SuitabookResponsibility towards others
Robert is determined to rescue Lorn, while Lorn leads a small group of survivors in difficult conditions.
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Gillian Cross - Author
Expect a fast-moving fantasy survival story built around rescue, divided perspectives and hidden dangers. Its central tension comes from Robert’s determination to help Lorn while her underground world remains cold, threatening and difficult to understand.
Robert has come back from a horrible ordeal in a strange parallel world. Now he can't stop thinking about the people he left behind to face a winter that most won't survive. When Robert sees a chance to save his friend Lorn, he is desperate to succeed. But is he prepared for the realities of her world? Meanwhile, Lorn struggles to lead the little band of survivors, even as she feels herself drawn to a secret tunnel where an unknown menace lurks.Seamlessly blending fantasy with a hard-hitting survival tale, Gillian Cross has created a completely original psychological thriller.Praise for The Dark Ground: "Stark but rich, this novel offers readers an unusual and vivid experience." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect a fast-moving fantasy survival story built around rescue, divided perspectives and hidden dangers. Its central tension comes from Robert’s determination to help Lorn while her underground world remains cold, threatening and difficult to understand.
Robert is determined to rescue Lorn, while Lorn leads a small group of survivors in difficult conditions.
Lorn’s group faces a winter that many may not survive, while she struggles to lead survivors in an underground cavern.
The story involves a strange parallel or tiny underground world, an unexplained connection involving Lorn and another version of her, and danger whose cause remains unknown.
Consider whether the reader is comfortable with perilous survival circumstances, the prospect that characters may die, an unknown menace and a hidden abused girl.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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