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Steel Tide

#2 in series

by Natalie C. Parker
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The second book in a heart-stopping trilogy that follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a vicious warlord's powerful fleet.
Caledonia may have lost her crew, but she's not done fighting yet. After nearly dying at the hand of a powerful foe, Caledonia is pulled from the sea and nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets that call themselves Blades. The Blades escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live a nomadic existence, ready to disappear at a moment's notice should trouble come their way.
But Caledonia wants to do more than just hide. She wants to find the Mors Navis and her beloved sisters. She wants to continue fighting Aric's fleet and to take back the Bullet seas. She'll need to do everything in her power to convince the Blades that fighting is their only option, that there has to be a life better than the one under Aric Athair's reign, and that finding the women of the Mors Navis is the first step to revolution.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Seafire

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 17, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780451478856

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780451478856
      • File size: 3080 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 800
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      July 1, 2019
      Following Seafire (2018), Caledonia needs new allies in her continuing fight against Aric's tyranny. After being badly wounded, Caledonia wakes up in a camp of renegade former Bullets. Having shaken their forced drug addictions to Silt, they call themselves Blades and have built a small culture where consent is paramount. Caledonia's convalescence with the Blades opens the door for more worldbuilding but soon is interrupted by Bullet hostility. Caledonia, who's been eager to get back to sea, rallies the Blades in a scheme to steal a ship with a deal--they help her get a ship, and she'll help them break the Net and escape Aric's sphere of control. But a revelation intensifies her need to find her crew without delay. The fast-paced plot--packed with fight scenes, naval battles, and adventurous sailing--still manages to devote time to fleshing out the philosophies and agency of secondary characters as well as Caledonia's struggles and growth as a leader of an unconventional coalition. Romantic storylines for the most part take a back seat in favor of more pressing survival concerns, though queer relationships are positively represented. Race's only significance is descriptive--most characters are varying shades of brown, though some--like Caledonia--are white. The explosive finale breaks the fictional world's status quo in a way that will have readers eager for the final installment. An immersive, adventurous pleasure that improves on the first book. (Post-apocalyptic/science fiction. 12-adult)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.8
  • Lexile® Measure:800
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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