Both Uses of
maelstrom
in
The Red Pyramid
- For a moment, the magicians floated in a maelstrom of storm clouds, chunks of fuselage, luggage, and spinning passengers still strapped to their seats.†
Chpt 26 *
- Traces of smoke drifted back and forth from Camelback's peak to the edges of the maelstrom like the spokes of a wheel, but directly above us, the sky was clear and starry, beginning to turn gray.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
a powerful whirlpool; or any wildly turbulent situation