The Septonian Castaway

About the Book

The Marynov brothers have to learn how to get along when their mother is abducted by an unknown enemy of the family. In exchange for her safety, they are tasked with hunting down an ancient Septonian scepter with its own tale of intrigue. Due to the family’s distrust of all outsiders, Malachi is forbidden from asking his friends for help. But it turns out his friends are already in Septon on the tail of Herder Shoufille who coincidentally disappeared on the eve the scepter was stolen. In their quest through the hot, Septonian desert they encounter dangerous mining crime lords in a bid to rescue Malachi’s mother, track down Herder Shoufille, and recover the scepter.

About the Author

Alboricah Rathup (short for Rathupetsane) was born in South Africa in 1992. She is the oldest of three children. After reading her first novel in Grade 9, she decided to add writing to her already extensive list of hobbies. She studied mechanical engineering at Wits University and graduated in 2016. With the intention of getting her younger siblings interested in reading, she decided to rewrite and publish the stories she wrote in high school—of which her favorite was the Cencreas Club series. She works as an intern engineer and lives with her mother and siblings.