The Drowned Vault
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| Author | N.D. Wilson |
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| Illustrator | None |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ashtown Burials |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | September 11, 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 978-0-37586440-7 |
| Preceded by | The Dragon's Tooth |
| Followed by | Empire of Bones |
The Drowned Vault is a 2012 fantasy novel written by N.D. Wilson. It is the second installment in the Ashtown Burials series, and a sequel to The Dragon's Tooth.
Kirkus Book Reviews suggested that "though the mythological references still succeed," it feels as though the author is "trying to keep the stakes high and to top what has come before, which can be tedious for readers who are not attached to the outcome."[1]
Summary
It's been almost a year since Cyrus Smith and Antigone Smith earned their places as Journeymen at Ashtown, home of an ancient order of explorers that has long guarded the world's secrets and treasures. While their studies go well, Cy and Tigs are not well liked since losing the Dragon's Tooth to the nefarious Dr. Phoenix. The Tooth is the only object in the world capable of killing the long-lived transmortals, and Phoenix has been tracking them down one by one, and murdering them.
The surviving transmortals, led by legendary warrior Gilgamesh of Uruk, descend on Ashtown in force, demanding justice. Cyrus and Antigone find themselves on the run in a desperate search to locate Phoenix and regain the Tooth. In the process, they uncover an evil even more dangerous than Phoenix, one that has been waiting for centuries to emerge.
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