Barclay and his friends must save an island city from the Legendary
Beast of the Sea in this "charming and earnest" (Kirkus Reviews)
sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Accidental Apprentice,
perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon.
Something is wrong at the Sea. The weeping tide, a carnivorous algae
bloom, is eating up all the fish. Beasts are terrorizing the nearby
Elsewheres. And Lochmordra, the Legendary Beast, is rising at random and
swallowing ships whole.
Barclay's teacher, the famous Guardian Keeper Runa Rasgar, has been
summoned to investigate, and as her apprentice, Barclay gets to join
too. But Runa's nemesis has also been called to the Sea, and he's
brought apprentices of his own. When the not-so-friendly competition
between them grows fierce, it's Barclay--the only one from the
Elsewheres--who can't seem to keep up.
The key to stopping Lochmordra lies in his mythical home, but as the
flood of the weeping tide encroaches, time is running out to find it. If
the rival groups can't cast aside old grudges and learn to work
together, soon the Sea will be destroyed completely. And all the while
Barclay must ask himself: is there truly a place for him in the
Wilderlands?