The Voyage of the Pegasus III
by Eliza Crooks
A Limited Special Color Edition, illustrated by the author. Reunite with the Stowaways as they face their most dangerous mission ever. Will Belle confront her nemesis one last time? Will there be a day of reckoning for the barbaric captain of the Cobra?
The Pegasus Trilogy soared into reader's hearts with its thrilling debut, The Voyage of the Pegasus, written and illustrated by author Eliza Crooks, at the young age of eleven. By fourteen, Eliza released the gripping sequel, The Return of the Cobra, in which the Stowaways embarked on adventures that were both perilous and delightfully comical. Now, at age fifteen, this remarkable, young author delivers a captivating finale with The Ocean of Secrets, bringing the crew's epic journey to a pulse-pounding conclusion. Reunite with the Stowaways as they welcome new members, reminisce past escapades, and face their most dangerous mission ever. Will Belle confront her nemesis for a final clash, and will there be a day of reckoning for the ruthless, barbaric captain of the Cobra?
In the author's words:
When I was a sixth-grader, just wanting to try and write a book about pirates, I had no idea it would become a trilogy that almost seemed real to me. Throughout the first two books, the characters and the plot line went deeper and deeper, and by the time I got into the third book, they had plunged into my own heart.
The Ocean of Secrets is a tear-jerking, romantic, and sometimes even comical story that is ultimately about love. Not just romance, but forgiveness, compassion, brotherly love, trust in God, and a thirst for justice. Swords, guns, and blood battles won't fix a dying world; what the world needs is love.
I'm fifteen years old now, and going into my sophomore year in high school. I've obviously changed drastically between the ages of eleven and fifteen. So I have to admit, this book has an older audience than the first one in the trilogy, and even the second. I grew up, and so did the characters.
It's bittersweet, because the story begins to deal with realistic emotions and interactions for teenagers, and that comical innocence starts to fade out. But the real world isn't innocent; it's heartbreaking.
As I finished my trilogy, my imagination for these characters became less fantasy and more dutifully typed words. The years I spent with them came to a close, as did their story, and they went from being real people in my mind to book characters.
But I hope someone will pick up this book, read it, and that my characters will become real again, for them. I hope that these fictional lives can be lived in hundreds of imaginations, sending the reader on their own voyage.
Eliza Crooks is a unique child author, having written the first of her three-volume Pegasus trilogy at age eleven.
Eliza Crooks is the author of the Pegasus trilogy. Book one, "The Voyage of the Pegasus", consists of twenty-two chapters, and was written and illustrated by Eliza when she was eleven years old. Book two, "The Return of the Cobra", is a twenty-five chapter book, also illustrated, and was released just after she turned fourteen. Book three, "The Ocean of Secrets", is the completion of her trilogy, consisting of twenty-nine chapters, and beautifully illustrated. Eliza makes her home in middle Tennessee. She has attended the same school since pre-K, completed its School of Logic and is currently a student in its School of Rhetoric. While she excels in her studies, she devotes as much time as she can to writing works of fiction. Eliza is interested in many things: chess, art, music, songwriting, animals (the furrier, the better) and spending time with her little sister, Evie. She enjoys outdoor activities that involve bike riding, hammocks, hiking, and bonfires. Eliza is academically gifted, and is a member of her school's student council committee. Eliza is always up for a good debate.
A special limited color edition, illustrated by the author, Voyage of the Pegasus is the first book in the Pegasus trilogy, written by Eliza Crooks at age eleven.
A grayscale edition, illustrated by the author, Voyage of the Pegasus is the first book in the Pegasus trilogy, written by Eliza Crooks at age eleven.
A special limited color edition, illustrated by the author, Return of the Cobra is the second book in the Pegasus trilogy, written by Eliza Crooks at age thirteen, and released just after her fourteenth birthday.
A grayscale edition, illustrated by the author, Return of the Cobra is the second book in the Pegasus trilogy, written by Eliza Crooks at age thirteen, completed upon turning fourteen.
A grayscale edition, illustrated by the author. Reunite with the Stowaways as they face their most dangerous mission ever. Will Belle confront her nemesis one last time? Will there be a day of reckoning for the barbaric captain of the Cobra?