by Darren Shan
First published 2022
Archie finds himself stuck in a tight space with no way out. An unexpected helper throws him a rope, but things go wrong fast. A fight with a troubled royal turns into complete chaos and betrayal. Enemies grab Archie and lock him away in a freezing, abandoned part of the Merge. He joins other captured locksmiths who face the same grim task. They must work on a lock that nobody has ever opened. If Archie succeeds where every other Lox has failed, he might save himself. But cracking this lock could also destroy him. The eighth book in Darren Shan's series puts Archie in his most dangerous spot yet.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Merge
185 pages · Paperback · Home of the Damned Ltd