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Scorpion Deep

Name: Scorpion Deep
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781444983999
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An intoxicating queer YA horromance from the NYT bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In

By CG Drews

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A dark, intoxicating and deeply unsettling queer YA horror about a lonely boy and a sinister sea god risen from the deep, from the New York Times bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn. Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge. The only thing... Read More

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A dark, intoxicating and deeply unsettling queer YA horror about a lonely boy and a sinister sea god risen from the deep, from the New York Times bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn. Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge.

Description

The only thing Jonathan wants from the mouldering isle of Kelcarrow is to escape. Summer is ending, and when his friends leave for college on the mainland, Jonathan will be alone with nothing but the ocean's haunts.

In an act of wild desperation, Jonathan pays a tithe to Scorpion Deep—an eldritch sea god—and, to his horror, awakens him from the murky depths. As scales grow down his spine and Scorpion Deep's obsession darkens, Jonathan realises the only way to end the nightmare is to destroy the monster.

But the price must be paid in blood.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444983999

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tempest

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

CG Drews is the author of A Thousand Perfect Notes, The Boy Who Steals Houses, and Don't Let the Forest In. CGs work has been translated into five languages and was nominated for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal and won the 2020 CBCA Honour Award. CG lives in Australia, never sleeps and is forever buried under a pile of unread books.

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