ISBN: 9781534456914
Editorial: Aladdin
Autor: O'Hearn, Kate
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 448
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: From the author of the Pegasus series comes a spellbinding first book in a new fantasy series for fans of Rick Riordan and Shannon Messenger following two cousins whose summer vacation gets swept away by a storm that lands them on the lost island of Atlantis.The last way that Riley Evans wanted to spend spring break was studying whales on the family sailboat in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. With only her dad, aunt, and annoying cousin Alfie for company, she is so bored staring at the waves that she’s starting to see mermaids between them. But when their boat is capsized during a sudden storm, Riley finds more excitement than she bargained for as she and Alfie are washed ashore with neither of their parents in sight. Where they’ve been shipwrecked is no deserted island, though.Atlantis is a place beyond imagination, inhabited by both people and incredible creatures ranging from unicorns and gargoyles to talking animals. But not everyone welcomes the cousins’ arrival, and beneath the wonder of this mythical land lurk dangerous secrets—something strange is happening to the inhabitants. What Riley wants more than anything is to find her father and go home. But the closer she gets to this goal, the more the islanders seem determined to keep her from reaching it.As Riley and Alfie unravel the mystery of Atlantis and its most terrifying part, the Forbidden Zone, they realize that the clock is ticking. If they can’t learn what happened to their parents and find a way off the island soon, it may be too late to leave.About the AuthorKate O’Hearn was born in Canada, raised in New York City, and has traveled all over the United States. She currently resides in England. Kate is the author of the Pegasus series, the Shadow Dragon series, the Titans series, the Valkyrie series, and the Atlantis series. Visit her at KateOHearn.com.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter 1 1RILEY GAZED OUT OVER THE seemingly endless ocean. The water was calm as their sailboat, the Event Horizon, cut smoothly across the surface. Above them the sky was cloudless and the kind of blue she never saw at home. She inhaled the clean, salty air and felt a sense of peace wash over her. This was the start of their second week out on the boat with one more week facing them.“Lunch!” Her father appeared at the hatch that led down to the lower deck.“Coming.” Riley walked confidently along the smooth deck and made it to the hatch. She paused long enough to call to her aunt, who was at the helm. “Aunt Mary, I’ll eat quickly and then take over, if you like.”“Thanks, Riley. Go enjoy yourself.”When she reached the small galley, her father said, “I don’t know where your cousin is.”“He’s probably in his cupboard.”“Cabin,” her father corrected. “Go get him before the food gets cold.”Riley nodded and walked toward the back of the boat where the cabins were. She liked to tease her father and call them cupboards because that was about the size of them. She knocked on Alfie’s door but heard no response. “Alfie, it’s lunch.”Riley walked down to her own cabin and opened the door. There she saw her cousin sitting on her bunk, reading her diary.“What are you doing in here, Creep? Give that back!”Riley rushed at her cousin as he held her diary aloft. His teasing smile broadened farther as he climbed on her bunk and held the book high above her head.“Alfie, give it back!”“Oh, poor little Shorty isn’t having any fun.…” He opened the diary to her last entry and started to read aloud. “I hate my life. I hate this boat and I hate the ocean. I just want to go home and be with my friends.…”Riley snatched at her diary, but Alfie kept pulling it away and taunting her with it. Finally, her frustrations got the better of her, and she hauled back and punched her cousin in the stomach as hard as she could.Alfie dropped the diary, collapsing onto the bunk, gasping for breath.Just as Riley picked the book up, he
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