in liquified oxygen known as Liquigen so that the lungs can still function while one is swimming in the high-pressured depths of the sea.

The concept of Dark Gifts is quite fascinating. I'm not going to say more about this, lest I accidentally reveal spoilers, but I mean it when I say it's awesome. The ending of the story is something that I'd not expected and never saw coming, which is definitely a good sign. The author manages to tie up loose ends at the end of the story and gives me the pleasure of seeing the story ending with a conclusion.

Dark Life presents readers with a magical place where the sounds, colors and smells will invade your sense and grip your heart. It made me fall in love with an amazing new world under the sea; it taught me to appreciate the natural beauty of marine life. This is a book not to be missed! ...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Flannery rated it really liked it

Shelves: kcls, young-adult-teen, read-in-2010, swords-and-lasers

There is some seriously cool world-building going on up in here. I'm glad I squeezed finishing off this book in between watching Easy A with my family (pretty awesome) and trying NOT to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (all music by Burt Bacharach...nuff said). Kat Falls' first novel is set underwater in a future where most of our land is under the ocean and the majority of people live in crowded tenement blocks. Ty, the teenage protagonist, is the first child born in the underwater colo ...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Brenda Lower rated it it was ok

Shelves: kids-chapter-books, science-fiction, dystopian

Ty is a pioneer, but instead of going west, like the old days, his family went deep! As the water levels rise and space on land grows more and more precious, people have started going under the sea. Ty knows nothing but living underwater. He is much more familiar with the life that thrives in the darkness of the deep sea than he is with sunshine and stars.

One day, Gemma shows up from the world above and changes everything in his life. She seems so vulnerable alone, searching for her brother tha ...more

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May 28, 2012 Damali rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: scifi and dystopian fans, kids and big kids!

Shelves: sci-fi, dystopian-pa-zombies, audiobook, world-crush, submerged-buried

I usually don’t want to read anything about the ocean, so I wasn’t that excited to be starting this. It was just a short book I could listen to. What a surprise! Get this: What's left of the world is overpopulated to the point where people have to buy space just to be alone for a few minutes. People don’t even have their own bedrooms!Think Original Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon. Underwater, the settlers are entitled to claim 100 acres at age 18.

Gemma lives on the surface, and she’s g ...more

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Apr 09, 2011 Christian Minor rated it it was amazing

In a world taking place undersea after the oceans rose and earthquakes caused whole regions to fall into the deep, deep path below, humans live packed into stack cities. They barely go outside because sunlight can cause 3rd degree burns all over. As a result, some pioneers staked out a living on the ocean floor. Ty was born and raised in the deep. He was the first to be born in subsea underwater. By the way he’s not pleasant to hear the whole experiment may fail due to a gang of outlaws that ha ...more

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Jul 08, 2010 Hope Baugh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I haven't had time to keep up with recording on GoodReads what I've been reading, but last night I finished reading the hardcover edition of Dark Life, by Kat Falls, and I LOVED IT. I want to tell everyone about it! It is a fast-paced, suspenseful, action-adventure story set vividly on a post-apocalyptic ocean frontier. Cool homes, cool vehicles, and cool creatures! The hero-narrator is a courageous, 15-year-old, ocean-born boy with a secret gift that scares him, but the runaway orphan girl who ...more

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Feb 11, 2010 Claire rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: 10 or 11 and up- a scifi type adventure

Shelves: a-7th-and-8th-grade-middle-school-t, 10-to-12-year-old-readers, guys-read, sci-fi

Post global warming- the new frontier is under the sea. Pioneering scientists and adventurers are using some amazing technology that makes use of physics and biology to farm fish, some livestock (!) and sea plants.
These farms have been in existence for almost 20 years now and children have been born under the surface and grown up underwater. These kids have extranormal abilities, all different, all wonderful and all a secret, the kids never tell or display their gifts. The oldest among them has ...more

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Oct 04, 2014 Sonja Arlow rated it it was ok

Recommends it for: Very Young Teens

Shelves: 2014-read, dystopian

2 stars

YA novels are always a gamble but as this story takes place in such a unique setting I decided to give it a go.

