The Island Wars

The Island Wars Trilogy Josh Flagsmith is in a fix. He lives with protective parents in the Guardian's house in the west of the western isles, with a small onyx stone which he uses to control his epilepsy. But when a mad colonist dictator seizes power and throws his parents in gaol, he's got to learn to use the real power of the Guardian's stone to spy on his enemy's intentions. That's the only way he can hope to escape unseen and return to rescue his parents and save...
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The Island Wars Trilogy

Josh Flagsmith is in a fix. He lives with protective parents in the Guardian's house in the west of the western isles, with a small onyx stone which he uses to control his epilepsy. But when a mad colonist dictator seizes power and throws his parents in gaol, he's got to learn to use the real power of the Guardian's stone to spy on his enemy's intentions. That's the only way he can hope to escape unseen and return to rescue his parents and save his island from a catastrophe. He'll need help along the way from the rebel army hiding beyond the mist as well as his school friends, Sandy and Megs, and the dictator's stepdaughter, Lavinia. But the enemy's forces are huge and they are doing their level best to track him down.

This is a summary of the first book in the trilogy. After the terrors of a colonist dictatorship, there is a pirate backlash and the war spreads throughout the western isles. Once again, Josh's life is in danger; this time from a pirate calling himself the Rebel Prince.