Falls debut novel, dark life, was published by the scholastic corporation in may 2010 and is now sold in eighteen international markets. Will kat falls make a third book to dark life answers. Dark life by kat falls starts off with a premise that the world has been largely flooded due to global warming, and most of the submerged east coast has broken off the continent and slipped into a deep underwater ravine. Ross lynch fires pucks all over the place as he teaches jay how to be a hockey goalie in the special skills season finale. Yes, kat falls confirmed that the will be more to the dark life series. The first edition of the novel was published in march 14th 2011, and was written by c. Kat falls is an american novelist who specializes in young adult and science fiction novels. Ty is a fifteenyearold boy living in the pioneer undersea colony of benthic territory, which is located on the ocean floor somewhere off the east coast of. Set in an apocalyptic future where rising oceans have swallowed up entire regions and people live packed like sardines on the dry land left, dark life is the harrowing tale of. Scholastic has published a study guide for the books. She is married to theater director robert falls and.
Kat falls is the author of dark life and its sequel, rip tide. Exclude ratings teen and up audiences 1 exclude warnings. Free download or read online dark life pdf epub book. It features the characters in the form of the first subsea settlers, who defend their settlement against outlaws. Joined by gemma, a girl from topside, ty ventures into the frontiers rough underworld and discovers some dark secrets to dark life. Set in a future where rising oceans have swallowed up entire regions and people live packed like sardines on the dry land left, dark life is the harrowing tale. Activities for before and after reading kat falls s dystopian novels dark life and rip tide. Dark life is set in an apocalyptic future where rising oceans have swallowed up entire regions. Dark life dark life series, book 1 dark life by kat falls author keith nobbs narrator. Dark life has been optioned for a movie, and author kat falls plans five books total in this engaging series. A total of 5, but it will come out sometime in the near future. Kat falls lives with her husband and three children in evanston, illinois, where she teaches. The book is dark life by kat falls and its science fiction and awesome. Kat falls rip tide is the sequel to her first novel, dark life.
It revolves around a futuristic adventure that takes place in deep undersea. Kat falls is a noteworthy american writer of science fiction, urban fantasy, young adult, and adventure novels. Dark life by kat falls posted on february 27, 2010. Dark life is the postapocalyptic tale that takes earth as we know it, and. Free download or read online turned at dark pdf epub shadow falls 0.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Dark life dark life, book 1 by kat falls fantastic fiction. This story is about an orphan that runs away from a cruel orphanage and ends up meeting a guy who lives in the sea. Kat falls is the author of inhuman, dark life, and rip tide. The exotic setting and wellconceived details about undersea living, along with likable characters and a minor surprise at the end, will keep readers turning the pages. When outlaws attack his homestead, he finds himself in a fight to save the only home he has ever known. Booktrailer for dark life by kat falls for sjsu mlis lib 281. Kat falls was born in silver spring, maryland and attended rensselaer polytechnic institute as an undergrad. Jan 01, 20 kat falls rip tide is the sequel to her first novel, dark life. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 2010, and was written by kat falls.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 32 pages and is available in ebook format. Awardwinning novelist kat falls captivates her audience with fastpaced, actionpacked thrillers. On the dry land left, people live packed like sardines, stacked in towering skyscrapers where space is a rare and precious commodity. See the complete dark life series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions. But there was no sign of the old east coast, just a. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Film rights to the story were acquired by gotham group in 2010. Dark life by kat falls is the first in a great series. Jan 28, 2012 yes, kat falls confirmed that the will be more to the dark life series. She grew up in silver spring, md, attended rensselaer polytechnic institute as an undergrad, and went on to receive an mfa from northwestern university, where she now teaches. In dark life and its sequel, riptide, kat takes her middle schoolaged readers into science fiction adventure under the sea. Ty, the pioneer boy born and raised subsea after the rising flooded the earth and made land scarce, is the center of the story. Happy saturday to you all we have a very special giveaway today. I really like this book and would give it 5 star rating.
