![]() ![]() Determined to fight for the future of her people, to stop others from dying needless deaths, Aluna decides to spurn the stance of her tribe leaders and searches for answers in the world above. Over the decades, the Kampii have lost the knowledge of their forebearers, trusting blindly that their technology will always remain in tact and provide for their needs – so when shells start to fail and people start to die, Aluna is terrified at the stagnant, passive stance of the Kampii Elders. At the same time as the Kampii’s population dwindles, their tech also starts to fail at an increasing rate – every Kampii is given a “shell” that allows them to breathe underwater, powered by a mysterious source called HydroTek, created by wise and powerful ancestors many generations before. Because their numbers are ever dwindling, all Kampii women are prohibited from the exciting and dangerous jobs (like hunting) and must focus on the important job of, one day, rearing children. Aluna loves the water and her people, but she’s frustrated with the future that has been set for her with the Kampii. She is one of the Kampii, a water-born splinter group of humans that took to the oceans generations ago, to escape the death and wastes of the earth above. When author Jenn Reese contacted us recently about a review and agreed to a Smugglivus post, I knew it was finally time to get off my sorry butt and finally read this book.Īluna has lived her entire life – all thirteen years – under the sea. But, as so sadly happens in my particular casa de smuggler, Above World was buried on my TBR and sat there quietly, ignored. ![]() Why did I read this book: Above World first caught my eye at the end of last year, and I was thrilled to receive a copy from the publisher once the official release date hit. How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Above World Trilogy Only headstrong Aluna and her friend Hoku are stubborn and bold enough to face the terrors of land to search for way to save their people.īut can Aluna’s warrior spirit and Hoku’s tech-savvy keep them safe? Set in a world where overcrowding has led humans to adapt-growing tails to live under the ocean or wings to live on mountains-here is a ride through a future where greed and cruelty have gone unchecked, but the loyalty of friends remains true. The Kampii’s breathing necklaces are failing, but the elders are unwilling to venture above water to seek answers. But after centuries spent hidden from the Above World, her colony’s survival is in doubt. Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of Shifting Tides. ![]()
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