**

Storyline:
Great chunks of land have slid into the ocean due to global warming and everybody is crammed into skyscrapers. Space becomes a sought after commodity.

A brave few live under the sea and grow the food that keeps humankind alive. Ty is a teenage boy who was born and raised on the sea floor, and he's developed some un ...more

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Nov 11, 2013 Sarah AlObaid rated it liked it

Shelves: on-my-bookshelf

3.5 stars

I absolutely loved the idea of it. The whole post-apocalyptic, living-subsea, developing-supernatural-powers theme got me really intrigued. You can see that the author put so much thought into it, and at times i found it genius. However. At other times, it was just confusing. I didn't like the plot very much, i thought it was kind of dull. Also, some parts didn't fit in or didn't make any sense. Wasn't a huge fan of the author's language. I mean, she clearly had an amazing i ...more

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Apr 27, 2016 Alison Strandell rated it liked it

The concept is really cool... a futuristic world where the ocean has been colonized because the "Topside" is maxed out of resources due to overpopulation. I like Ty, Gemma, and the action that ensues. I read this aloud to students and appreciate how there is a sequel, Rip Tide, for those who are interested. I wanted to read this book because the author, Kat Falls, came to YMS in the past for a visit. Ultimately, Dark Life just doesn't totally do it for me. For example, the moon pools, sub-sea st ...more

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Jun 22, 2017 Lydia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The world has changed, the seas have taken over a large portion of the land. Because of this people are crammed into tighter and smaller spaces with over population and food shortage being a significant problem. However, a small group of pioneers has chosen to colonize and farm the expanding territories under the sea! Ty's family is one of this group, farming and supplying the "Topsiders" with much needed food. Ty loves the freedom of the ocean and is determined to stake his own claim as soon as he i ...more

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May 21, 2018 Emily Housworth rated it it was ok

Shelves: audibook, cloud-library

I am not the target audience for this book (young teens) so this review may not reflect the true merits of this book. This book wasn't bad by any means, but I was just not able to connect with the story or care about its characters. I never felt like, oh man, I just gotta keep reading to see what happens next! I did, however, enjoy the unique underwater setting and the world that the author created, but the plot just didn't grip me. I would have enjoyed more character development, as well as a m ...more

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Aug 29, 2018 Tom Malinowski rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: middle-school, fiction, science-fiction

Imagine a western set in the future and underwater. Due to the East Coast sliding off....people have migrated to the deep waters for colonization. Being born underwater could though effect any offspring into supposedly having a Dark Gift...powers to adapt to the seas. Gemma, a Topsider, goes below to find her brother. Ty, knowing only the sea life, is all to quick to help her.

Outlaws, underwater flexible homesteads to adapt to the water, a saloon type establishment....it truly is a great wester ...more

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Nov 12, 2017 Heidi rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this audio book. I really like the idea of living under the sea. And if it turns you into ocean X-Men? Even cooler.

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Dec 02, 2011 Literary Ames {Against GR Censorship} rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-in-series, dystopian-or-post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, read-in-2011, young-adult, library-books, series-abandoned, futuristic, paranormal

Dark Life, The Little Mermaid in reverse.

Whether you believe climate change is man-made or not is immaterial, the point is it exists inside this book. Anyway, uniquely set “Under the Sea” in a starkly plausible dystopian future with a plot which delves deeper into this unsettling world. Unfortunately, I could’ve done without the tacked-on romance.

Fish out of water, young ~~Ariel~~ Gemma meets ~~Prince Eric~~ Ty on her mission to find and join her lo ...more

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Sep 29, 2016 Alyssa rated it really liked it

Ty is a pioneer, the first person to grow up under the sea. He meets a girl from the topside, above ground, were everyone is packed tightly together because the ocean levels have rose to such a great height. Her name is Gemma, and she goes back to Ty's underwater home with him. While she is there, she notices things that make her wonder if the rumors are true; that some people that live in the sea have a "Dark Gift", or mysterious powers that came from living beneath the surface. Meanwhile, outl ...more

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Feb 16, 2010 Kogiopsis rated it really liked it

Shelves: galleys, reviewed

Jeez, I swear, Goodreads really did not want me to find this book. In fact, I wouldn't have if I hadn't looked it up now on a whim. So since I'm no longer in directly-post-reading review mode, I'll copy-paste the review I wrote for YALSA since I got this as a galley through the public library. And then I have just one note to add...

