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Beware the gods and their horrors.
Owen, Lilly, and Leech have escaped Camp Eden, but the next step on their journey to find Atlantis and protect it from Paul and Project Elysium involves crossing the perilous wastelands of a wrecked planet. And unlike in EdenWest, where bloody truths were kept hidden beneath the surface, out here the horrors live bright beneath the poisonous sun.
With treachery at every turn, Owen has no choice but to bring his wounded clan to the dark shores of Desenna, the city built from the ashes of EdenSouth. Desenna's blood-soaked walls may hold the key to Owen's journey in the form of the third Atlantean as well as a deeper understanding of the true purpose of the Three, but there are also secrets lurking in the shadows, waiting to be unleashed, and once they rise, there may be no escape.
Filled with sizzling romance, action, mind-bending twists, and powerful scenes of emotional and physical sacrifice, The Dark Shore: Book Two of the Atlanteans takes readers on a journey to a question that's so great, even the gods have trouble answering it: What would you be willing to do to save humanity from itself?
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Praise for The Lost Code: “A smart dystopian adventure packed with mind-blowing fantasy and characters youll love.” Michael Grant, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Gone series
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Praise for The Lost Code: “The high-stakes narrative moves forward with momentum, and a romance between Owen and Lilly is gracefully unveiled.” Publishers Weekly
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Praise for The Lost Code: “The broad strokes of conflict and characterization make this a movie-ready action flick at heart...an accessible entree to the dystopia trend.” Bulletin of the Center for Children & #8217;s Books
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“The twists at Desenna are expertly executed, surprising while illuminating, and...pack emotional sucker punches. Readers will beg for the follow-up to this tense, well-plotted sequel.” Kirkus Reviews
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“[An] engrossing and engaging sequel...Solid world building enhances a plot that accelerates to a dramatic ending that will have readers craving the next installment. Plenty here to elicit rich discussions about the environment, identity, and religion, too.” ALA Booklist
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“This fast-paced sequel to The Lost Code reads like a combination of Star Trek, Rick Riordans The Lightning Thief, and Suzanne Collinss The Hunger Games.” School Library Journal
Synopsis
The Dark Shore, the second novel in Kevin Emerson's Atlanteans series, continues the story of Owen Parker, one of the powerful descendants of the highly advanced Atlantean race.
Owen, Lilly and Leech have escaped Camp Eden, but the next step on their journey to find Atlantis and protect it from Paul and Project Elysium involves crossing the perilous wastelands of a wrecked planet. And unlike in EdenWest, where bloody truths were kept hidden beneath the surface, out here, the horrors live bright beneath the poisonous sun.
With treachery at every turn, Owen has no choice but to bring his wounded clan to the dark shores of Desenna, the city built from the ashes of EdenSouth, where the followers of Heliad-7 dwell. Desenna's blood-soaked walls may hold the key to Owen's journey in the form of the third Atlantean, as well as a deeper understanding of the true purpose of the Three, but there are also secrets lurking in the shadows, waiting to be unleashed, and once they rise, there may be no escape.
The Dark Shore combines sizzling romance, action, adventure, and powerful scenes of physical and emotional sacrifice in a way that is sure to satisfy lovers of dystopian fiction in the vein of The Maze Runner trilogy.
About the Author
Kevin Emerson has never been abducted by aliens, at least not that he remembers. He has been to Roswell, but all he found there was a cool key chain. Kevin is the author of a number of books for young readers, including the Oliver Nocturne series, Carlos Is Gonna Get It, and The Lost Code, the first book in the Atlanteans series. Kevin is also a musician. His current project is the brainiac kids pop band the Board of Education. A former elementary school science teacher, Kevin continues to work with kids and teens at 826 Seattle and Richard Hugo House and with the Writers in the Schools program of Seattle Arts & Lectures. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.