Map of a Soundless Clock by Matthew Reynolds

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Map of a Soundless Clock

Lost. There's no other word for it; the sailing ship Kronos is lost -- in deep space, no less! Months after leaving Earth, tensions on the ancient ship are running high. Much is expected from twelve-year old Andi and her supernatural golden dolphin, Lux. Beset by disaster, an angry crew questions the mission and an assassination attempt on Andi's life sends the pair away -- only for a malevolent figure known as Mynost to pursue them across the stars, seeking to obtain the long-lost artifacts found by the pair that could hold the answers. A hard choice must be made that will determine the future of the Kronos forever -- a decision not all will survive.

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Reynolds’s second action-packed young adult fantasy in the Golden Dolphin series, after A World on the Island’s Edge, follows Andi and her magical dolphin, Lux, as they travel the universe with the ship Kronos on a hunt for the crew’s lost family members. After navigating through a wormhole into the edge of a black hole, the Kronos was rescued by Andi and Lux—but the other ships traveling with them were left behind. Now tasked with finding the way back, Andi must depend on Lux to guide the way, but the deeper they search, the greater their questions, all pointing to a bigger purpose for “the Golden One and his Keeper.”

Friendships and families are paramount, including Andi’s onboard team comprised of her twin brother, Artie, and best friend Jubal, and her deep bond with Lux will resonate with animal lovers. But as Andi and her posse grow closer, so do Andi and the ship’s captain—as well as the crew desperate to rescue their lost loved ones (or their descendants, given the ship’s time warp that places their missing friends and family millions of years in the past). Readers will be swept up into Andi’s intense desire to reunite the crew with their relatives, even as she and Lux learn the boundaries of their connection and explore how far their relationship can truly take them.

The Kronos—a ship built for the sea but navigating space—is just the beginning of Reynolds’s creativity. Calypso, the ship’s selkie navigator, is transported through tubes of magical water and possesses a special touch, while Lux’s telepathic communication and space jumping skills set him apart. Reynolds elaborates on that message of honoring different abilities, exploring through a range of human to alien characters the need for collaboration to survive—a timely message for contemporary readers.

Takeaway: A thrilling mission through space with a girl, her magic dolphin, and their friends.

Great for fans of: Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass; Claudia Gray’s Defy the Stars.

Production grades
Cover: A
Design and typography: A
Illustrations: NA
Editing: A
Marketing copy: A

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