The Edge of the Abyss

Emily Skrutskie

Apr 2017 · North Star Editions, Inc.

About this ebook

Three weeks have passed since Cassandra Leung pledged her allegiance to ruthless pirate-queen Santa Elena and set free Bao, the sea monster Reckoner she'd been forced to train. The days as a pirate trainee are long and grueling, but it's not the physical pain that Cas dreads most. It's being forced to work with Swift, the pirate girl who broke her heart. But Cas has even bigger problems when she discovers Boa is not the only a monster swimming free. Other Reckoners illegally sold to pirates have escaped their captors and are taking the NeoPacific by storm, attacking ships at random and ruining the ocean ecosystem. As a Reckoner trainer, Cas might be the only one who can stop them. But how can she take up arms against the creatures she used to care for and protect? Will Cas embrace the murky morals that life as a pirate brings or perish in the dark waters of the NeoPacific? The exciting sequel to The Abyss Surrounds Us

Ratings and reviews

Words cannot do justice to how much I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I finished the first book in less than a day, and this one in a similar time frame. This book was recommended to me as part of a gay and lesbian book club, and it has been a fun, exciting, harrowing and unexpected tale of daring-do's and daring women. Thank you for giving this story to the world.

So many people of color, the main character is queer and isn't ashamed of it. She's just worried about how she'll stay alive long enough to see her family again.

Read this book twice. Enjoyed it even better the seccond time. This book is filled with adventure and a bit of lesbian romance. A must read for adventure and romance readers. Either way, you will enjoy it and won't be able to put it down.

About the author

Emily Skrutskie is six feet tall. She was born in Massachusetts, raised in Virginia, and forged in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado. She holds a BA in Performing and Media Arts from Cornell University, where she studied an outrageous and demanding combination of film, computer science, and game design. She lives and writes in Los Angeles. She can be found online at @skrutskie on Twitter, or on her website, skrutskie.com.