Drink deeply by land or sea.  Earth comes only once.

 

This boxed set contains all three books in The Fisherman’s Son children’s fantasy adventure series.

 

The Fisherman’s Son is a children’s novel about the adventures of twelve-year-old Wiley O’Mara. On the back of a magical dolphin, he rescues six boys trapped in an ancient city under the ocean. Along the way, he fights both The Beast in the Forest and a Fire Beast guarding the city of old.

 

In The City of the Golden Sun, Wiley returns with the six boys to the ancient city under the ocean. Once there, Wiley takes a backseat to Keegan, the son of King Reginauld, and to the magnificence of the ancient city itself. As the city comes alive once more, Wiley and his friends immerse themselves in its daily life, exploring a world lost to time.

 

In Return of the Golden Age, Wiley travels with the group of boys from the magnificent ancient city submerged beneath the ocean to his own impoverished island. The boys, having been protected for thousands of years by a magical air bubble, must now adjust to life in a poor village at the turn of the nineteenth century. It’s up to Wiley to help them survive. He must also help his fellow villagers understand their heritage: that they are descendants of a rich and powerful people. This book is filled with magical beings and places, including golden rings and a mysterious cave.

​

REVIEWS:

 

The Fisherman’s Son (The Fisherman’s Son Series Book 1):

 

Piers Anthony, Author of the Xanth series, the Incarnations of Immortality series, the Adept series, and so much more:

 

Now I have read The Fisherman's Son. This is a nice children's fantasy, grounded in realism. Even the fantastic element is realistic, in that the dolphin doesn't abridge the rules just for convenience; the right introduction has to be made. It's not all right to make the excuse “I lost the cup because of a bear.”

 

James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief of the Midwest Book Review:

 

The Fisherman’s Son is a delightful and colorfully narrated tale which documents Marilyn Peake as a story teller of considerable narrative skill.

 

Rebecca Brown, Founder of RebeccasReads:

 

The Fisherman’s Son is a complex tale simply written, with fascinating detail & unblinking reality borrowing from legends & sagas deep within our collective memories.

 

Phillip Tomasso III, The Best Reviews:

 

…Peake is a talented, creative and passionate storyteller. The Fisherman’s Son is a thought provoking, heart-felt fantasy novel with a twist. It lends itself to great discussion questions to be reviewed with parents, teachers, or friends. Easy to pick up and read, hard to put down.

 

The City of the Golden Sun (The Fisherman’s Series Book 2):

 

Rebecca Brown, Founder of RebeccasReads:

 

One of the endearing aspects of The City of the Golden Sun is how the boys see Wiley's world & learn how to adjust to it.

 

Another grand adventure from Marilyn Peake that will keep young readers glued to the pages. Often intensely lyrical, gigglingly funny & always magical, with sea creatures galore, Humpback Whales, Porpoises & Turtles, oh my..!

 

Jennie S. Bev, Author and Managing Editor, BookReviewClub:

 

Author Peake’s story telling ability is remarkable; readers can be easily taken seamlessly into the underwater city where dolphins and fishes live harmoniously with people.

 

…Author Peake, once again, captivates the readers with vivid imagination and enormous details so realistic that the readers could feel as if they experience the adventure by themselves.

 

Tracy Farnsworth, RoundTableReviews:

 

THE CITY OF THE GOLDEN SUN continues Wiley’s adventures with the talking, magical dolphins and the Atlantis-like world to which he was introduced in THE FISHERMAN’S SON.  It is very apparent how much research was spent on the history of Atlantis.  Marilyn Peake’s vivid imagery shines through.  My ten-year-old son, an avid fantasy reader, loves these books.  The writing is absorbing and the characters are easy to relate to.  There are more adventures to follow, and I am eager to read what happens next.  With praise coming from the master of fantasy, Piers Anthony, you know that Marilyn Peake is an author to watch.

 

Return of the Golden Age (The Fisherman’s Son Series Book 3):

 

Rebecca Brown, Original Editor and Publisher of RebeccasReads:

 

Return of the Golden Age is filled with magical beings & places (& any resemblance to the fabled green Isle of Erin is just a figment of your imaginings), including golden rings & a mysterious cave.

​

Once again, Marilyn Peake has penned a winner. Dive in & meet the boys & all manner of magical things.

​

NOTE: Return of the Golden Age received the highest possible rating on the RebeccasReads web site, four teapots. Rebecca Brown defines a four-teapot rating as follows: "This one's a keeper! A rich, topnotch read. Feeds the mind, warms the heart, tickles the soul. Sets all my bells ringing! The kind of book I want to tell the world about. It is likely to become an Old Friend."

 

Jennie S. Bev, Managing Editor, BookReviewClub:

​

I truly enjoyed Marilyn Peake’s Return of the Golden Age. This final book of The Fisherman’s Son trilogy is more than engaging. Its realism and surrealism elements are genuine and breathtaking. Under the sea has been transformed into a magical place, thanks to the author’s impressive story-telling skills ... I’ve become a great fan of author Marilyn Peake and her books. Perhaps someday there will be “The Fisherman’s Son” trilogy movie, just like “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.