The Fog Diver

Joel Ross debuts a thrilling steampunk adventure series in which living in the sky is the new reality and a few determined slum kids just might become heroes. This Texas Bluebonnet selection—a fantasy filled with daring and hope and a wonderfully imaginative world—is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull.

Once the Fog started rising, the earth was covered with a deadly white mist until nothing remained but the mountaintops. Now humanity clings to its highest peaks, called the Rooftop, where the wealthy Five Families rule over the lower slopes and floating junkyards.

Thirteen-year-old Chess and his found family of friends Hazel, Bea, and Swedish sail their rickety airship raft over the deadly Fog, scavenging the ruins for anything they can sell to survive. But now survival isn’t enough. They must risk everything to get to the miraculous city of Port Oro, the only place where their beloved Mrs. E can be cured of fogsickness. Yet the ruthless Lord Kodoc is hot on their trail, for Chess has a precious secret, one that Kodoc is desperate to use against him. Now Chess will face any danger to protect his friends, even if it means confronting what he fears the most.

What happens when the one thing that makes you special is the one thing that could get your friends killed?

• Post-Apocalyptic World: Soar above a deadly Fog-covered Earth on a rickety airship, scavenging the ruins of the past to survive in a society clinging to the highest mountain peaks.
• Special Abilities: Chess was born with a secret gift for navigating the Fog, but using it puts him and his friends in the crosshairs of the ruthless Lord Kodoc.
• Dystopian Society: Navigate a world ruled by the wealthy Five Families from the Rooftop, while trying to survive in the floating junkyards and slums below.
• Survival Story: It’s a race against time to find a cure for their beloved Mrs. E, forcing a crew of slum kids to risk everything they have for a chance at a new life.