THE DRAGON'S GATE

The adventure continues for Bren and Mouse in The Dragon’s Gate – the second book in Barry Wolverton’s part high- seas action, and part alternate history epic, part mesmerizing fantasy series, the Chronicles of the Black Tulip.

Armed with the oracle bone map they retrieved from the Vanishing Island, Bren and Mouse embark on a dangerous quest into the heart of China, a kingdom long closed to outsiders. Their mission, led by a charismatic, cross-dressing British archaeologist named Jean Barrett, takes them in search of the lost underground temple complex of China’s first emperor, and ultimately in search of the Dragon’s Gate, where Mouse hopes to uncover the truth of her mysterious identity.

This is a story only Barry Wolverton could create. It is epic in scope, with lots of action, danger, and high stakes—think high-profile middle-grade fantasies like the Books of Beginning and Percy Jackson series—but it has a dark, sophisticated, Dickensian voice, and a mythology pieced together with bits of history, world folklore, and Barry’s own incomparable imagination. It’s a throwback to the seafaring adventures of old, but with a modern twist.

Barry Wolverton is the author of The Vanishing Island and Neversink. He has more than fifteen years’ experience creating books, documentary television scripts, and website content for international networks and publishers, including National Geographic, Scholastic.com, the Library of Congress, and the Discovery Networks. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. You can visit him online at www.barrywolverton.com.