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SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. Tribe that can Astral Project. There's a thunderstorm and those who can Astral Project are unable to return to their physical bodies. [s]

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Skye Burrows (skyeburrows) | 2 comments The book is about a tribe, some of whose members can Astral Project. These members are looked at as being Chosen by the tribes' Gods and Goddesses. The members who can Astral Project have to take a test to prove they can Astral Project. The test consists of Identifying people and objects hidden around or off the island.

There's a hurricane or thunderstorm early in the book and those who are Astral Projecting at the time are for some reason unable to return to their physical bodies. This was the major plot of the book I believe.

There's also a chapter about how the tribe swims through and underwater cave system while surrounded by a group of glowing fish (I believe these were Eels).

I read the book in 2011, and haven't been able to find the name or even a book similar to it since. Thanks for any help that may be given.


message 2: by Jamie (last edited Sep 30, 2020 01:17PM) (new) - rated it 3 stars

Jamie Dacyczyn (readsintrees) | 297 comments This sounds like it might be Gullstruck Island, originally titled The Lost Conspiracy. The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge

Here is a review with more plot details than the Goodreads synopsis: https://www.thebooksmugglers.com/2012...


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Rouan | 139 comments I was thinking of this book too but couldn’t remember the title.


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Kris | 54930 comments Mod
Skye, what's the genre (which we need to add to the header/topic title) - e.g., adult or teen fantasy, suspense? Any romance?


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Skye Burrows (skyeburrows) | 2 comments Jamie wrote: "This sounds like it might be Gullstruck Island, originally titled The Lost Conspiracy. The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge

Here is a review with more plot detail..."



Solved. Thank you! That was the book. I saw the comment and went and checked the book out, and after a few chapters I realized that was the book! It's one of my favorites.

Also, sorry for not responding earlier. I actually forgot about this a few days after getting the book. Thanks again!


Jamie Dacyczyn (readsintrees) | 297 comments Skye wrote: "Jamie wrote: "This sounds like it might be Gullstruck Island, originally titled The Lost Conspiracy. The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge

Here is a review with mo..."


Yay! Glad that was the one!


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