# The Duke's Curse (Sea of Gold Book 2) (a Middle Grade Adventure) - Hardcover

by **Gregory Mone** (Author)

**In the tradition of _Treasure Island_, _The Duke's Curse_ continues this thrilling middle-grade series following an unlikely young pirate on a high-stakes sea adventure, by _New York Times_ bestselling author Gregory Mone**

Young treasure hunter Fish--nicknamed for his swimming abilities--learns that his refusal to fight has a cost when he's torn away from his pirate family. Fish and his friends Nora and Daniel are forced to sail under Countess Marie de Bornholdt, the widely feared and very unusual captain of the Rat Queen, and her latest assistant--Fish's arch nemesis, Scab.

In search of the storied ship with emerald eyes, the Rat Queen's treasure hunters race from the islands of the Caribbean Sea to the canals of Venice and the sunken library of a cursed prince. Yet they're not the only pirates on the trail. After an unusual map leads them to a mysterious island, a climactic final battle blurs the line between friend and foe, forcing Fish and his friends to make a terrible choice.

A swashbuckling tale of mistaken identities, lost maps and treasures, and the bonds of friendship.

Includes black-and-white illustrations

### Author Biography

**Gregory Mone** is the author of several bestselling works of fiction and nonfiction for both adults and children, including _Sea of Gold_, the _New York Times_ bestsellers _Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science_, the Jack and the Geniuses series (with Bill Nye), and _Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry_ (with Neil DeGrasse Tyson), along with _Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion_ and _Atlantis: The Brink of War_. He is a contributing editor at _Popular Science_ and an award-winning science writer. A graduate of Harvard College, he lives with his family on Martha's Vineyard.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 0.86 x 8.08 x 5.79 IN

**Publication Date:** September 24, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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