Madeline Stanford

Cruelty. Romance. Secrets. Winner of the Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize, Vicious Depths is the first novel in a gripping new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Throne of Glass and The Mortal Instruments. Sixteen-year-old Alex Muir is dead. Dead, and furious.The afterlife she's been taught about doesn't exist. There are only the hellish caverns of the Depths, deep underground, and the tightly controlled gates that protect the paradise of the Azure. The paranoid Azure leader is clinging to power, convinced he is about to be usurped by the overlord of the Depths. In his desperation to discover the truth, Alex is forced into the Depths as an Azure spy. If she fails to bring back evidence, she'll be cast into the Outside - a place of nothingness where she'll become but a shadow.However, Alex soon discovers that the Depths aren't quite the nightmare she anticipated. Among the memory-leeching monsters and vicious brawls, she manages to find friends in the chaos. Friends that introduce her to the mysterious Flynn Cooper - right-hand man to the overlord of the Depths. A battle between the two leaders is looming, and Alex must decide whether to betray her friends, or face the threat of Azure exile. But when her friends reveal devastating secrets, she's no longer sure which side is right... or if a right side exists at all.

Vicious Depths

Alex Muir has been to hell and back - literally. The brutal Depths and the paradisiacal Azure are in utter chaos. Everyone is in danger now that Samuel, overlord of the Depths, has taken the Azure leader prisoner. His revenge plan is simple - to break down the gates of the Azure, and slaughter the residents inside. Alex is desperate to stop the bloodbath, but that means returning to the Depths to free her trapped friends. Even with a group of Azure rebels willing to fight alongside her, there's no guarantee she'll survive Samuel's wrath. A massacre is looming, and Samuel is ready to reveal a shocking secret. As Alex struggles to fight back, she realizes that it's all taking its toll on her fragile new relationship with Flynn, Samuel's former right-hand man. Terror and betrayal are around every corner. Even in the Azure, Alex can't trust anyone. How will she learn who her real friends are - and who's keeping secrets that could destroy them all? The second book in the gripping Vicious Depths series by prize-winning author Madeline Stanford.

Madeline Stanford

About

Books

Join the club