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Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped. When her best friend disappears, she's determined to be part of the search party.

Guided by an ancient map and her knowledge of the stars, Isabella navigates the island's dangerous Forgotten Territories. But beneath the dry rivers and dead forests, a fiery myth is stirring from its sleep.

©2016 Kiran Millwood Hargrave (P)2016 Oakhill Publishing Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt

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"A mesmerising debut of maps, myths and girls of enormous courage." ( The Bookseller)
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I’m so glad I tried this book. I wondered if a story less than five hours long was worth a credit, but it was really excellent. The story takes twists and turns and keeps upending the expectations of “the hero’s journey” narrative. Without flinching from issues of death, poverty, tyranny/ oppression and enslavement, it is ultimately a hopeful story of courage, determination and redemption.

Excellent, imaginative and gripping

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The book is very good and you can picture it in your mind very well but if you don't like a slow going book I wouldn't recommend but even if you don't try it out🌊🌊🌊

There is a very good execution BUT

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I’m not a young adult so it’s unfair of me really but I do enjoy the genre and a good story is a good story. This was perfectly fine to listen to but I wasn’t as engaged with it as I was by the mercies (which blew me away completely) or YA fiction like Trudi Canavan and Garth nix.

Enjoyable but not captivating

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Magical story, and beautiful acting! I finished it far too quickly, and now I'm sad that the book ended.

Wonderfull book and wonderfull performance!

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My daughter and I so enjoyed listening to this fantastic story. The reader has a wonderful voice and such a range of accents to make the characters come alive. A pacy story with wonderful twists and turns.

Enthralling

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