DEEP 
BOOK 1
TIDE RISING

Vigilance is Faith. Trust is Deep.

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For twenty-three years, life on the Archipelago was simple for Klu: work the dredgers, strengthen the Wall, meet the quota. And don’t have nightmares. 

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Beyond lies nothing but violent ocean and the ruins of a drowned world. Her only protection comes from Deep—the Benefactor Primus, the Overlord Supreme. 

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But soon, the very thing Klu is taught to fear invades her sleep.

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Nightmares aren’t just forbidden. They’re a contagion—one that threatens the Archipelago’s very survival. One that Deep has spent centuries trying to eliminate. 

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So when Klu’s mute crew mate and closest friend, Poz, begins drawing places he has never visited and events that haven’t happened, she faces a stark choice—protect the one person she loves, or betray the system she has spent her life obeying.

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Then her failing vessel, the Alicia, is stranded far from home.

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Everything Klu understands begins to fracture. Bizarre messages appear. Strange places surface in dreams. Impossible happenings occur at sea. And someone—or something—seems determined to make her face the truth.

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How deep does trust really go?

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Some memories are dangerous enough to drown an entire world.

 

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