Book description
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he is
half selkie Â- part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and
lives on land, he can breathe underwater. When a rusty metal chest is
flung ashore in a storm, Magnus Fin decides to investigate. But he
injures his hand on the strange box, and his sealskin starts to show
through. His teacher realises that there's something very unusual
about Magnus Fin -- and rumours start to spread. Deep in the ocean,
the great sea god Neptune has problems of his own. The treasures of
wisdom have been stolen, and his memory and powers are fading fast.
Could his missing treasure be inside the chest that's been washed
ashore? Magnus Fin is the only one who can find out and restore order
under the sea. But a young journalist is investigating the rumours
about 'fish people'. Can Magnus Fin complete his mission before the
selkie secret is revealed and his selkie family are forced to leave
the bay forever? Janis Mackay also wrote the Kelpies Prize-winning
Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest, and Magnus Fin and the Moonlight
Mission. This is the third book in the series.
Janis Mackay was born and grew up in Edinburgh, but moved to London
to study journalism. She has an MA in Creative Writing and has held
writer-in-residence posts in both Caithness and Sutherland. She
currently lives in Edinburgh, where she teaches creative writing and
works as a writer and storyteller.
