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In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas.The pirate Florian, born Flora, has always done whatever it takes to survive - including sailing under false flag on the Dove as a marauder, thief, and worse. Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, a highborn Imperial daughter, is on board as well - accompanied by her own casket. But Evelyn's one-way voyage to an arranged marriage in the Floating Islands is interrupted when the captain and crew show their true colors and enslave their wealthy passengers. Both Florian and Evelyn have lived their lives by the rules, and whims, of others. But when they fall in love, they decide to take fate into their own hands - no matter the cost.
About the Author
Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies. The Mermaid, The Witch, and The Sea is her first novel. You can read her writing for adults in her column for Catapult Magazine (Fear and Loathing in Utero) , and her fiction on The Rumpus, Joyland Magazine, and Columbia Journal for Literature and the Arts.She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, son, and objectively perfect dog.
