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As Alex grows more confident in his role as the mage of Artime, he expands his skills and brings his first creature to life with results that are both painful and wonderful. A team from Artime heads out to rescue Sky and Crow's mother from underwater Pirate Island and discovers there are more creatures than they ever imagined in the ocean surrounding the islands and not all of them are friendly.
As mage of Artimé, Alex must defend the island from attack while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether. Book #4
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Lisa McMann
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