
Fantasy adventure
The Logbooks of Admiral Jake
Featuring the Origin of Matey and the Mighty Sailors
A quest through mystical realms, dangerous voyages, and the stories that chart a reader’s hunger for adventure.

Fantasy adventure
Featuring the Origin of Matey and the Mighty Sailors
A quest through mystical realms, dangerous voyages, and the stories that chart a reader’s hunger for adventure.
About the book

In a world of pirates, magic, supernatural beings, and perilous voyages, a mysterious logbook records events as they unfold. The Logbooks of Admiral Jake follows Matey, her brother Buck, and an unlikely band of companions as a pirate raid sends them toward danger, discovery, and a battle between good and evil. Their quest reaches across realms and realities, asking what stories can reveal about destiny, courage, and the worlds people make together. It is an expansive adventure with sea-worn mystery at its heart.
For readers who relish mythic quests, high-seas adventure, classic fantasy, and imaginative world building.
Made to be read and kept
A sweeping fantasy adventure for readers who love sea-worn mystery, unlikely companions, and a world larger than the map suggests.
Critical reception
“An immersive conclusion to an exciting book in which new realities are created, shifted, and realigned.”
Klay Dyer, Foreword Clarion Reviews, 4/5
“The Logbooks of Admiral Jake demands attention, rewards introspection, and offers something rare in the genre: a genuine sense of spiritual mystery and moral mythos.”
E. V. Marlowe, The Young Mythographer Reader, 5/5
“Nappa makes it clear he did his homework, and his prowess with language is in full display in this genuinely fun YA novel.”
The 2020 BookLife Prize, 5/5
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