From the author of the Pegasus series comes a spellbinding first book
in a new fantasy series for fans of Rick Riordan and Shannon Messenger
following two cousins whose summer vacation gets swept away by a storm
that lands them on the lost island of Atlantis.
The last way that Riley Evans wanted to spend spring break was studying
whales on the family sailboat in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle.
With only her dad, aunt, and annoying cousin Alfie for company, she is
so bored staring at the waves that she's starting to see mermaids
between them. But when their boat is capsized during a sudden storm,
Riley finds more excitement than she bargained for as she and Alfie are
washed ashore with neither of their parents in sight. Where they've been
shipwrecked is no deserted island, though.
Atlantis is a place beyond imagination, inhabited by both people and
incredible creatures ranging from unicorns and gargoyles to talking
animals. But not everyone welcomes the cousins' arrival, and beneath the
wonder of this mythical land lurk dangerous secrets--something strange
is happening to the inhabitants. What Riley wants more than anything is
to find her father and go home. But the closer she gets to this goal,
the more the islanders seem determined to keep her from reaching it.
As Riley and Alfie unravel the mystery of Atlantis and its most
terrifying part, the Forbidden Zone, they realize that the clock is
ticking. If they can't learn what happened to their parents and find a
way off the island soon, it may be too late to leave.
