Strangers in Atlantis

Seaborne #2

by Matt Myklusch

After breaking ties with the deadly Pirate King, Dean Seaborne thought he had left his life of spying and pirating behind. But when the merciless thief Captain Skinner threatens Dean's allies, Dean agrees to one last job. Along with his trusted friends Ronan and Waverly, he agrees to help rob a sea-based resort for the richest of nobles. They'll pose as a band of traveling performers and then lead Skinner to the loot. But the moment Dean reaches the resort, the plan changes. The getaway is actually a gatewayto the undersea kingdom of Atlantis. And a civil war is brewing in the depths, with Dean soon to be caught in the middle of it.

Genres: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens

280 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2017

About the author

Matt Myklusch is the author of 8 middle-grade novels, including the JACK BLANK, ORDER OF THE MAJESTIC, and the SEABORNE series. When he was a kid, he wanted to be a comic book penciller. That didn’t happen, but he never stopped drawing – and now he’s writing comic books! IMAGINE NATION, his new graphic novel series hits the shelves on January 7, 2025.

He lives in New Jersey with his wife and family, where he is always behind schedule on his next book.

Reviews

[ally (ia) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙧.”

*deep breath*

AHHHHHHHHHHH

🎶 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙞 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚🎶

this duology was SUCH a fun ride as im SO SAD it’s over! *starts sobbing* i had a great time with dean and the rest of the crew🩵😭

~ 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 - 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙! ~
•dean is SUCH a cinnamon role #protectdeanseaborne
•ronan is so relatable😭
•the lil romance between lyndra and gentleman jim was ADORABLE😻
•waverlydean = say don’t go by taylor swift
•again, the world building and writing style were SO COOL
•was NOT expecting that finneus dude to be the villain
•also waverly is such a girlboss
•the ending makes it seem like the author was gonna do a book 3 but never actually ended up doing it??😭

🩵 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 🩵
❥𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙩
❥𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝
❥𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙧, 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩, 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙨
❥𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙖𝙝 𝙠𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣

and finally! a collection of quotes for all you lovely people <3

"𝙔𝙤𝙪? 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮? 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬."

"𝙄 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮." 𝙃𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖. "𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚."

”𝙄𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙃𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚.”

”𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚”

”𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧," 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙙. "𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚."

”𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩," 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. "𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨.
𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙. "𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩”

this was such a great middle grade pirate duology and i highly recommend!!

[Aelvana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dean Seaborne had hoped to leave the life of a pirate behind. Then he got arrested, and he's left with the choice to hang or participate in another dirty scheme. This time, he's tasked with robbing a castle island for nobility. But the island hides the undersea kingdom of Atlantis, a kingdom of legend . . . and secrets.

It's pretty funny to watch other people call Dean out on his bluffs. In this case, it leads to him, Waverly, and Ronan being mislabeled "entertainers," and therefore required to show off the skills that supposedly got them hired. So Dean told just enough of the truth that this means they're all considered professional daredevils.

Which means Dean just volunteered himself to go swimming with sea serpents. Again.

I liked the growing tension between Dean and Waverly. They just aren't connecting with each other anymore, and she's pushing him away with her assumptions. I do wish Ronan had more of a role, as his best moment happens offscreen.

It's also fun to see the depths of the mess Dean's embroiled himself in this time. He's got so many villains surrounding him he's spoiled for choice, but the right answer isn't obvious.

Overall this is a good continuation of the first book. This story would also be decent by itself, if you never got around to reading the first one. I rate this book Recommended.

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[Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast paced, fun read. Strangers In Atlantis wastes no time thrusting readers right back into Dean Seaborne's action filled world. Only this time, there are some surprising, unpredictable plot twists, a whole new setting, and a new set of problems for Dean.

3.5 stars - FULL REVIEW http://mundiekids.blogspot.com/2017/0...

[Rune Natsume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as wonderful and captivating as the first, Dean's new adventure is such a solid adventure. More serious and tense than the wild adventures of the first book, it shows a more serious presence of Dean, and even Ronan. The stakes are also a bit higher and while Waverly is more a minor obstacle, it still found itself more than keeping my attention the whole way through.

[Jessica Nunnally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good kid's book with a story that keeps you reading. I didn't read the first book, but it stood well without the full background. The characters are distinct and enjoyable. There were a couple plot points that didn't seem to add up, but it's a kid's book and they were not big enough to break the magic.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is very good in the way it puts Atlantis an old legen into reality. I thought that it very well described the age of piracy and how life would be under the sea. In conclusion i liked this book
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[Sophie Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

It wasn't as good as the first book but that was probably because the author intended to only write one book and not make a series

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't think it was possible but these books just keep getting better!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adequate not the best not the worst great for kids. If ur looking for a long adventure you won't find it here but a quick read somewhat of an interesting read.

[Tamara Nelson-Fromm · Rating 4 out of 5]

After loving the first Seaborne book (http://tamaraniac.com/2015/02/review-...) I was very excited to dive into this new one! Strangers in Atlantis is quite a bit different from the first book, in that it is a lot more plot driven than the first book, which I found to be mainly defined by its setting and characters. Overall, I found this second book very fun, but didn't enjoy it quite as much as it's predecessor.

First of all, the plot of this one was very fast-paced and enjoyable! The plot twist were unpredictable and good, and it was always kept interesting. However, while the plot shone I didn't think the characters were as great in this one as the first, and I might have liked a little bit more growth with them in this book, since they seemed mostly the same by the end of this one even after going through many potential changes.

I also didn't love the worldbuilding of Atlantis as much as that of Zenhala. It was very interesting but not as deep as I feel it could've been.

[Brittani · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Second Book

My 8 year old son liked this book but not as much as the first. It was still an enjoyable read with twists like the first. Not as pirate focused as the first but still good. This author has a great way of surprising you and making it hard to guess what happens next!

[Jessica Taskinen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strangers in Atlantis is a cute story of three unlikely friends who stumble into trouble at every turn. However, their luck holds out and they are able to save the day in the end. In this installment, the three unlikely heroes, Dean Seaborne, Ronan, and Waverly, are captured by pirates and coerced into making one last heist. However, unknown to the pirates who put them up to it, the place they are sent to rob is only a gateway to the great city of Atlantis. Atlantis is unlike anything they had ever encountered... mermaids and mermen, electric eels, and walking sponges. Once in Atlantis they are forced to conspire in a different but no less equally heinous plot to save their own necks. While in Atlantis, they discover more about themselves and end up making it all right in the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Carolrhoda Books for an e-copy of this book. All opinions above are my own.