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Way Down Dark
Way Down Dark: Australia | James P. Smythe
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There's one truth on Australia. You fight or you die. Usually both. Imagine a nightmare from which there is no escape. Seventeen-year-old Chan's ancestors left a dying Earth hundreds of years ago, in search of a new home. They never found one. This is a hell where no one can hide. The only life that Chan's ever known is one of violence, of fighting. Of trying to survive. This is a ship of death, of murderers and cults and gangs. But there might be a way to escape. In order to find it, Chan must head way down into the darkness - a place of buried secrets, long-forgotten lies, and the abandoned bodies of the dead. This is Australia. Seventeen-year-old Chan, fiercely independent and self-sufficient, keeps her head down and lives quietly, careful not to draw attention to herself amidst the violence and disorder. Until the day she makes an extraordinary discovery - a way to return the Australia to Earth. But doing so would bring her to the attention of the fanatics and the murderers who control life aboard the ship, putting her and everyone she loves in terrible danger. And a safe return to Earth is by no means certain.
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Jediash1
Way Down Dark | J P Smythe
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Chan is a passenger on board the interstellar transport ship Australia, which left a dying Earth centuries ago in search of a better life. Unfortunately, they're still searching, and Australia has become a violent, dangerous place. Although the basic premise for "Way Down Dark" has been done before (Doctor Who, Wall-E), this is a tense, thrilling read that really pulled me in and kept me turning pages. I'm excited for the next one!

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strikingthirteen
Way Down Dark: Australia | James P. Smythe
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Mehso-so

Plot is predictable but the world is gritty and unforgiving.

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allthewrittenworlds
Way Down Dark: Australia | James P. Smythe
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A dark, gritty and brutal dystopia. The plot is a bit predictable and recognisable but the world building and atmosphere are well done. The author really knows how to create tension and unease in the story and keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Jessicav
Way Down Dark: Australia | James P. Smythe
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Starting book 1 knowing that book 2 is hard to get in Canada and book 3 isn't published yet. I smell trouble, but am doing in anyway. Like an adult.

lilycobalt Hmmm. Looks like it has potential. 8y
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