The Chainbreakers, Julian Randall
The Chainbreakers, Julian Randall
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The Chainbreakers

Author: Julian Randall

Narrator: Keylor Leigh

Unabridged: 5 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2024

Synopsis

In this action-packed fantasy, thirteen-year-old Violet Moon must rescue her father and save her enchanted underwater world―perfect for fans of The Marvellers and Tristan Strong series.

All Violet Moon has ever wanted is to be a Reaper captain like her father. Born on the Tides of the Lost, a magical world beneath the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, Violet has spent her life at her father’s side rescuing souls lost in the water.

But when a rescue mission turns to disaster after the arrival of the dreaded Children of the Shark, weaponized ghost-sharks who steal the souls for themselves, her father is seized and pulled down into the darkness of the Depths. With no choice for Violet but to inherit the captain's powers and helm the ship as the next in line, it'll be up to her to save her father―if he even still lives―and stop the Children of the Shark before they devour the world.

"A fantastical, mind-blowing adventure. . . Violet and her friends don’t just smash barriers; they’ll win over your heart, too." ―Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times–bestselling co-author of The Sun and the Star

About The Author

Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. His poetry and essays are published in New York Times Magazine, POETRY, and Vibe. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. Julian holds an MFA in Poetry from Ole Miss. His first book, Refuse, won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. Julian has previously worked as a youth mentor, teaching writing workshops to children on house arrest. He is the author of the Pilar Ramirez duology and The Chainbreakers. Follow him on Twitter @JulianThePoet.juliandavidrandall.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samm | Sassenach the on December 06, 2024

Can I explain the world/magic? No but it was good.......more

Goodreads review by Hal on July 19, 2024

3.5, rounding up since not many reviews yet. Reading for a committee at my library. There's lots of Capitalized Words in this one (Reapers, Ropers, Heavens, Children of the Shark, Tidewatcher) which does tend to grate after a while, but here is another pretty lively, self-serious Riordanesque fantas......more

Goodreads review by Jeni on October 27, 2024

This story opens with the female main character helping her father, the captain of a ship who rescues "passengers." The captain has immense magical powers in a world built on a world spawned from a successful slave uprising on a ship in the middle passage. All the different parts of this world fit s......more

Goodreads review by Glenna on January 12, 2025

Violet lost her mother years before, and since that day has sailed with her father, captain of the Moony, and the ship's crew, as a Reaper, helping save Passengers from the Children of the Shark. Now, her father is captured by the Children of the Shark, for who knows what purpose, and Violet is Capt......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 15, 2024

There is no doubt that Julian Randall is also a poet when you get reading his beautiful works of fiction. I love the language. It’s not all flowery or anything like that, I mean we’re talking war between those who were involved in slavery with those who are trying to save the souls of those captured......more

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