Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear

By: Seanan McGuire

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Giant turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a Drowned girl in search of a family in the latest in the bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire.

“Nadya’s story reads like a fairy tale, thanks to narrator Barrie Kreinik, whose Russian accent immerses readers in the story and delivers lines with a smooth, gentle tone reminiscent of a mother reading a storybook to her children.”—Library Journal

Nadya had three mothers: the one who bore her, the country that poisoned her, and the one who adopted her.

Nadya never considered herself less than whole, not until her adoptive parents fitted her with a prosthetic arm against her will, seeking to replace the one she'd been missing from birth.

It was cumbersome; it was uncomfortable; it was wrong.

It wasn't her.

Frustrated and unable to express why, Nadya began to wander, until the day she fell through a door into Belyrreka, the Land Beneath the Lake—and found herself in a world of water, filled with child-eating amphibians, majestic giant turtles, and impossible ships that sailed as happily beneath the surface as on top. In Belyyreka, she found herself understood for who she was: a Drowned Girl, who had made her way to her real home, accepted by the river and its people.

But even in Belyyreka, there are dangers, and trials, and Nadya would soon find herself fighting to keep hold of everything she had come to treasure.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

Critic reviews

“This is another gem from McGuire.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Wayward Children Series

Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best Series
Winner: 2017 Hugo Award
Winner: 2017 Alex Award
Winner: 2017 Locus Award
Winner: 2016 Nebula Award
Nominated: 2017 World Fantasy Award
Nominated: 2017 British Fantasy Award
2016 Tiptree Honor List

"A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy — a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics" —NPR

“The series as a whole has wonderfully internally consistent world building and characters, no matter how far in the background, with complexity and depth.” —Booklist

“A great read for middle and high schoolers who enjoy themes of friendship and family, and a magical world of unicorns and centaurs.” —School Library Journal on Across the Green Grass Fields

“Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire is one of the most extraordinary stories I've ever read..” —V. E. Schwab

another solid entry in the Wayward Children series

the narrator was excellent, the story was engaging, but WHYYYYY Seanan, why make so many sad endings for these amazing children???

Excellent Addition to the Wayward Children series

I absolutely adore the entire Wayward Children series and this one was no exception. The narration was excellent and the story was so good.

I was really hoping we would get Nadya’s door story after gettting glimpses of her in other books. Like all of the other books, this one made my heart hurt for the children and the things they went through that lead them to their doors.

I was a little disappointed in the ending but only because I wanted more.

Amazing Author

I was introduced to the Wayward children series on Thanksgiving of 2024 I was caught in the series by Christmas. I was extremely eager for the next book and it did not disappoint. I had been craving a story about Nadia's world since her appearance in book two. A story of giant turtles, coming of age, and finding home. I can't wait for the next additions to the series!🧡

such a great series

the latest installment the wayward children series is bittersweet and beautiful, like the previous 9 books.

Another great story.

You never know if the story will end tragically or happily, but you can trust that the story will be beautiful and will end too soon. I've waited an entire year for this book and was not at all disappointed.