{"product_id":"fathom-fall-9781547616527","title":"Fathom Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Maze Runner\u003c\/i\u003e meets Fortnite in this action-packed young YA about a boy who finds out the monsters from his favorite video game are real.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey came for our water, but they'll settle for your blood.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eFathom Fall\u003c\/i\u003e's leaderboard, player Wyatt \"DoctorDoctor\" Docherty ranks at number three. In real life, he's seen only as the privileged kid of head engineers at Hydrexo, the company that supplies 75% of North America's water. He has easy access while others must line up to pay exorbitant prices at public water taps, and he feels totally useless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo prove he's more than a spoiled Water Baby, Wyatt wants to win the upcoming \u003ci\u003eFathom Fall\u003c\/i\u003e competition and finally make a name for himself. But when he starts seeing Bluddites - the water-guzzling monsters from the game - in \u003ci\u003ereal life\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyatt suspects that the tournament is about more than just prize money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWyatt wants to \u003ci\u003ewin\u003c\/i\u003e, but as the tournament approaches, he starts to worry: Why won't anyone tell them what's really going on? Why would the game - the military, even - be training kids to hunt monsters for them? And how far is he willing to go to prove himself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a near-future, water-scarce Toronto, \u003ci\u003eFathom Fall \u003c\/i\u003eis a high-octane speculative thrill ride that questions the ethics of new technology and how it defines our very reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matteo L. Cerilli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.68w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547616527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatteo L. Cerilli \u003c\/b\u003e(he\/him) is a trans masc author specializing in speculative fiction for all ages. His work includes the YA novels \u003ci\u003eLockjaw \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBad in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, the middle grade \u003ci\u003eSomething's Up with Arlo\u003c\/i\u003e, and various poems in various places. He currently lives in Toronto with his partner. \u003cbr\u003ehttps: \/\/www.matteolcerilli.com\/\u003cbr\u003e@matteolcerilli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Matteo L. Cerilli \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711934972061,"sku":"9781547616527","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fb1c3d10-7172-4dfe-b442-4b3738c91ff7.jpg?v=1773170643","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/fathom-fall-9781547616527","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}