The Soul Keepers

Full of danger, stormy otherworld seas, ghost ships, and terrifying monsters, this thrilling debut young adult novel is perfect for fans of Taran Matharu and James Dashner.

Death is just the beginning.

After dying in a terrible car accident, Rhett awakens in the afterlife and is recruited to join the crew of theHarbinger, a colossal seafaring vessel tasked with ferrying the souls of the dead. To where exactly, no one knows. But the crew must get the souls there, and along the way protect them from vicious soul-eating monsters that will stop at nothing to take the ship and all of its occupants.

Rhett and his new friends have a hard enough time fighting back the monsters that grow bolder and more ferocious every day. But then a new threat emerges, a demon who wants something that Rhett has. And if she gets it, it could mean the end of everything... for both the living and the dead.

Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads,The Soul Keepers is a pulse-pounding, cinematic adventure by debut author Devon Taylor.

Praise forThe Soul Keepers:

"A fantastichigh-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what's not to love? Devon Taylorweaves an endearing tale of friendship and loss with heart-stopping action and a whole lot of terrifying monsters." —Rin Chupeco, author ofThe Bone WitchandThe Girl from the Well

“Definitelydifferent from anything I’ve ever read before, and I’ve read a lot of books.” —Rachel Carrington, reader on SwoonReads.com