Earth has been so destroyed that the sun's UV rays cause serious damage, the glaciers have melted, and every livable space Above is filled. Hundreds of thousands of people live in every square mile Topside. There are even crowded ocean townships. Twenty percent of the continent has crumbled and is now underwater.
The Commonwealth came up with the Subsea Homestead Act: stake your claim, work the land for five years, and it is yours. Ocean dwellers supply the nation's food and watch the energy sources - tides and hydrothermal vents. Ty Townson's family owns 200-acres in Benthic Territory, an experimental settlement 60-nautical miles (or more than 3 hours) from the mainland. Living 400-feet below the ocean's surface, Ty's family farms kelp and plankton. Ty plans to stake his own claim for 100 acres when he turns 18-years old.
But the Seablite Gang has been terrorizing the territory, robbing every supply ship. And their actions have turned deadly, even targeting pioneers' homesteads. The Ranger hasn't been able to stop the gang so he demands the pioneers to stop them, or else.
Under unusual circumstances, Ty meets a Topside girl, Gemma, who's looking for her older brother. She asks Ty a lot of questions about Dark Gifts, especially about Ty's Dark Gifts since he was the first child to be born subsea.
"Admit it," she said. "You have a Dark Gift."
But most Topsiders are afraid to settle in Benthic Territory because they fear the Dark Gifts.
Where is Gemma's brother? Do Dark Gifts really exist? What do the Seablite Gang want? And why are their actions becoming more violent? Can Benthic Territory continue to exist?
Dark Life is an exciting read, full of mystery, action, adventure.
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
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The second book will be released on August 2, 2011.
