The Elders of Arkhide

By Nicky Penttila

Ex-military operative Mondrian Delacroix thought her days of high-stakes missions were behind her. But when the reclusive augmented humans of Arkhide come calling with a puzzle even they can't solve, Mon finds herself unable to refuse.

The assignment seems straightforward: travel to an underwater base and assist with a perplexing linguistic challenge. For years, the Arkhideans have been detecting strange signals from the depths of their oceans-patterns that defy conventional analysis and hint at something far beyond their understanding.

As a rare individual with the ability to Listen-to "hear" far beyond normal human range-Mon begins to sense something in the strange transmissions that others have missed. Something that could change everything.

There's a world down here that no one in the Cooperative Realm has ever heard of.

The Elders of Arkhide offers a fresh take on first contact stories in an immersive undersea world. Fans of Becky Chambers, C.J. Cherryh, and Julie E. Czerneda will love this novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943192154
• ISBN13: 9781943192151
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Nicky Penttila
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"