Author(s): Amie Kaufman

Young Adult

Magic, romance, and slumbering gods clash in the start of a riveting fantasy series that spans gangsters' dens, forgotten temples, and the high seas from the New York Times bestselling author of the Aurora Cycle.   When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding out the winter on land while he sails to adventure in the north seas. But any plans to follow him are dashed when a handsome stranger with tell-tale magician's marks on his arm boards her ship, presenting her and the crew with a dangerous mission: to cross the Crescent Sea without detection so he can complete a ritual on the sacred Isles of the Gods. What starts as a leisure cruise will lead to acts of treason and sheer terror on the high seas, bringing two countries to the brink of war, two strangers closer than they ever thought possible and stirring two dangerous gods from centuries of slumber...

Staff Notes: A richly built world completed with an interesting and original pantheon of gods, this book made the mythology nerd in me so elated whilst reading it. Blending Swashbuckling pirates with gunslinging gangers, nations on the brink of war with slumbering, omnipotent Gods on the edge of awakening, and power magic with incredible sacrifice, Kaufman’s first solo book is one I will forever be recommending. - Recommended by Tyler