Zeb Bolt and the Ember Scroll

By Abi Elphinstone

Part of the The Unmapped Chronicles series

An orphan must trust magic and allies to defeat an evil harpy threatening the world.

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320 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Zebedee Bolt is on the run, but this time from the sinister harpy Morg. Pulled into the magical realm of Crackledawn, Zeb must choose sides in a battle that could save or doom the world. Aboard the enchanted boat, The Kerfuffle, with Oonie and her talking chameleon, Zeb embarks on a fantastical journey through silver seas and fiery depths. Can he find the courage to trust in magic and friendship to summon a dragon, locate the Ember Scroll, and vanquish Morg? As kingdoms teeter on the brink, Zeb's choices will determine the fate of all.

From the publisher

“Will keep readers on tenterhooks as it reaches its gratifying end.” –Kirkus Reviews In the thrilling finale to bestselling author Abi Elphinstone’s The Unmapped Chronicles, a young orphan rises up to stop the evil harpy Morg once and for all. Eleven-year-old Zebedee Bolt is on the run. Again. Only this time, it’s not the police who find him. It’s an evil harpy called Morg. And when she hauls him into Crackledawn, an Unmapped kingdom that conjures sunlight for our world, Zeb discovers running away only gets you so far. When magic’s involved, you’ve got to pick a side. And though Zeb vowed he wouldn’t trust anyone ever again, he didn’t expect to stumble aboard The Kerfuffle, an enchanted boat belonging to a girl called Oonie and her talking chameleon, Mrs. Fickletint. Suddenly, Zeb finds himself on a voyage complete with silver whales, fire krakens, and underwater palaces. Can he muster up enough trust in others, and in magic, to summon a dragon, find the Ember Scroll, and defeat Morg once and for all? This is a story about saving the world but it’s also a story about trusting friends–and chameleons–even when kingdoms are falling apart.

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