Forced into exile on an enchanted, moving island, ex-princess Noa Marchena has two missions: reclaim her familyтАЩs stolen throne and ensure that the dark powers her older brother, Julian, possesses donтАЩt go to his head in the process. But between babysitting her annoying little sister, Mite, and keeping an eye on the cake-loving sea monster that guards the moving island, Noa has her hands full.
When the siblings learn that their enemies are searching for a weapon capable of defeating JulianтАФwhose legendary spell weaving is feared throughout the kingdomтАФonce and for all, they vow to get to it first. To everyoneтАЩs surprise, the key to victory turns out to be a long-lost magical languageтАФand only Noa can speak it.
But what if by helping her brother, Noa ends up losing him?
Heather Fawcett is also the author of the middle grade novels The School Between Winter and Fairyland, The Language of Ghosts, and Ember and the Ice Dragons as well as the young adult Even the Darkest Stars series. She has a masterтАЩs degree in English literature and has worked as an archaeologist, photographer, technical writer, and backstage assistant for a Shakespearean theater festival. She lives on Vancouver Island, Canada. Heather can be found online at heatherfawcettbooks.com.