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Emilie flees home and stows away on the steamship *Merry Bell* hoping to reach her cousin in the city. Mistakenly boarding the wrong ship, she finds herself aboard a vessel under the care of Lady Marlende, headed for the planet’s shadowy depths. The crew intends to trek along aether currents with an experimental engine to locate the missing father of their new guardian. Facing challenging choices and dangerous obstacles, Emilie must act decisively to help the crew return to the surface alive.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Exploration Adventure
Authors: Martha Wells
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