The Darkdeep
NYT bestselling powerhouses Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs pen a new suspenseful MG series that's Stranger Things meets The Goonies.
When a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico over a cliff and into Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella — and even “cool kid” Opal — rush to his rescue... only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below.
Shrouded by dense foliage and protected by dangerous tides, the eerie island is far from paradise. The kids’ unease grows when they find an abandoned houseboat filled with strange weapons, maps to unknown places, and a glass jar containing something entirely unidentifiable.
As the group delves deeper into the unknown, their discoveries — and their lives — intertwine in very personal, threatening ways. Told from Nico’s and Opal’s points of view, this exciting new series grapples with the shadowy things that lurk in the human heart — and what it takes to overcome them
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Ally Condie
In a world of rules and quiet rebellion, Ally Condie found her voice by asking one of the most haunting questions in young adult literature: What if the system chose everything for you—including who you love? With her Matched trilogy, she invited readers into a society of eerie perfection, where poetry is contraband and choice is the ultimate act of defiance.
Raised in Cedar City, Utah, Condie didn’t always dream of dystopias. Before her novels landed on bestseller lists and sparked global conversations about autonomy and identity, she was a high school English teacher—something that deeply shaped her intuitive understanding of young minds and their emotional landscapes. Her writing doesn't talk down to teens; it listens. It wonders. It gives space to the questions they’re already asking.
The Darkdeep
The Darkdeep consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