Ty has lived in the deep sea all his life on his family’s underwater farm in Benthic Territory. It’s more freedom than they’d ever find Topside, whe Jeez, I swear, Goodreads really did not want me to find this book. In fact, I wouldn't have if I hadn't looked it up now on a whim. So since I'm no longer in directly-post-reading review mode, I'll copy-paste the review I wrote for YALSA since I got this as a galley through the public library. And then I have just one note to add...

Ty has lived in the deep sea all his life on his family’s underwater farm in Benthic Territory. It’s more freedom than they’d ever find Topside, where land is at a premium and people live crammed together in “stack cities.” Below, however, there are outlaws, and they’ve started attacking settlers. To stop them, Ty has to team up with a Topside girl searching for her lost brother—and what they find is far more than just outlaws.

This book was... smart. That’s the first word that comes to mind. I loved the premise: the oceans rising and earthquakes sending the East Coast into the deep. It helps that, unlike most other YA post-environmental-apocalypse novels, this one only mentioned the human contribution to the problem once, a very refreshing change. As someone with a keen interest in marine biology, I also appreciated how much Kat Falls got right in her depiction of the oceans, and the way that even the little bits of almost-fantasy were still somewhat logical.

The space-age font on the cover was excellent. The eye-catching jellyfish was both intriguing and apt, and the bubble background was just plain cool. In fact, the cover was what first attracted me to this book. I could tell immediately that it had something to do with the ocean just by glancing at it. I loved its undersea world. From the Liquigen (which someone needs to invent) to the manta boards, it was great sci-fi mixed with practicality. These people are still farmers, after all. It was a cool concept, and a place I wouldn’t mind living.

I was a little bit frustrated with one thing—the use of the word “biosonar.” While I realize it’s technically accurate, the term most people are familiar with is “echolocation,” and it might make the concept of a human using this ability seem a little less far-fetched.

Okay. PS: Taking Asian Humanities this semester; we just started our Japan unit and our teacher started us out with a slideshow of Japanese things. One of the slides had pictures of these little rentable sleeping compartments. I looked at the picture and went 'zOMG LIKE FROM THAT BOOK!'.
Props to Kat Falls for making her futuristic undersea world so totally possible. ...more

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Mar 28, 2011 Natalie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi, thriller, dystopian

Just read this for the second time! I think I loved it even more. The setting is so creepy - the ocean floor. Reminds me a bit of "Sphere" by Michael Crichton, except written for a younger audience. Even though I'd already read it once and mostly remembered everything, I still couldn't put it down. Falls writing is flowing and captivating. There are no pauses in the story. From the first sentence till the end, the story is enthralling.

I love this because it is written for such a wide audience. ...more

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Mar 06, 2010 oliviasbooks rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal, young-adult-fiction, love-story-romance, swapped-or-given-away, scifi-dystopian-apocalyptic, read-2010, male-point-of-view, debut

Almost all land masses have disappeared into the ocean and people above the water-line live in crowded multi-story buildings, slathering themselves with zinc-paste to avoid getting burned. A small community of so-called pioneers followed a handful of scientists to live on the ocean's floor in inflateable homes (including green-houses, stables and bubble fences to keep the fish-herds in), using energy provided by the ocean's movement. Every 18-year old can start his own farm. In fact the "topside ...more

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Mar 29, 2011 Shannah Abringe rated it really liked it

Dark life is a book that is so interesting. Its based in the future of earth that is partly underwater. People live Topside and people live subsea. Either one, people get through everything. Making sure to have an air tank or whatever to get to the other side.

A boy named Ty that is fifteen years old lives subsea in a settlement called Benthic Territory. He was the first to be born in subsea. He is not afraid to do anything. He sets his mind to whatever and he plans to accomplish it a ...more

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Kat Falls lives in Evanston, IL with her husband, theater director Robert Falls, their three children, and a whole slew of pets. She grew up in Silver Spring, MD, attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an undergrad, and went on to receive an MFA from Northwestern University, where she now teaches.

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