Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm receive devastating news: their famous
explorer father has died in a failed attempt to reach South Polaris. To
make matters worse, the Lontown Geographical Society finds Ernest
Brightstorm guilty of sabotaging the expedition of his competitor,
Eudora Vane. But a mysterious clue leads the twins to question the story
they've been told--and to uncover the truth, they must undertake the
journey of a lifetime.
Joining the ragtag crew of a homemade sky-ship captained by the intrepid
Harriet Culpepper, Arthur and Maudie race to South Polaris to salvage
their family's reputation and find out what really happened on their
father's doomed expedition. Brightstorm is a propulsive and compelling
fantasy adventure set among the vibrant landscapes and dynamic
characters of Vashti Hardy's vividly imagined world.