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Oceanforged #2
The Silent Island
The second book in the sensational, swashbuckling middle-grade fantasy series full of action, adventure and ancient legends from bestselling author Amelia Mellor. Perfect for fans of
Pirates of the Darksea
and the
Dragon Realm
series.??
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Cori and her friends Jem and Tarn travel to the island of Mutemount to find the next piece of armour that Cori needs to step into her power as Champion of Aquinta. There they meet the island’s people, who have been trapped inside Mutemount’s enormous extinct volcano by monsters called leviathans. However, the leviathans consider themselves caretakers of their ecosystem and believe that they must stop humans from destroying the land.?
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Cori must convince the humans and the leviathans to understand and forgive one another. With this new-found harmony on the island, will Cori find the piece of armour she desperately needs??
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Cori and her friends Jem and Tarn travel to the island of Mutemount to find the next piece of armour that Cori needs to step into her power as Champion of Aquinta. There they meet the island’s people, who have been trapped inside Mutemount’s enormous extinct volcano by monsters called leviathans. However, the leviathans consider themselves caretakers of their ecosystem and believe that they must stop humans from destroying the land.?
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Cori must convince the humans and the leviathans to understand and forgive one another. With this new-found harmony on the island, will Cori find the piece of armour she desperately needs??
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2026
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September 24, 2026
Oceanforged: The Silent Island by Amelia Mellor
☀️☀️☀️☀️
In this follow up to The Wicked Ship, Cori and her friends head off across the waters of Aquinta to secure more pieces of the Oceanforged Armour. Without much help from the Loyalists, they strike it out alone to the island of Mutemouth, where fearsome leviathans strand them with no way of escape. The residents of Mutemouth have spent generations improving their skills at hunting and killing leviathans, but Tarn's ability to talk to animals proves that the enemy might not be so evil after all.
On the surface this book looks at the centuries-long conflict between the humans and the leviathans, showing that they can in fact work together and stop trying to destroy each other. The reveal of this information is well structured and paced and fits right in with the tone of this series. It also, on a deeper level, takes the friendships between Cori, Jem, and Tarn, and challenges them just enough to add tension. This stress will undoubtedly play a bigger part across the series as a whole and I'm looking forward to seeing it unfold.
Mellor has delivered another well written page-turner here. She locks in on the energy of adventure without sacrificing the connection between the characters and the overall story arc that makes me excited to dive into book #3!
"You're not a symbol of the nation sprouting in a fireplace, or whatever she said. You're a kid, and you've got an unfairly huge responsibility to carry. I'd put you on a big ship with a crew of trained fighters if I could, Cori. What I can give you is a gribble-eaten wreck with me at the wheel, and I can only hope that's better than nothing."
☀️☀️☀️☀️
In this follow up to The Wicked Ship, Cori and her friends head off across the waters of Aquinta to secure more pieces of the Oceanforged Armour. Without much help from the Loyalists, they strike it out alone to the island of Mutemouth, where fearsome leviathans strand them with no way of escape. The residents of Mutemouth have spent generations improving their skills at hunting and killing leviathans, but Tarn's ability to talk to animals proves that the enemy might not be so evil after all.
On the surface this book looks at the centuries-long conflict between the humans and the leviathans, showing that they can in fact work together and stop trying to destroy each other. The reveal of this information is well structured and paced and fits right in with the tone of this series. It also, on a deeper level, takes the friendships between Cori, Jem, and Tarn, and challenges them just enough to add tension. This stress will undoubtedly play a bigger part across the series as a whole and I'm looking forward to seeing it unfold.
Mellor has delivered another well written page-turner here. She locks in on the energy of adventure without sacrificing the connection between the characters and the overall story arc that makes me excited to dive into book #3!
"You're not a symbol of the nation sprouting in a fireplace, or whatever she said. You're a kid, and you've got an unfairly huge responsibility to carry. I'd put you on a big ship with a crew of trained fighters if I could, Cori. What I can give you is a gribble-eaten wreck with me at the wheel, and I can only hope that's better than nothing."
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
The Silent Island is a fabulous follow up to The Wicked Ship, the first book in this series.
Cori, along with her friends Tarn and Jem are continuing the quest to find the remaining items in the Oceanforged Armour.
In Jems boat Lucky, they set off to firstly find the Loyalists, who they are hoping will aid them in their search. When Cori discovers that she has limited time to find the remaining pieces of the armour she wonders if she is fit to be the Champion that Aquinta needs.
Heading to the mysterious island of Mutemount, Cori and her friends find the island is protected by vicious sea creatures. How will they ever be able to make land and look for the next piece of armour? And where are the inhabitants of this island?
Full of adventure and trying circumstances, the friends are pushed to their limits and find that they may not all have the same goals.
I loved how the story had a dilemma that Cori and her friends worked through and that they all learnt lessons that will only strengthen their friendship.
Bring on book three The Sinking Ruins!
Cori, along with her friends Tarn and Jem are continuing the quest to find the remaining items in the Oceanforged Armour.
In Jems boat Lucky, they set off to firstly find the Loyalists, who they are hoping will aid them in their search. When Cori discovers that she has limited time to find the remaining pieces of the armour she wonders if she is fit to be the Champion that Aquinta needs.
Heading to the mysterious island of Mutemount, Cori and her friends find the island is protected by vicious sea creatures. How will they ever be able to make land and look for the next piece of armour? And where are the inhabitants of this island?
Full of adventure and trying circumstances, the friends are pushed to their limits and find that they may not all have the same goals.
I loved how the story had a dilemma that Cori and her friends worked through and that they all learnt lessons that will only strengthen their friendship.
Bring on book three The Sinking Ruins!
June 21, 2026
Loving this series by Amelia Mellor. Each book takes Cori to a location in Aquinta, where she hopes to find a piece of the Oceanforged Armour. In book 2, she travels with her friends Tarn and Jen to Mutemount where she meets the Mutemountists and the dreaded leviathan monsters. Great upper Primary novel filled with adventure and mystery.
June 8, 2026
I've been reading this series with my son, and there were many nights where he begged me to let him stay up late to read one more chapter. We loved The Silent Island even more than The Wicked Ship and cannot wait for the next book.
It's such a great adventure!
It's such a great adventure!
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