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By Lev Grossman

Read by Simon Vance

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On Sale
May 3, 2022
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781668604618

Price

$18.99

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  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $18.99
  2. ebook $9.99 $11.99 CAD
  3. Trade Paperback $8.99 $12.99 CAD
  4. Audiobook CD (Unabridged) $35.00 $44.00 CAD

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In this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling Silver Arrow series, Kate and Tom must confront the limits of what even magic can do—all while trying to bring balance back to the world.

A lot has changed for Kate in a year. She and Tom are now full-fledged conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret Intercontinental Railway. Life is good!

Or good-ish, anyway. Her uncle Herbert has gone missing, and the worsening climate means that there are more and more animals that need help all the time. How many times does Kate have to save the world before it stays saved? 

And her real life isn’t exactly perfect either. She flunked her audition for the junior high musical and got stuck in the chorus, while her archenemy Jag got a lead.

So, out of desperation, Kate breaks the rules and takes the Silver Arrow out on an unsanctioned mission, to find Uncle Herbert and bring back balance to the world. But she quickly discovers she’s not the only one on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway. There’s a mysterious train called the Golden Swift out there too, with an agenda of its own. Is it an ally? A rival? An enemy? A bit of all three? 

The question will turn Kate’s world upside down, take her from the Scottish Highlands to the Australian outback to the bottom of the Bering Sea, and lead her straight on a collision course with the mysterious masters of the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway itself. Because when you’re a human being fighting to save nature, are you the hero or are you the villain? There are no simple answers.

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Lev Grossman

About the Author

Lev Grossman is the author of eight novels, including the children’s novels The Silver Arrow and The Golden Swift, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy, which has been published in thirty countries, and The Bright Sword, a retelling of the King Arthur legend. Grossman is also an award winning journalist who has written for Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, the Atlantic and Vanity Fair, among many others. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and three children. He invites you to connect with him at levgrossman.com.

Huỳnh Kim Liên is an award winning Vietnamese author illustrator whose art is inspired by the beauty of humans, animals, food and nature. She is the illustrator for books like The Fawn Who Chased the Sun, My Grandfather’s Song, Hundred Years of Happiness, and many more. She lives in Saigon, Vietnam. She invites you to connect with her at www.kimlienhuynh.com.

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