The Horn Book Guide

OLDER FICTION

Thomas, Sherry

The Perilous Sea

426 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-220732-6 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-220734-0

(2) YA Elemental Trilogy series. Iolanthe and Titus (The Burning Sky) wake in the desert, stripped of their memories and being hunted by Atlantis. Scenes of their attempts to evade capture alternate with the events of seven weeks prior, when Titus and Iolanthe (the latter disguised as Archer Fairfax) reunite at Eton after a summer apart. With sparkling repartee and Bond-like magical gadgets, Thomas's likable characters navigate a steadily unspooling plot.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014