Synopses & Reviews
"A smart and wonderfully throwback adventure. Philip Pullman fans take notice. Don't miss." Matthew Quick, New York Times Bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.
Nowhere to escape but below.
Panic grips sixteen-year-old Mia Kishs boarding school, Westbrook Academy, when a mysterious quarantine is suddenly enforced by a small army of soldiers who shoot first and ask questions later. The quarantine makes no sensebut then students and faculty inexplicably begin to break down. Their illness is an aggressive virus that ages its victims years in only a matter of hours. The end result? Death.
No one can explain whats going or has any idea what to do. Except Mia.
Because she knows something that no one else does. And she knows the only place to escape to get answers...But what she finds may be even more horrific than anything that came before.
* The contemporary implications of the story ring unnervingly true. A fast-paced, thrilling adventure story that begs for a sequel.”Booklist, starred review
"Seth Fishman kills it in every possible way."
Margaret Stohl, New York Times Bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures and Icons.
"A crackling thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the very end."
Jennifer Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.
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"Fishman keeps the tension high and sets the stage for a dramatic finish."--PW
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"Fishman concocts a marvelous enigma...the story will keep readers flipping the pages. Good entertainment."--Kirkus
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"The possibilities of bio-warfare with a new twist on the life-healing properties of water make the contemporary implications of the story ring unnervingly true. A fast-paced, thrilling adventure story that begs for a sequel."--Booklist, starred review
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Praise for the Well's End: "Fishman keeps the tension high and sets the stage for a dramatic finish."
—Publishers Weekly
"Fishman concocts a marvelous enigma...the story will keep readers flipping the pages. Good entertainment."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Seth Fishman kills it in every possible way."
—Margaret Stohl, New York Times Bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures and Icons.
"A compulsive read, a kick-ass heroine and a brilliantly plotted adventure, THE WELL'S END is going to be THE must-read book of 2014. Fishman writes with verve, originality and complete control, delivering satisfying twists and extraordinary surprises. Brilliant!"
—John Boyne, New York Times Bestselling author of The Boy With The Striped Pajamas.
"A crackling thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the very end."
—Jennifer Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.
"A smart and wonderfully throwback adventure. Philip Pullman fans take notice. Don't miss Fishman's mind-bending debut."
—Matthew Quick, New York Times Bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.
Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Mia Kish's small town of Fenton, Colorado is known for three things: being home to the world's tallest sycamore tree, the national chicken-thigh-eating contest and one of the ritziest boarding schools in the country, Westbrook Academy. But when emergency sirens start blaring and Westbrook is put on lockdown, quarantined and surrounded by soldiers who shoot first and ask questions later, Mia realizes she's only just beginning to discover what makes Fenton special.
And the answer is behind the wall of the Cave, aka Fenton Electronics, of which her father is the Director. Mia's dad has always been secretive about his work, allowing only that he's working for the government. But unless Mia's willing to let the whole town succumb to a strange illness that ages people years in a matter of hours, the end result death, she's got to break quarantine, escape the school grounds and outsmart armed soldiers to uncover the truth.
About the Author
Seth Fishman is a native of Midland, Texas (think Friday Night Lights), and a graduate of Princeton University and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. He spends his days as a literary agent at The Gernert Company and his nights (and mornings) writing. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his amazing wife and son. He is the author of The Well's End and The Dark Water.