The voyage of Sam Singh

Ralleigh, Gita

£8.99

Sam Singh’s older brother Moon has been missing for three years. Sam fears Moon, a skilled thief, has been transported to a notorious prison on the Isle of Lost Voices. When a shady figure called the Collector offers him a job, Sam leaves his tribe of land-pirates to voyage to the Isle, where the Collector is to record a rare language spoken by its indigenous people. With his talking parrot Suka, and a young guide Lola, Sam treks with the Collector into the Isle’s jungle interior where they discover a deadly secret. En route they meet a princess on a special mission and, with a flock of parrots and a statue that comes alive, attempt to break into the prison.

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Publish Date: 04/07/2024

Description

In Gita Ralleigh’s second magical middle grade adventure set in a parallel colonial India, land-pirate Sam Singh sails to an isle teeming with spirits and secrets on a perilous journey to find the truth.‘We are kings of the forest,Let them tame us if they can!’Sam’s older brother, Moon, has been missing for three long years. Moon is a skilled thief, but Sam fears Moon’s luck has finally run out. It’s rumoured he’s held in the Octopus, a notorious prison on the Isle of Lost Voices, from which no one has ever escaped alive. Leaving his tribe of land-pirates behind, Sam sets sail with the shady Professor Bogusz and his faithful parrot, Suka. With help from a young forest guide called Lola, they trek deep into the island’s interior, a place where spirits dwell and the Octopus casts a deadly shadow.With a storm brewing and the clock ticking, Sam is in a race against time to break into the prison, save Moon and find a brighter future for them all.

Additional information

Weight 244 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 23 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

384

Language

English

Edition

|Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J