(LIBRARY CASEBOUND EDITION) Hold your breath... The future is five miles underwater. And Jazwyn Ripley's time has come. Earth's atmosphere will only support a few more generations, and most of advanced society has already relocated to the sea. To survive, only one option remains for the Topsiders-get into Gaia Sur, the elite academy on the ocean floor. But after Jazwyn Ripley trains a lifetime for the chance, something is wrong in the interviews. Her evaluation isn't like those of her soul-rattled classmates, and now, Arco Hart is desperate to protect her from something he won't talk about. Cryptic messages coming from the earth's core. A charming, but infamous rival who knows why. Everything is telling her to walk away, but for the struggling class at the bottom, there's nowhere to go but down. The road to everything the cadets ever wanted turns out to lead somewhere they never intended to go, and one decision will change the course of their lives for good: Continue on the scripted path, or chase something deeper? ¿ Adrenaline rush action. ¿ Heart-stopping romance. Dive into the first book of The Elements series and find out why readers are saying it's like the action of Hunger Games, the scope of Maze Runner, and the heart of Divergent, all under one ocean! ¿¿¿¿¿ Buy now and be swept away! NEW SECOND EDITION WITH BONUS CONTENT!