The thrilling conclusion to The Dead of Summer, told in a mix of narrative voices and found documents, from the bestselling author of The Honeys, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, E. Lockhart, Karen McManus, and Rory Powers!
Paradise has been lost.
Anchor’s Mercy is locked down, overrun with weepers. The Embrace sits in the harbor, full of survivors, but no one is safe. A horrific fate awaits all aboard while something lurks, eager and hungry, in the waters below. And now, one key survivor is missing. The world watches in horror as the government considers annihilation the only option. Until a dossier of confidential files leaks to the public and a resistance begins to rise...
Meanwhile, Ollie Veltman awakens chained to the bottom of a pool, transformed by the twisted experiments of those on his island. A terrifying power has anchored itself inside of him, and now the remaining survivors on the island—doomsday cultists—believe he is a miracle sent to unleash a plague that will drown humanity from the inside out. To rescue his friends, Ollie must learn to trust enemies, and to save his island he will need to delve even deeper into the tragedies of the past. But to save the world, Ollie must do what no one else can: venture to the very darkest depths of his island and confront the unfathomable truth before it turns him into a monster, forever.
The series
The Dead of Summer is a young adult horror thriller series by Ryan La Sala, set on Anchor’s Mercy, a seemingly idyllic island where summer promises sunshine, familiar faces, and the comforting rhythms of a close-knit community. For Ollie Veltman, returning home after a year away should mark a fresh beginning. His mother has survived cancer, and they are ready to reclaim the happiness they have missed. But Ollie's former friendships have fractured in his absence, and the island he remembers no longer feels quite like home.
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What begins as an uneasy homecoming gradually descends into a nightmare as something terrifying threatens the island's inhabitants. Beneath the picturesque coastal setting, danger spreads, trust becomes fragile, and survival demands more than anyone could have imagined. The isolation that once made Anchor's Mercy feel like a refuge becomes a source of mounting dread.
Told through shifting perspectives and found documents, the series combines intimate teenage relationships with escalating horror, exploring grief, fractured loyalties, and the terrifying speed with which an ordinary summer can unravel into chaos.
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