Books in Grimsdon series

Isabella and her friends are nervous about the New City. It’s inland and it’s dry—far from the flooded city they’ve left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In fact, bleak, uncertain times have brought darkness and danger to New City. The city is divided in two: the citizens who have, and those who the ruling Major General says have come to steal from them—the refugees who have fled the rising waters, imprisoned in a camp on the edge of the city. The kids of Grimsdon once faced sea monsters and evil harbor lords, but now face new threats. From freakish weather events to the fierce misinformation that swirls around the city to the theft of their freedom, now they face the prison-like restrictions and control of the New City. Unlike the refugees, they’re heralded as heroes. But what does the Major General really want from them?

Isabella and her friends have settled into life in New City, attending school and making new friends—including the charming, talented, and eminently humble Aleksander Larson. Isabella quickly finds herself leaning on Aleksander’s friendship, a move that distances her friends, particularly Xavier. Meanwhile, the world’s weather patterns are becoming increasingly erratic, and the Bureau of Weather and Climate has been failing to predict severe weather events—a failure that endangers the lives of those in New City and plunges the city into rumor and doubt. As a massive storm of ice and snow sets in, it seems the New City can no longer be the safe home its inhabitants need. As friendships, politics, and the weather become increasingly unstable, Isabella, Griffin, Xavier, and their friends must decide where their loyalties lie, face that which seems too good to be true, and once again save this new city they’ve decided to call their home.

Grimsdon is in ruins. Three years ago a massive wave broke its barriers and the sea flooded this grand city. Most were saved, some were lost—and some were left behind. Isabella Charm and her best friend, Griffin, live with three other children in the top of an opulent mansion. They’ve survived with the help of Griffin’s brilliant inventions, Isabella’s fighting skills, and their vow to look after each other. But what will happen when a newcomer arrives in his flying machine? Grimsdon is full of hidden perils, from bounty hunters to sneaker waves. Could Xavier’s daredevil risks put all their lives in danger?