Silhouette of a person relaxing under a palm tree on an island with a sunset in the background.

Simon Mahatty

Available June 20th!

Book cover of 'Pelagic Shores' by Simon Mahatty. The cover depicts a view from land looking out over water at an artificial floating island. The island is in dark purple silhouette in front of a bright setting sun. The sky at sea level is a fiery orange fading to deep blue. Several white seagulls soar near the title at top. Rising above the island is a Ferris-wheel-like structure too large to be real. In the foreground, palm trees in silhouette frame the view of the island.

Pelagic Shores...that artificial floating tropical-resort island of tomorrow, the world's #1 vacation destination, home of Caly Clam, Pelagic Kingdom Park, and thirty-seven-dollar cheeseburgers....

Small-time swindler Lewis Dibble has never been to Pelagic Shores, but when his estranged uncle goes missing on the island Lewis is summoned by Security Services, and he embarks on the magical journey of a lifetime. Unfortunately, it's that sleight-of-hand, keep-your-eye-on-the-lady kind of magic, and his lifetime is about to be cut short.

Fourteen-year-old adventurer Casey Duck and her twin brother, Tracy, are out to prove their father was murdered by The-Woman-Who-Is-Technically-Their-Stepmother, and they're convinced the mysterious guidebook Lewis received from his uncle holds the key to proving it.

Together they bicker and bumble their way through the island's theme park, following the guidebook's clues, and they stumble upon one of the universe's oldest secrets. But their discovery triggers a planetwide catastrophe, and to stop it they must face down an improbable hurricane, a rogue AI, and a shapeshifting reptilian extraterrestrial or else, for Earth 93 at least, there probably won't be a Vast Huge Stunningly Gorgeous Tomorrow.

Praise for Pelagic Shores:

“This book is chuckle-quietly-to-yourself funny!” —Kip from Blossom Park

“After reading this book I can definitely say it is, without a doubt, one hundred percent a book!” —Jim R. from Touchstone City

“A roller coaster of a— What? Why can't I say that? Cliché? I don't think it's a cliché. Why are you waving your arms like that? Don't roll your eyes at me. You think five bucks gives you the right to—” —Jan from Atasco

“An indoor boat ride with annoying music of a good time!” —Jan's attorney