The LeftHanded Fate

From Kate Milford, the bestselling author of National Book Award nominee Greenglass House, comes another magical, middle-grade adventure, The Left-Handed Fate.Lucy Bluecrowne and Maxwell Ault are on a mission: find the three pieces of a strange and arcane engine. Theyre not exactly sure what this machine does, but they have it on good authority that it will stop the war thats raging between their home country of England and Napoleon Bonapartes France. Despite being followed by mysterious men dressed all in black, theyre well on their way to finding everything they need when their ship, the famous Left-Handed Fate, is taken by the Americans. And not just any Americans. The Fate (and with it, Lucy and Max) are put under the command of Oliver Dexter, whos only just turned twelve.But Lucy and Max arent the only ones trying to put the engine together, and if the pieces fall into the wrong hands, it could prove disastrous. Oliver is faced with a choice: help Lucy and Max and become a traitor to his country? Or follow orders and risk endangering that same country and many others at the same timenot to mention his friends?This world has a seductive, fairytale qualityPatrick OBrians Captain Aubrey series as seen through the lens of Hayao Miyazaki. . . Its impossible not to admire The Left-Handed Fate for its epic scope, joyful evocation of life on the high seas and suspenseful mystery. The New York Times Book Review