Seafire by Natalie C. Parker7/5/2023 Give this to fans of Tolcser's nautical adventures Song of the Current (BCCB 05/17) and Whisper of the Tide (BCCB 06/18). A cliffhanger ending offers some satisfying resolution, but it will leave readers thirsty for more of adventures of the Mors Navis and its crew. The steadfast crew of the Mors Navis is a satisfying affirmation of female friendships, family bonds, and romantic relationships, and it paints a diverse portrait of what it means to be a strong woman in a world dominated by violent men. Her failures of leadership are both frustrating and understandable, as she's so wrapped up in hiding what she sees as her betrayal that she's unable to admit to any other mistakes. Parker 4.21 2,807 ratings378 reviews The second book in a heart-stopping trilogy that follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a vicious warlords powerful fleet. This conflict adds internal tension to an action-packed high seas tale, as Caledonia struggles with her guilt and her inability to trust not only the soldier but also herself and her crew. When Caledonia's friend Pisces is rescued by one of Athair's Bullet soldiers, who claims to know the girls' brothers and offers to help rescue them, Caledonia has to rethink the motto that has always shaped her world: the only good Bullet is a dead Bullet. Four years later, Caledonia captains her own crew of women and girls aboard the Mors Navis, running on salvaged tech and ingenuity, harrying Athair's fleet, sinking his supply barges, and seeking revenge. When Caledonia was fourteen, her family was slaughtered aboard their ship, the Ghost, by the tyrant Aric Athair while she was ashore.
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