false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175898835m/572522.jpg 572522 2 In Nalenyr, the family of the Royal Cartographer stands in a unique position. They not only draw the maps, but also explore uncharted territories, expanding and updating the existing knowledge of the world. Their talent has yielded them enormous power and wealth&#8211;and it can also cost them their lives.<br><br>Now the Royal Cartographer&#8217;s two grandsons, Keles and Jorim, have been sent on a dangerous mission to explore the darkest corner of the unknown. As one charts the seas, looking for new lands, the other braves a region torn apart by ancient magics. Meanwhile, back home, their sister, Nirati, tries to protect her brothers from the intrigues, passions, and jealousies that constantly endanger their family. But what Keles and Jorim discover this time is bigger and more terrifying than any new land or sea. It will threaten the fragile peace maintained since the near-apocalyptic Cataclysm years earlier. And provoke a murderous act against the Cartographers that will set off a chain of events shaking the world&#8211;both discovered and undiscovered&#8211;to its core.&#8230; 1174563 1 3 2005 A Secret Atlas (The Age of Discovery, Book 1) total:150|5:25|4:64|3:39|2:14|1:8| 150 534 228 14 4 0 false false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 13 15:44:25 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 17 11:41:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Feb 17 05:35:11 -0800 2009 Sat May 23 04:40:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 09:09:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 11:09:50 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:09:20 -0800 2009 Dave Duncan, I know that there's better stuff that I read, but I'll be damned if the high adventure stuff isn't the most fun.more...]]> 1 0 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 06 10:23:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 10:33:46 -0700 2007 And I'm sad to say that A Secret Atlas, in my opinion, belongs on the bottom of that sea. Right from the beginning of the book, you have a big, confusing load of names...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 30 14:59:55 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:02:01 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Nov 22 07:48:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 07:48:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 07 13:24:57 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 13:27:32 -0800 2008 The...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 23:35:19 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 23:35:19 -0700 2008
The split plot with jumping between stories every chapter gets a little annoying at times because both stories would be very...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 20 11:48:02 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 15 16:27:10 -0700 2009 not a cozy mystery, where events can be drawn out a bit. By the time the one character got on the ship, I didn't care anymore...and it sounded so interesting to me. Oh well. Like Adam West famously (in...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 02 11:13:01 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 11:14:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 08 15:32:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 22 04:31:25 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Feb 08 09:18:40 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 14:38:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:00:59 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 10:43:37 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 04:55:36 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 08:47:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 08:17:27 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 08:17:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 11:06:58 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 11:06:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 16:50:31 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 16:50:31 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:10:29 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:10:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 21 22:57:17 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 22:57:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 16:06:51 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 16:06:51 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=572522