Em’s Father disappeared in this cave years ago when Em was just a child, along with their friends. When Gyre finds out the real reason Em has sent her down here it causes a huge distrust. That’s she’s a human inside of this suit. Gyre quickly puts a stop to this, forcing Em to accept that Gyre is her own independent person. Em takes it upon herself to drug Gyre when she needs her to calm down, or fill her with adrenaline when she needs her to wake up. The suit allows Em to speak to Gyre and control her which at first causes a lot of tension. And as the story unravels we learn a lot about Em and her true intentions. Em is the person overseeing Gyre while she’s in the cave. There’s only two main characters - Gyre and Em. The suit is fascinating! But it’s also incredibly claustrophobic and almost becomes its’ own character near the end. She implants canisters into the suit that feed her, it continuously hydrates her, cycles out her waste, and can lock into place providing a bed for her. It’s skin tight and functions as a second skin. She has to have surgery before getting into the suit to reroute her digestive system because the suit does everything for her. While we don’t learn about the other planets or what type of futuristic world this is, we do learn about the suit that’s worn by Gyre to go cave diving. There are many fascinating things about this novel so let’s dive right in: This one job will pay her enough that she’ll be able to accomplish that. Gyre’s Mother left when she was younger and she’s determined to leave this horrible planet and find her. She’s also never officially gone cave diving professionally before and lied to get this job. It’s all very secretive and she doesn’t really have any idea what the mission is. Gyre has accepted a one time job with a company that will send her deep down into a mine.
It’s incredibly dangerous though as there are these creatures called Tunnelers that live underground and make quick work of eating anyone that gets into their path. Contractors will go down underground to mine for minerals and metals. A main source of jobs on this planet is cave diving. Our main character, Gyre, lives on one of the less sought after planets where people spend their days trying to leave to get to greener pastures. Set in a distant future, humanity is spread around different planets. The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling is a sci-fi horror nightmare! Think The Descent meets Prometheus vibes, only two characters, and a terrifyingly complex and evil cave system.
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