Zeina Starborn and the Emerald King: (Zeina Starborn Book Two)
By (Author) Hannah Durkan
Hachette Children's Group
Orion Children's Books
12th September 2023
6th July 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
304
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 26mm
260g
The thrilling new fantasy adventure in the ZEINA STARBORN series, perfect for 9+ fans of BRIGHTSTORM and ORPHANS OF THE TIDE.
For Zeina and Jackson, life has changed dramatically. Now on the run with the fearsome sky pirates, The Smog Rats, their days are full of adventure. Still, Zeina is excited to be safe for a week or two when she and The Smog Rats attend the infamous Solstice Festival in a grand but secretive palace built by the ice bears.As humans are usually forbidden to attend and celebrate the Gathering - the only gathering of horned sky whales left, which happens only once every 10 years - she and Jackson are honoured. But things aren't quite right. From crumbling ice structures to the strange behaviour of the new Emerald King, there are signs everywhere that this festival has an ulterior purpose. Zeina and Jackson must battle both familiar foes and new adversaries in order to halt the invention of a new, cruel technology that would prove devastating to The Smog Rats cause and change the world of the sky whales forever.Having studied medicine and gained a PGCE from the University of Leeds, Hannah Durkan now lives in Leeds with her husband and young daughter, who she says has finally given her a legitimate excuse for her enormous collection of children's books. Hannah is a passionate believer in the power of writing to support mental health and when she's not working in a local primary school, she runs a local peer-support group for mums who enjoy creative writing.