The Deep (Paperback)

Nick Cutter

ISBN 10: 1529452627 / ISBN 13: 9781529452624

Published by Quercus Publishing, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. 'Utterly terrifying' Clive Barker Humanity is doomed: A strange plague is decimating humanity on a global scale. At first you forget little things, like where you left your keys. Then bigger things, like how to drive. Finally, your body forgets how to live. There is no cure. One last hope: Something that just might save humanity has been discovered . . . deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab has been built eight miles under the sea's surface. But terrible things hide in the dark: And then the station goes quiet. Lucas Nelson's brother is trapped down there, and now Lucas has to go down into the lightless fathoms and find out what happened. Because if he doesn't . . . everyone on earth will die. But there are worse ways to die than simply forgetting how to live . . . as Lucas is about to find out. Are you afraid of the dark? You will be. Claustrophobic horror at its finest: Alien meets The Abyss in this novel by the bestselling author of THE TROOP. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781529452624

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Deep (Paperback)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529452627
• ISBN 13: 9781529452624
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

'Utterly terrifying' Clive Barker

Humanity is doomed: A strange plague is decimating humanity on a global scale. At first you forget little things, like where you left your keys. Then bigger things, like how to drive. Finally, your body forgets how to live. There is no cure.

One last hope: Something that just might save humanity has been discovered . . . deep beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab has been built eight miles under the sea's surface.

But terrible things hide in the dark: And then the station goes quiet. Lucas Nelson's brother is trapped down there, and now Lucas has to go down into the lightless fathoms and find out what happened. Because if he doesn't . . . everyone on earth will die.

But there are worse ways to die than simply forgetting how to live . . . as Lucas is about to find out.

Are you afraid of the dark? You will be.

About the Author

Nick Cutter is the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller The Troop (which is currently being developed for film), The Deep, Little Heaven, The Handyman Method, co-written with Andrew F. Sullivan, and The Queen. Nick Cutter is the pseudonym for Craig Davidson, whose much lauded literary fiction includes Rust and Bone, The Saturday Night Ghost Club and, most recently, the short story collection Cascade. His story 'Medium Tough' was selected by author Jennifer Egan for The Best American Short Stories 2014. He lives in Toronto, Canada.