Fleeing a life she doesn't like, Cori boards a ship with hopes that life will become better for her. However, things don't get much better at sea, that is until she discovers the Oceanforged Gauntlet. This is a piece of armour that belonged to the Champions Cori has seen in paintings that made her dream of what she may become. And now, it would seem as if those dreams may become a reality. But, once the gauntlet attaches itself to her, she is forced to flee the crew of the pirate ship she'd become part of, especially the captain who is desperate to have the gauntlet for himself.
At the beginning of the book, Cori is orphaned, and is forced to fend for herself. She's clearly a feisty character who isn't afraid to take a risk. In her attempt to find a better life for herself, she ends up aboard a pirate ship with a truly awful captain. It is during a trip to raid a village that Cori inadvertently ends up with the gauntlet when the captain sends her in to the booby-trapped vault (think Indiana Jones - I really loved this bit!). When she discovers the glove and it permanently attaches itself to her arm, she flees in the hope that going it alone will finally provide her with the life she deserves.
The first in a new series, The Wicked Ship is an adventure that readers will absolutely love. At 216 pages, it's a quicker read which helps to maintain the action, and the full-page illustrations and map add just the right amount of visual stimulus. With the perfect mix of pirates, peril and pace, this is a book that will leave readers desperate for more.
Oceanforged The Wicked Ship publishes on the 29th January.
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