![]() The outer realms of the platform are the most dangerous, not just because of the rising water and strong under currents, but also because of snake-like, spear-nosed creatures called Scribblers.Ĭoe only has one good arm after a childhood Scribbler attack, and she is faced with a terrifying reality - adulthood is fast approaching and she will lose her central spot in formation. Children are allowed to remain in the center of the platform until they reach their 16th Hard Season, and then they are cast into outer spots as their duties dictate. They have an assigned spot on the platform based upon their job - and essentially their importance - on the island. ![]() It is their only dry place on the island that is high enough to keep them safe from the raging ocean. Sea monsters and human nature set out to destroy Coe and those she loves, but Coe is resourceful and much more important than she knows.Įach day, the shrinking population of Tides gathers on a platform when high tide rolls in. Reilly's first post-apocalyptic young adult fantasy filled with a bleak, damp future for Corvina Kettlefish, or Coe as she is called, and the rest of the dwellers on the island of Tides. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, for Nichola Reilly, the world will end in water. Robert Frost once debated whether the world will end in fire or ice. ![]()
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