The Drowned Library - ONC 2026
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What is the price for knowledge, and what will you do to get it?
Felix North, dreamer, sailor, charmer, friend. From when he was young he had heard tales of the fabulous and mysterious Drowned Library of Watu. Descriptions of its grandeur had ensnared him and his friend Pedro for many years, and finally they are embarking on an adventure of perilous proportions.
What secrets does the Drowned Library hold? Is it magic? The secrets of immortality? Or perhaps something more...
But before they arrive, they must face the open sea, and no man has ever claimed she is an easy thing to master.
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