The reader : sea of ink and gold, book 1

Instant New York Times BestsellerA stunning debut set in a world where reading is unheard-of, perfect for fans of Inkheart & Shadow & BoneSefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, & steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin’s been taken, or if she’s even alive. The only clue to both her aunt’s disappearance & her father’s murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book—a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. With the help of this book, & the aid of a mysterious stranger with dark secrets of his own, Sefia sets out to rescue her aunt & find out what really happened the day her father was killed—& punish the people responsible.With overlapping stories of swashbuckling pirates & merciless assassins, The Reader is a brilliantly told adventure from an extraordinary new talent. °°° Traci Chee is the New York Times bestselling author of The Reader series. Her novel We Are Not Free was met with a Printz Honor & Walter Honor in addition to the NBA nomination & received four starred reviews. Her latest title is A Thousand Steps into Night, a Japanese-influenced young adult fantasy, which was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys hiking, egg painting, gardening, & hosting game nights for family & friends. Traci is fourth-generation Japanese American & is a native of Northern California, where she lives with her fast-fast dog. Traci grew up in a small town with more cows than people, & now feels most at home in the mountains... www.tracichee.com Twitter: @tracichee Facebook & Instagram: @TraciCheeAuthor Instant New York Times Bestseller A stunning debut set in a world where reading is unheard-of, perfect for fans of Inkheart and Shadow and Bone Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin’s been taken, or if she’s even alive. The only clue to both her aunt’s disappearance and her father’s murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book—a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. With the help of this book, and the aid of a mysterious stranger with dark secrets of his own, Sefia sets out to rescue her aunt and find out what really happened the day her father was killed—and punish the people responsible. With overlapping stories of swashbuckling pirates and merciless assassins, The Reader is a brilliantly told adventure from an extraordinary new talent. An instant New York Times Bestseller, this is a stunning debut set in a world where reading is unheard-of. Perfect for fans of Inkheart and Shadow and Bone Finalist for the Kirkus Prize and nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award! Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nins been taken, or if shes even alive. The only clue to both her aunts disappearance and her fathers murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a booka marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. With the help of this book, and the aid of a mysterious stranger with dark secrets of his own, Sefia sets out to rescue her aunt and find out what really happened the day her father was killedand punish the people responsible. "Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"-- Provided by publisher