The Ship Kings #2 The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice | Andrew McGahan

I loved Book #1 by Andrew McGahan, ‘The Coming of the Whirlpool’. And I love, love, love Book #2 ‘The Voyage of the Unquiet.’ It’s as simple as that!

It’s beautifully written and constructed. It deals with the big themes of identity, belonging and coming of age stuff. Dow Amber is a believable, likeable hero. The world of the Ship Kings is so well-drawn that even someone as visually unimaginative as myself can see what Dow sees.

I can’t wait for McGahan to write the next two books in this series – The War of the Four Isles and The Ocean of the Dead (check out his blog here).

This is a sea-faring, adventure series designed for teens, but accessible to any age and gender. The nautical language is technical but understandable and kept to a minimum.

McGahan is an award winning Australian author whose foray into teen fiction is a stand out success. I cannot recommend this series to you highly enough.

Stop what you’re doing and find yourself a copy of these two books – now!

Dow Amber has set sail at last upon the battleship Chloe, but can an outsider and an enemy ever truly belong in the Ship Kings’ world? All too soon, Dow finds himself entangled in rebellion and treachery, and embarked upon a desperate voyage to the frozen north that will decide the future of the very empire. In the icy wastes Dow must take his fate in hand. Is he truly destined to be a mariner? Is the mysterious scapegoat girl Ignella a friend or a foe? And where will they each stand, when the long peace of the Four Isles threatens to shatter forever?

The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice is the second adventure in Andrew McGahan’s epic Ship Kings series.