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Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep

Written by Philip Reeve

David Fickling Books · 2021 · 11+

Novel · PB · Fiction

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Washed ashore as an infant, Utterly Dark grows up beneath the Watcher's care on the Autumn Isles. When the Watcher dies, dangers from the sea and old magic leave her with a mystery and a duty to face.

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