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Sail. Salvage. Repeat.For as long as Toby can remember, he and his father have sailed on the Phoenix, salvaging from the junk-filled seas to stay afloat, while keeping under the radar of the authorities. His father is, after all, a wanted man.And now the Phoenix is on the trail of the ultimate prize, a salvage of solar panels that could mean they'll never need to hunt for fuel again.Ayla is second-in-command on the rival Banshee, where she's trained her whole life to fight - just as her mother, Captain Nell, demands. Since childhood, Ayla's been taught the Phoenix must be destroyed. And now they have the ship in their sights. And they're desperate to have their precious intel, too.Toby's sick of a life at sea, and Ayla may be his only hope. Can he turn an old feud into a new alliance that will save both their skins?Award-winning Bryony Pearce brings the high seas to life with her rousing steampunk pirate adventure that will have you craving more.
About the Author
Bryony Pearce (formerly McCarthy) lives with her husband and two children in a village on the edge of the Peak District. She completed an English Literature degree at Corpus Christi College Cambridge in 1998 and afterward worked in the business-to-business market research sector. She went freelance in 2004 so she could devote more time to writing. Bryony was a winner of the 2008 Undiscovered Voices competition with her MG novel Windrunner's Daughter. Her first YA novel, Angel's Fury, will be published on 4th July 2011 by Egmont.
