The Wicked Ship

#1 Oceanforged

Amelia Mellor, Alessia Trunfio

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Affirm Press
29 July 2025

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA)

Series: Oceanforged

The realm of Aquinta has fallen into a dark age. And no one knows that better than thirteen-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life in a pirate crew more beastly than Aquinta's sea monsters.

But Cori's life changes when she finds the Oceanforged Gauntlet - a piece of armour belonging to the legendary Champions who once ruled the islands. Whoever wears the armour wields the Champions' magic and has the power to return Aquinta to its lost glory.

Cori must begin a treacherous journey to find the rest of the armour. But first, she'll have to escape from her captain, who craves the gauntlet's magic for himself ...

The quest begins in the first instalment of an epic new fantasy adventure series from the bestselling author of The Grandest Bookshop in the World.

By: Amelia Mellor
Illustrated by: Alessia Trunfio
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781922992390
ISBN 10: 1922992399
Series: Oceanforged
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Amelia Mellor began her writing career as her secondary school's resident playwright in Year 11. As part of her creative writing course at the University of Melbourne, she completed a thesis on the reinvention of the Industrial Revolution in children's fantasy literature. Her debut novel, The Grandest Bookshop in the World, has won an Australian Book Industry Award, an Indie Book Award, a NSW Premier's Literary Award and a Booksellers' Choice Award. When she isn't writing, Amelia enjoys hiking, gardening and drawing. She can be found at authorameliamellor.com or walking the streets of Melbourne.

Reviews for The Wicked Ship (#1 Oceanforged)

'Mellor’s world-building shines … themes of justice, bravery and resilience beneath the fast-paced action will draw in reluctant readers to this exciting new fantasy adventure series, while shirt, crisp sentences will keep them hooked.' * <B>Books+Publishing</B> *