The Boundless Deep By Kate Brallier
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday Mar 06 2008 3:15 pm
Posted in: buzz, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Event News

Kate Brallier's sophomore effort more than lives up to the promise shown by her first novel, Seal Island. Admittedly, this was a bit of a stretch for me to read. I tend to like my stories a lot heavier on the paranormal than the romance. Still, some of my happiest discoveries have come from pushing my boundaries beyond my reading comfort zone. There are so many books that I would never have read and enjoyed without taking such a chance, and I am happy to add The Boundless Deep to that list.

Brallier's stunning tale of reincarnation and self discovery is set in Nantucket, both in the present and the past during the height of the whaling trade. Liza a grad student, has been plagued by recurring dreams of a life at sea, of whaling, and ship captain Obadiah Young her entire life. When an offer to stay on the island that has featured so prominently in her dreams presents itself, Liza leaps upon it eager to see where her dreams and reality meet.

The Boundless Deep builds on the same world that Brallier began to reveal with Seal Island. A world much like our own, but one where the unknown lurks, just out of sight, in dark corners and lightless depths. Brallier showcases a fine sense of the historical, and obviously did a great deal of research into both the era in general and the whale trade in particular. Don't let preconceptions keep you from a great read, The Boundless Deep can be enjoyed by Fantasy, Romance and Fiction fans alike.

Kate will be doing a reading at our Grant Park location, March 22nd at 10am with her husband and fellow author, David Keck. Don't miss it.

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