Brandon Sanderson
3) Dawnshard
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When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akinah, Navani Kholin must make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the expedition must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for...
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On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.