{"product_id":"this-gilded-abyss-by-rebecca-thorne","title":"This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 29 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thrilling science fiction adventure from this Sunday Times bestselling author. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo estranged lovers fight monsters on a giant Titanic-like submarine . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier, but she's desperate to leave her haunted past behind. She lost her best friend and her old flame In the galaxy’s most deadly sunken mines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut even the icy bioluminent ocean can't extinguish some fires. When Kessandra, everyone's favorite princess, and Nix's much-loathed ex, requests Nix's help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Kessandra always gets what she wants. Consigned as Kessandra's bodyguard, Nix grudgingly boards a luxurious submersible that offers the only transportation to the city of Fall. It's frustrating, irritating, how quickly Nix and Kess fall back in sync.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd much as she tries to fight it, Nix can't deny their spark. But Kessandra wasn't truthful - surprise, surprise - and Nix quickly realizes their ‘investigation’ isn't into the massacre that killed her friend. But they’re seeking what caused it: an illness that incites its victims into a violent craze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen another royal is brutally murdered, it becomes apparent the disease has spread - and no one on the submersible is safe. Suddenly, survival hinges on trusting each other. And this would be a hell of a lot easier if Kessandra didn't keep lying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInjured and fighting for both their lives, Nix has to decide if she can trust Kessandra again  . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand what she'll lose this time if she does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 29 Oct 2026, Tor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035079285\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 448 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57447901004158,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781035079285.jpg?v=1779358088","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/this-gilded-abyss-by-rebecca-thorne","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}