The Fog of Forgetting

A trip around the harbor through dense fog leads five children to a land of magic, danger, and adventure in this fantasy trilogy debut for young readers.

“The perfect blend of the sailing, swashbuckling Swallows and Amazons, and the children of Narnia, stumbling by accident into a wonderful, dangerous kingdom. . . . [G.A. Morgan’s] beautiful, fresh, contemporary writing will transport readers just as those earlier books comforted and thrilled me when I was a lonely kid, hungry for adventures of my own.” —Kate Christensen, author of The Great Man and Blue Plate Special

Sneaking out for a quick boat ride on a summer day, five children find themselves engulfed in a curtain of dense, powerful fog that transports them from the rocky Maine coast to the mysterious island of Ayda. Rescued by Seaborne, a machete-toting wayfarer of few words, the children suddenly find themselves at the center of a centuries-old battle between Dankar, the ruler of Exor, and three siblings that rule the other realms of Ayda. At stake are the four stones of power and the elusive Fifth Stone that binds them all. When 9-year-old Frankie is kidnapped by Dankar, her older sister Evelyn and the three Thompson brothers must learn to harness the powers of the daylights, ancient forces of earth, fire, water, and air, in order to navigate their way through the realms of Ayda, rescue her, and find a way home.

“Young teenagers who enjoy disappearing into complex created worlds will relish the byzantine structure of the societies on Ayda and the ways the five children discover how they each seem to fit in one or the other. . . . Even as Ms. Morgan puts her characters through trials and ordeals, including some harrowing battle scenes, she keeps them believably youthful, and recognizably themselves, in this emotionally resonant adventure.” —The Wall St. Journal

“Morgan excels at world-building. . . . Filled with the type of danger and magic that will please fans of Brandon Mull's “Beyonders” series (Aladdin) and C. S. Lewis's “The Chronicles of Narnia,” Morgan's novel is a good fantasy adventure for general purchase.” —School Library Journal