Tide Stealers

The Sunken Kingdom Bk. 2:
Tide Stealers
by Kim Wilkins

TIDE STEALERS by

Illustrated by:

Category: F

antasy

Age Recommendation: Grades 6+

Release Date: 5/27/08

Publisher: Random House

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

TIDE STEALERS is the second book in THE SUNKEN KINGDOM series.

After returning home from their quest to find their baby sister, Una, Asa spends her time by the water trying to figure

out the

magic concealed in the Moonstone Star. The lovely gem was concealed in some of Una’s possessions that

the witch

princess had saved. With their mother gone, the magic power should pass to Asa. However, trying to

summon fish with

the magic, Asa instead draws a ship of Tide Stealers. The pirates quickly grab the gem and vanish

back into the water.

Crying for help, Rollo comes to Asa’s aid. With his enchanted powers of being able to swim underwater, he rushes

in after

the Tide Stealers. But they are too fast and he returns to the surface. Asa has boarded the ghost ship

Northseeker, and the

two quickly lay chase.

Finding the hidden lair of the pirates, they encounter Skalti Wolfkiller, the head Tide Stealer. He informs them that he

knows who they are and would gladly return the stone to them, but it was stolen by sea giants. With warnings from

Skalti,

the two set sail for the home of the giants to retrieve the stone.

With adventure and fast-paced action as in the first book of the story, TIDE STEALERS is enchanting and

entertaining for

all ages. With creative imagery and interesting characters, Ms. Wilkins weaves a wonderful story that

will leave readers

spellbound. I didn’t want to put the book down until I found out if Asa and Rollo were successful

in retrieving the

Moonstone Star in the end.

The saga continues with SORCERER OF THE WAVES, due out at the end of July.