In the Serpent's Wake

by Rachel Hartman

Tess sets out a sea-faring adventure to stop a war in the latest fantasy novel from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hartman.

Tess has a mission from the Queen: sail across the oceans to the bottom of the world and prevent a war. Unbeknownst to the Queen, Tess also intends to find the last World Serpent -- a once-mythical creature with the magical ability to heal her best friend Pathka from a life-threatening injury. Tess never was one to follow the rules and this self-assigned mission feels like her duty, her calling, her destiny.

Destiny has other ideas.

When someone from Tess's past makes a surprise return, old wounds are cracked open, throwing her mission -- both the Queen's and Tess's personal agenda -- into complete disarray. What's more, Tess's personal pain is intertwined with a history greater than her own and the mending of it threatens the delicate balance of the entire Southlands. Tess was sent on this journey to prevent a war, but she may be starting one of her own.

• ISBN10: 0385685912
• ISBN13: 9780385685917
• Publish Date: 1 February 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: CA
• Publisher: Tundra Book Group
• Imprint: Penguin Teen Canada
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 512
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780385685917

Reviews

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

I felt this deviated too far from what I loved about Tess of the Road which was the people and creatures learning from each other. This was too much about the world and the wrongs done to the native populations. It's also possible that it's been so long that I've outgrown this world. Either way, I was disappointed when I finished.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.