{"product_id":"this-gilded-abyss","title":"This Gilded Abyss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath waits beneath the waves a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es two estranged lovers f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eace their demons...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSergeant Nix Marr left her dark past buried beneath the sea. Then Kessandra, the people's favourite princess (and Nix's much-loathed ex), recruits Nix for a covert mission. Their goal - to investigate a massacre in the under-water city of Fall. Nix tries to refuse, but finds herself boarding a luxurious submersible as Kessandra's bodyguard. After all, Kess always gets what she wants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they descend to the city, Kessandra reveals the chilling truth. They aren't investigating a massacre, but the trigger that caused it - a sickness that turns victims into mindless killers. And when a royal passenger is murdered, it's clear the infection is on board . . . and no one on the submersible is safe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrusting Kessandra, despite her lies, will become Nix's only hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rebecca Thorne, \u003ci\u003eThis Gilded Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense, utterly thrilling science fiction adventure for fans of \u003ci\u003eArcane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBioShock \u003c\/i\u003eand Tamsyn Muir's \u003ci\u003eThe Locked Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csup\u003eRebecca Thorne's \u003ci\u003eCan't Spell Treason without Tea \u003c\/i\u003ewas a\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eHB fiction bestseller w\/c 06\/05\/2024\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 352 pages | Published November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986293834077,"sku":"9781035079261","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035079261.jpg?v=1774497854","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/this-gilded-abyss","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}