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The Deep-Sea Duke

By Lauren James and Wren James
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Lauren James and Wren James explore a captivating new world in The Deep-Sea Duke, a thrilling companion to the Carnegie Medal-nominated The Starlight Watchmaker. When Hugo, an android, and Ada visit their friend Dorian's planet Hydrox, they find it overwhelmed by refugee butterflies displaced by climate change. As the situation grows urgent, and a mysterious sea creature causes havoc beneath the waves, the trio must intervene before the crisis spirals out of control.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Particularly suitable for readers aged 11 and above, with a reading age of 8, this book appeals to young adults passionate about science fiction, environmental themes, and richly crafted characters.

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Lauren James dives into a strange new world with a truly imaginative look at the climate crisis in this breathtaking companion to The Starlight Watchmaker.

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Lauren James dives into a strange new world with a truly imaginative look at the climate crisis in this breathtaking companion to the Carnegie Medal-nominated The Starlight Watchmaker.


When Hugo and Ada travel to their friend Dorian's planet for the holidays, android Hugo is anxious about being accepted by Dorian's powerful family. But when they arrive on Hydrox, there are more pressing things to worry about, as the planet has been overrun by refugee butterflies. Displaced from their home by climate change, the butterflies have been offered sanctuary by Dorian's parents, but they're quickly running out of space. Meanwhile, beneath the seas, a strange creature is wreaking all kinds of havoc …

Can Hugo, Dorian and Ada step in before the crisis gets out of control?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

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Praised for its imaginative approach to the climate crisis, The Deep-Sea Duke features brilliant, unique characters and fantastic world building. Reviews highlight its blend of curious, anarchic fun with meaningful themes of diversity, equality, and the environment. Readers have found it clever, strange, and insightful, describing it as a mesmerising science fiction story that transports them to another world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781129593

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Contributors:

  • Cover design or artwork by Helen Crawford-White

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 120

Collections

Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Fiction Lauren James LGBTQ+ Wren James Young Adult

About the Author

Lauren James is the Young Adult author of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, The Quiet at the End of the World and The Next Together series. Her books have sold over fifty thousand copies in the UK alone, and have been translated into five languages worldwide. She was longlisted for the 2016 Branford Boase Award and was named 'one to watch' by Kirkus.

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