Awardwinning novelist kat falls captivates her audience with fastpaced, action packed thrillers. There are major spoilers for the books dark life and rip tide both by kat falls. So, i wrote dark life and rip tide with kids like him in mind. Dark life is the first book in a futuristic adventure fiction and science fiction series of the same name by kat falls. Novelist kat falls writes scifi thrillers for young people. Will there be a book 3 for dark life by kat falls answers. They have settlements there complete with crops and everything. Kat falls author of dark life book trailer duration. The series has been translated into 17 languages and dark life is in development for film at disney. See all books authored by kat falls, including dark life, and rip tide, and more on. When life on land becomes too crowded and cramped, a few pioneers look to the ocean floor to start a new.
I do not own any characters in the fanfiction, and all rights belong to the creator of the original books, kat falls. Dark life series kat falls 1 include characters pretty dark life 1 shade richard straid 1 include relationships include additional tags character study 1 other tags to include exclude. Dark life series kat falls works archive of our own. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Book 1 study guide kat falls this study guide consists of approximately 71 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of dark life. Dark life is the postapocalyptic tale that takes earth as we know it, and shifts it into the depths of the ocean. Dark life by kat falls paperback book the parent store.
Booklist this caper features a slew of western standards and a few plot twists keep the tension high. A graduate of rensselaer polytechnic institute, she holds an mfa in screenwriting from northwestern university, where she now teaches. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are ty townsend, gemma straid. She is married to theater director robert falls and teaches screenwriting at northwestern university. Dark life has been optioned for a movie, and author kat falls plans five books total in. Dark life is the story of ty, a teenage boy living under the sea. Rip tide 2 by kat falls 2011, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. These images always generate lots of questions from the. In dark life and its sequel, riptide, kat takes her middle. Publishing rights outside the usa were sold in six languages. Dark life takes place in the future, in an underwater settlement called benthic territory.
I picked up dark life on a whim and liked it quite a bit, enough to order rip tide because i wanted to read more about the characters and about the undersea world they inhabit. Dark life is set in an apocalyptic future where rising oceans have swallowed up entire regions, the earths shifting plates have fractured entire continents, and pollution has eaten away the ozone layer. Dark life and rip tide discussion guide scholastic. Kat falls is the wonderfuol author of the dark life series. The dark life book series by kat falls includes books dark life and rip tide. The dark life series written by author kat falls is comprised of a total of two books released between 2010 and 2011. Throughout the presentation, kat shows projected images from her research that inspired and informed her middlegrade dark life series and her young adult inhuman series, including deepsea creatures, future technology, and cutting edge science such as photos of glowinthedark puppies. In dark life scholastic press and its sequel, riptide, kat takes middle grade readers on an actionpacked adventure under the sea.
Falls is a relatively new author to me, anyway and dark life was her debut novel. Moynihan is my maiden name since my friends call me kat, it just made sense to use it as my author name. He meets gemma, a teenage girl from the land, who has gone under the water searching for her brother. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on dark life. To my surprise and even more to my delight, the sequel proved to be even better than the first book. Pdf dark life book by kat falls free download 304 pages. She is best known for the dark life trilogy, which was critically acclaimed and has been optioned for a motion picture series. Dark life by kat falls 1 chapter 1 i peered into the deep sea canyon, hoping to spot a toppled skyscraper. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. In the first scene of the book the reader is already on the edge, as ty enters a deserted submarine in order to escape a shark attack. Kat falls lives in evanston, il with her husband, theater director robert falls, their three children, and a whole slew of pets. The series was featured on the today show, has been translated into 18 languages, and is in development for film at disney. Activities for before and after reading kat fallss dystopian novels dark life and rip tide. Rip tide by kat falls is the actionpacked sequel to dark life, an undersea fish tale that made me give a cheer for the resurgence of science fiction in middle grade.
Kat falls has a light and easy to read writing style. I kept my prose lean and loaded on the action and imagery to make it feel like a thrill ride. See the complete dark life series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. She lives in illinois with her husband and three children. The series was featured on the today show, has been translated into 18 languages, and is. Dark life by kat falls overdrive rakuten overdrive. The series has been translated into 17 languages and dark life is.
She is particularly famous for writing the book dark life and its sequel called rip tide. In late september, kat falls, author of the middlegrade novels dark life 2010 and 2011s rip tide both from scholastic press, lived through a schedule that may sound a bit, well, inhuman. The strange case of origami yoda by tom angleberger duration. She went on to receive an mfa in screenwriting from northwestern university writing career. The world is in ruins forcing pioneers to settle under the sea. I picked up kat falls dark life on a whim and was very pleased to find it to be well worth the money.