



There, the beaches glitter with gold, dinosaurs roam the forests, and in a floating castle dubbed Orion’s Keep after a legendary dragon, efforts to prevent the local volcano from erupting have driven resident chief magician Belen Kaya off the deep end. Following diverse challenges (“Giant spiders! Why is my ship full of giant spiders?”), Brine and her young white crewmates follow their intrepid captain ashore on remote Apcaron Island. Cassie O’Pia and her doughty pirate crew into deadly waters once again.Īfter a quick précis that really doesn’t do the opener, Voyage to the Magical North (2016), justice, Fayers sends the good (if slightly malnamed) ship Onion into the long-uncharted Agena Ocean in search of fabled dragon nesting grounds and, perhaps, the home of distinctively dark-skinned, “crinkly-haired” foundling Brine Seaborne. Visions of dragons, treasure, and glory lead swashbuckling Capt.
