In this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling Silver
Arrow series, Kate and Tom must confront the limits of what even magic
can do--all while trying to bring balance back to the world.
A lot has changed for Kate in a year. She and Tom are now full-fledged
conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret
Intercontinental Railway. Life is good!
Or good-ish, anyway. Her uncle Herbert has gone missing, and the
worsening climate means that there are more and more animals that need
help all the time. How many times does Kate have to save the world
before it stays saved?
And her real life isn't exactly perfect either. She flunked her audition
for the junior high musical and got stuck in the chorus, while her
archenemy Jag got a lead.
So, out of desperation, Kate breaks the rules and takes the Silver
Arrow out on an unsanctioned mission, to find Uncle Herbert and bring
back balance to the world. But she quickly discovers she's not the only
one on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway. There's a mysterious
train called the Golden Swift out there too, with an agenda of its
own. Is it an ally? A rival? An enemy? A bit of all three?
The question will turn Kate's world upside down, take her from the
Scottish Highlands to the Australian outback to the bottom of the Bering
Sea, and lead her straight on a collision course with the mysterious
masters of the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway itself. Because
when you're a human being fighting to save nature, are you the hero or
are you the villain? There are no simple answers.
