Fourteen-year-old Eric Ross is struggling. His father is in prison for murder. His mother has slipped into addiction. Even if he can survive the bullying and the sudden run of disappearances, he has little hope for a future outside of the sleepy Massachusetts fishing town he calls home.
But there is something far more important on his mind.
He found her down beneath the local entertainment pier, and she seems just about perfect. Except for the teeth. But she doesn’t want to simply be a part of his world. She wants more…
From the author of These Things Linger and The Eater of Gods, Down Into the Sea is a vicious twist on coming-of-age horror, on the unyielding, transformative power of desire, and the dangers of standing in its path.
"DOWN INTO THE SEA is a haunted tale of childhood loneliness, grief, and trauma, and its terrors will linger long after you've turned the last page."
-Christina Henry, author of ALICE and THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT
"It would be too easy to call DOWN INTO THE SEA a salty American stepsister to LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. I suppose that fits, but such a comparison does Dan Franklin's wonderful novella no justice. Dive deep into this dark and oh-so-unsettling coming-of-age tale -- my favorite of its kind that I've read in the last few years, without a doubt -- and you'll rarely come up for air. It's amazing!" -James Newman, author of Midnight Rain, Animosity, co-writer of In the Scrape)
"Deeply unsettling and emotionally resonant, Franklin's Down into the Sea not only twists and subverts the coming-of-age subgenre but also immerses you in Eric's hopeless life. You can't help rooting for him, and you have to keep reading to see if he survives. I finished this book in one sitting."
-Briana Morgan, author of The Reyes Incident
Genre: Fantasy
But there is something far more important on his mind.
He found her down beneath the local entertainment pier, and she seems just about perfect. Except for the teeth. But she doesn’t want to simply be a part of his world. She wants more…
From the author of These Things Linger and The Eater of Gods, Down Into the Sea is a vicious twist on coming-of-age horror, on the unyielding, transformative power of desire, and the dangers of standing in its path.
"DOWN INTO THE SEA is a haunted tale of childhood loneliness, grief, and trauma, and its terrors will linger long after you've turned the last page."
-Christina Henry, author of ALICE and THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT
"It would be too easy to call DOWN INTO THE SEA a salty American stepsister to LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. I suppose that fits, but such a comparison does Dan Franklin's wonderful novella no justice. Dive deep into this dark and oh-so-unsettling coming-of-age tale -- my favorite of its kind that I've read in the last few years, without a doubt -- and you'll rarely come up for air. It's amazing!" -James Newman, author of Midnight Rain, Animosity, co-writer of In the Scrape)
"Deeply unsettling and emotionally resonant, Franklin's Down into the Sea not only twists and subverts the coming-of-age subgenre but also immerses you in Eric's hopeless life. You can't help rooting for him, and you have to keep reading to see if he survives. I finished this book in one sitting."
-Briana Morgan, author of The Reyes Incident
Genre: Fantasy
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