Spirits of Ash and Foam

Spirits of Ash and Foam (ISBN 1-250-02982-1) is the title of the second book in the Rain of the Ghosts series. It was published by St. Martin's Press, and hit the shelves on July 8, 2014.

Description[]

Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them: the Ghost Keys), the beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle where Rain Cacique lives. When Rain's maternal grandfather passed away, he left her his special armband: two gold snakes intertwined, clasping each other’s tails in their mouths. Rain soon discovers that the armband is actually a zemi – a very powerful talisman created by the island’s native Arawak Taino Indians – and that it allows Rain to see ghosts, including her own grandfather who is determined to help her uncover the Ghost Keys’ hidden world of mystery and mysticism, intrigue and adventure.

Now, Rain Cacique's looking for a few answers — and the second zemi, a Taino relic that allows her to see dead people. But it’s the first week of school, so she’s pretty busy juggling teachers, homework, baby-sitting duties, new friends, missing tourist kids... and a vampire with a tribal twist.

Spirits of Ash and Foam is the second installment in Greg Weisman's Rain of the Ghosts series.^[1]

Conception[]

The book was originally scheduled to be released on May 13, 2014,^[2] but it was pushed back to July 8.^[3] Greg Weisman was ordered to write the second installment of the series at the end of October, 2012^[4] and was asked to have it done by the end of May, 2013.^[5] He spent November and December doing research and January and February outlining the story into 693 index cards.^[4] By the time he started writing it in March, 2013, he soon realized that he could not meet his deadline, so it was pushed back to the end of August, 2013. However, due to his new commitment as a co-producer of Star Wars: Rebels, Weisman missed his second deadline and was given a "drop-dead date" of October 20, 2013.^[5] The book was written between March and October 2013, and it comprises forty-five chapters.^[6]^[7]

Plot[]

Chapters[]

Chapter 1: "Detritus"
Chapter 2: "Chapter Two"
Chapter 3: "And Life Ends"
Chapter 4: "The Horror"
Chapter 5: "The Pale Tourist"
Chapter 6: "Something in the Air"
Chapter 7: "Study Hall"
Chapter 8: "Good Talk"
Chapter 9: "Ghost Rules"
Chapter 10: "Night Moves"
Chapter 11: "Days Gone Bye"
Chapter 12: "Full Circle"
Chapter 13: "The Other Half Lives"
Chapter 14: "Search and Research"
Chapter 15: "Demon Child"
Chapter 16: "Smitten"
Chapter 17: "Sightseers"
Chapter 18: "Proof"
Chapter 19: "Mermaids"
Chapter 20: "Aycayia the Cursed"
Chapter 21: "Order Sirenia"
Chapter 22: "Extra Credit"
Chapter 23: "Bad Taste"
Chapter 24: "The Evil Legend of Mosquito Boy"
Chapter 25: "Diapause"
Chapter 26: "Cold Hard Facts"
Chapter 27: "Warm Soft Tails"
Chapter 28: "Guilted Cage"
Chapter 29: "Off Punta"
Chapter 30: "Dead as a Doorman"
Chapter 31: "Tears"
Chapter 32: "Dreams Lie"
Chapter 33: "Won't Grow Up"
Chapter 34: "Three Pearls"
Chapter 35: "Dueling Realities"
Chapter 36: "Nonfrontation"
Chapter 37: "Surfing for Epiphanies"
Chapter 38: "Right Place, Wrong Time"
Chapter 39: "The Paved Road"
Chapter 40: "Blood Relative"
Chapter 41: "Ash and Foam"
Chapter 42: "Stick-up"
Chapter 43: "Ellipsis"
Chapter 44: "What Remains"
Chapter 45: "Flame and Surf"

External links[]

References[]

↑ Spirits of Ash and Foam: A Rain of the Ghosts Novel. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
↑ Weisman, Greg (2013-09-23). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS BOOK TWO: SPIRITS OF ASH AND FOAM. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
↑ Spirits of Ash and Foam: A Rain of the Ghosts Novel. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Weisman, Greg (2013-03-01). PROCRASTINATOR OF THE GHOSTS. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Weisman, Greg (2013-09-01). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS, BOOK TWO COUNTDOWN, Chapter Thirty-Five. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
↑ Weisman, Greg (2013-03-08). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS, BOOK TWO COUNTDOWN, Chapters 1 & 2. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
↑ Weisman, Greg (2013-10-09). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS BOOK TWO: SPIRITS OF ASH AND FOAM Countdown, Chapter Forty-Five. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-10-09.

[1] Spirits of Ash and Foam: A Rain of the Ghosts Novel. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.

[2] Weisman, Greg (2013-09-23). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS BOOK TWO: SPIRITS OF ASH AND FOAM. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-09-24.

[3] Spirits of Ash and Foam: A Rain of the Ghosts Novel. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

[id1020-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Weisman, Greg (2013-03-01). PROCRASTINATOR OF THE GHOSTS. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

[id1102-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Weisman, Greg (2013-09-01). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS, BOOK TWO COUNTDOWN, Chapter Thirty-Five. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

[6] Weisman, Greg (2013-03-08). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS, BOOK TWO COUNTDOWN, Chapters 1 & 2. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-03-28.

[7] Weisman, Greg (2013-10-09). RAIN OF THE GHOSTS BOOK TWO: SPIRITS OF ASH AND FOAM Countdown, Chapter Forty-Five. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2013-10-09.

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