The ageless water witch Arahab has been scheming for eons,
gathering the means to awaken the great Leviathan. She aims to
bring him and the old gods back to their former glory, caring
little that their ascendance will also mean an end to the human
race. However, awakening the Leviathan is no small feat. In fact,
Arahab can't complete the ritual without human aid. Arahab's first
choice is Jose Gaspar, a notorious sea pirate from
eighteenth-century Spain. But when the task proves too difficult
for Gaspar, she must look elsewhere, biding her time until the
1930's, when the ideal candidate shows up: a slightly deranged
teenager named Bernice.
Bernice is "sophisticated," torn from New York and forced to spend
a miserable summer on Anna Maria Island, a tiny rock off the coast
of Florida. She's also been saddled with the companionship of her
farm-raised cousin Nia. Eventually, Bernice's disenchantment gives
way to rage and she commits a deadly crime. When Nia won't cover
for Bernice, she turns on Nia, chasing her into the deadly coastal
waves.
But the elementals have better ideas: the moment the girls go
under, Bernice is commandeered for Arahab's task force, and Nia is
turned into a strange and powerful creature by a servant of the
earth who doesn't want to surrender his green fields and muddy
plains--not "yet," at least. Add in a hapless fire inspector who's
just trying to get his paperwork in order, a fire god whose
neutrality has been called into question, and a bizarre religious
cult, and rural Florida doesn't seem quite so sleepy anymore.
With "Fathom," Cherie Priest brings her masterful writing and
unforgettable characterization to the realm of near-contemporary
rural fantasy. The result is fast-paced, stunning, and quite unlike
anything you've ever read.
General
Imprint: |
Tor Books/ Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2010 |
First published: |
February 2010 |
Authors: |
Cherie Priest
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Dimensions: |
210 x 136 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Tall rack
|
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7653-2122-0 |
Languages: |
English
|
Subtitles: |
English
|
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
|
LSN: |
0-7653-2122-X |
Barcode: |
9780765321220 |
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