by Garth Nix
First published 2005
Bedridden with a broken leg, Arthur Penhaligon is plucked from his hospital room and swept into a perilous voyage on the Border Sea. Drowned Wednesday's insatiable hunger threatens to consume the very fabric of reality. Arthur must battle treacherous pirates, storms, and creatures of pure Nothing to uncover the third part of the Architect's Will and claim the Third Key. With his friends Leaf and Suzy missing, can Arthur trust the Raised Rats to help him survive life aboard a cursed ship and stop Drowned Wednesday's apocalyptic feasting?
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, quest
Setting: Border Sea
400 pages · Library Binding · Turtleback Books