The Fog of Forgetting (The five stones trilogy, 1) - Softcover

Morgan, G. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939017874 ISBN 13: 9781939017871

Publisher: Islandport Press, Inc., 2017

Synopsis

Sneaking out for a quick boat ride on a summer day, five children find themselves engulfed in a curtain of dense, powerful fog that transports them from the rocky Maine coast to the mysterious island of Ayda. Rescued by Seaborne, a machete-toting wayfarer of few words, the children suddenly find themselves at the center of a centuries-old battle between Dankar, the ruler of Exor, and three siblings that rule the other realms of Ayda. At stake are the four stones of power and the elusive Fifth Stone that binds them all. When 9-year-old Frankie is kidnapped by Dankar, her older sister Evelyn and the three Thompson brothers must learn to harness the powers of the daylights, ancient forces of earth, fire, water, and air, in order to navigate their way through the realms of Ayda, rescue her, and find a way home.

About this title

About the Author:

G. A. Morgan is the author of The Fog of Forgetting and Chantarelle, the first two books in The Five Stones Trilogy, and several nonfiction works under her full name, Genevieve Morgan. She grew up in New York City and spent every summer of her childhood in Maine. She now lives and works in Portland, Maine.

Review:

"There's nothing like a foggy island to capture the imagination. . . the story is infused with philosophy about the circular nature of life and loss, as well as personal power . . . A complex adventure to curl up with on a rainy summer afternoon." --Kirkus Reviews

"THE FOG OF FORGETTING has a magical, timeless quality that-s reminiscent of my own favorite childhood books -- it's the perfect blend of the sailing, swashbuckling Swallows and Amazons, and the children of Narnia, stumbling by accident into a wonderful, dangerous kingdom. As G.A. Morgan sends her lovable, complex kids on their own fantastic voyage, her beautiful, fresh, contemporary writing will transport readers just as those earlier books comforted and thrilled me when I was a lonely kid, hungry for adventures of my own." --Kate Christensen, author of "The Great Man" and "Blue Plate Special."


"In Ayda, G.A. Morgan has created an imaginative world, a beautiful and dangerous island where myth becomes reality. Readers will be carried along by this fast-paced adventure, and eager to journey back for the next installment." --Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of "The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill" and "The Water Castle"

"In this assured fantasy, the first of a planned trilogy for 10- to 16-year-olds, three brothers and two orphaned sisters are a short distance off the Maine coast when their boat is engulfed by thick mist. ..Young teenagers who enjoy disappearing into complex created worlds will relish the byzantine structure of the societies on Ayda and the ways the five children discover how they each seem to fit in one or the other. .. Even as Ms. Morgan puts her characters through trials and ordeals, including some harrowing battle scenes, she keeps them believably youthful, and recognizably themselves, in this emotionally resonant adventure." ----Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall St. Journal

"In Ayda, G.A. Morgan has created an imaginative world, a beautiful and dangerous island where myth becomes reality. Readers will be carried along by this fast-paced adventure, and eager to journey back for the next installment." --Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of "The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill" and "The Water Castle"

"The reader is compulsively moved forward by just the right touch of intrigue and uncertainty about exactly what is going to happen. The first in a trilogy, this leaves plenty of room for the next part of this evolving tale." --Voya

"Filled with the type of danger and magic that will please fans of Brandon Mull's "Beyonders" series (Aladdin) and C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia," Morgan's novel is a good fantasy adventure for general purchase." --School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Islandport Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1939017874
• ISBN 13: 9781939017871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304