Along the Saltwise Sea

Along the Saltwise Sea

2021 • 192 pages

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Welcome to a world of talking trees and sarcastic owls, of dangerous mermaids and captivating queens in this exceptional tale for readers who are young at heart in this companion book to McGuire's critically-acclaimed Middlegame and the sequel to Over the Woodward Wall.

Be sure to explore the myriad wonders that can be found Along the Saltwise Sea.

After climbing Over the Woodward Wall and making their way across the forest, Avery and Zib found themselves acquiring some extraordinary friends in their journey through the Up-and-Under.

After staying the night, uninvited, at a pirate queen’s cottage in the woods, the companions find themselves accountable to its owner, and reluctantly agree to work off their debt as her ship sets sail, bound for lands unknown. But the queen and her crew are not the only ones on board, and the monsters at sea aren’t all underwater.

The friends will need to navigate the stormy seas of obligation and honor on their continuing journey along the improbable road

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4 primary books

The Up-and-Under

The Up-and-Under is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by A. Deborah Baker.

Over the Woodward Wall
Along the Saltwise Sea
Into the Windwracked Wilds
Under the Smokestrewn Sky

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I love some of the passages, but the narrative is quite... Hand wavy.

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