The Ship of Shadows

Informationen zum Autor Maria Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world, which inspired her debut novel The Ship of Shadows . Now she lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she reads and writes as much as she can and bookstagrams at @cosyreads. She is always planning her next adventure and you can visit her at https://www.mariakuzniar.co.uk/ (watch out for the pirates!). Klappentext The first in a new adventure series, with a brave, independent and sneaky female protagonist. Aleja dreams of distant lands in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, and her life is changed forever when the fabled Ship of Shadows, crewed by a band of ruthless women, comes for her. They embark on a quest for something, but what could be worth risking their lives over? Ages: 9-12yrs. Zusammenfassung The sweeping, sparkling first book in a brand new series that will delight fans of The Wild Way Home and Frostheart. "A sumptuous delight of a book" - Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home "A feast for the imagination . . . an enthralling adventure. " - Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song "This swashbuckling tale has it all . . . I loved it. " - Alex Bell, author of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club READERS LOVE THE SHIP OF SHADOWS : " With a strong protagonist and a likeable crew of characters, I couldn't stay away from the story for long, and now I CRAVE a follow-up ." Gavin Hetherington, waterstones.com "Just order it . . . it's wonderful ." Akshaykumar, amazon.in " Thrilling , exciting and intriguing and I can't wait for the next instalment!" Rhiannon, waterstones.com "What a fantastic spellbinding book . . . A truly fascinating tale and we cannot wait for the second book to be released!" Eva Sneep, amazon.co.uk "The real treasure in this gem of a book lies in the crew . . . I can't wait to join the crew again for the next instalment of this thrilling tale." Stephanie, amazon.co.uk " This book sparkles ! Complete gorgeous escapism." Nicola Penfold, amazon.co.uk Aleja is a dreamer who longs for a life of magic and adventure. So when a mysterious ship arrives in her Spanish harbour city, crewed by a band of ruthless women, Aleja knows it's sailed right out of a legend. And it wants her. But life aboard the Ship of Shadows is more than even she bargained for. It will take all of Aleja's strength and skill to gain the trust of her fellow pirates - and discover what they are risking everything to find . . . ...

Autorentext
Maria Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world, which inspired her debut novel The Ship of Shadows. Now she lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she reads and writes as much as she can and bookstagrams at @cosyreads. She is always planning her next adventure and you can visit her at https://www.mariakuzniar.co.uk/ (watch out for the pirates!).

Klappentext

The first in a new adventure series, with a brave, independent and sneaky female protagonist. Aleja dreams of distant lands in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, and her life is changed forever when the fabled Ship of Shadows, crewed by a band of ruthless women, comes for her. They embark on a quest for something, but what could be worth risking their lives over? Ages: 9-12yrs.

Zusammenfassung

The sweeping, sparkling first book in a brand new series that will delight fans of The Wild Way Home and Frostheart.

"A sumptuous delight of a book" - Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home

"A feast for the imagination . . . an enthralling adventure." - Abi Elphinstone, author of *Sky Song

• "This swashbuckling tale has it all . . . I loved it." - Alex Bell, author of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club

  *READERS LOVE THE SHIP OF SHADOWS*:

  "With a strong protagonist and a likeable crew of characters, I couldn't stay away from the story for long, and now I CRAVE a follow-up**." Gavin Hetherington, waterstones.com

  "Just order it . . . it's wonderful." Akshaykumar, amazon.in

  "Thrilling, exciting and intriguing and I can't wait for the next instalment!" Rhiannon, waterstones.com

  "What a fantastic spellbinding book . . . A truly fascinating tale and we cannot wait for the second book to be released!" Eva Sneep, amazon.co.uk

  "The real treasure in this gem of a book lies in the crew . . . I can't wait to join the crew again for the next instalment of this thrilling tale." Stephanie, amazon.co.uk

  "This book sparkles! Complete gorgeous escapism." Nicola Penfold, amazon.co.uk

  Aleja is a dreamer who longs for a life of magic and adventure. So when a mysterious ship arrives in her Spanish harbour city, crewed by a band of ruthless women, Aleja knows it's sailed right out of a legend.

  And it wants *her.

• But life aboard the Ship of Shadows is more than even she bargained for. It will take all of Aleja's strength and skill to gain the trust of her fellow pirates - and discover what they are risking everything to find . . .