Six months after the end of The Era of Magic, Rufus
is being looked after by his Uncle Seb, helping him to cart tomatoes from his
farm to the docks. His parents are missing, having been on a journey aboard The
Gumtree - the biggest ship in The Southern Lands - that was attacked and limped
home with half the crew missing. Moreover, he feels that his powers as a
'Discerner' have failed, letting down the faith that had been put in him by the
Queen.
But then, visiting the restored Gumtree, he is shocked to be
chosen, by the ship's trusted cat, as the new Navigator!
He joins up with Kirra, the fisher girl from the first book, and stowaways Clara and Mellek, becoming a vital part of the crew on a
voyage that will bring them face to face with what looks to be a revival of the
magic: from killer seagulls, to a bombarding forest, to seductive Smiler Fish and knife-wielding weeds.
Can they discover the source of the magic? Is it anything to
do with what Rufus has done with the book that tells of the Earth Heart
experiment from a year before - a book he was told to destroy? Can they stop the magic and restore balance with the natural world, something
the Discerners of the Lands have worked so hard to establish? And, for Rufus
the biggest question of all, can they find out what happened to his parents
when they disappeared on that last voyage?
This is Book 2 in the Earth Heart Series. See all Earth Heart books here.
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