The Abyss Surrounds Us

Emily Skrutskie

Feb 2022 · Abyss Surrounds Us Book 1 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Nancy Wu

About this audiobook

For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She's been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the giant, genetically engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas's first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas's dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup and teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea.

About the author

Emily Skrutskie 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 is the author of The Abyss Surrounds Us series, Hullmetal Girls, and the Bloodright Trilogy. She lives and writes in Los Angeles.

Nancy Wu has done voice-over animation and narrated audiobooks since 2004. A New York theater, TV, and film actor, she has won multiple Library Journal and AudioFile Earphones Awards. Narrating across genres, she is known for varied character voices and bringing stories vividly to life.