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Songbirds of the Veil

by Steven McClellen

A vanished serum and a journey through the Amazon

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A vanished serum and a journey through the Amazon

Set in an alternate 1908, the novel brings together a Key West family crisis and a struggle over a scarce medicine. Fifteen-year-old Ramona Grey’s grandfather, an explorer who discovered the serum in the Amazon, is dying as the supply disappears. The Authority’s control of the remaining doses turns a covert expedition to locate the serum’s source into a means of coercion, placing Ramona at the center of the journey. The Amazon setting and the mysterious Veil give the story its speculative framework, while the premise connects family loyalty with the consequences of concentrated power over a life-saving resource.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in alternative-history fiction.
  • Readers who enjoy speculative journeys involving the Amazon, exploration, and a mysterious portal.
  • Those drawn to stories about family ties and struggles over scarce resources.

Themes

Alternative historyFamily loyaltyExplorationPower and scarcitySpeculative portals

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Book overview

To save her grandfather, she'll have to survive the Amazon. To find the truth, she'll have to cross the Veil.

 

In 1908, fifteen-year-old Ramona Grey lives a quiet, scamp-like existence in Key West, caring for her dying grandfather. As the legendary explorer who first discovered a miracle serum within the Amazon Rainforest, he now relies on that very medicine to live. But now, the world's supply is gone.

 

The tyrannical Authority has hoarded the final drops, leaving cities in darkness and the sick in despair. When the U.S. Navy and the Authority launch a covert expedition to find the hidden source-a magical portal buried deep in the labyrinth of the Amazon-they coerce Ramona's grandfather into leading the way. Used as leverage in their deadly bargain, Ramona is thrust headfirst into a perilous journey.

 

To save her family, Ramona will have to survive the jungle, outmaneuver ruthless agents, and cross the Veil.

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