It starts with a common enough concept: a royal girl who is worried about her betrothal and about love. 'A fantastic addition to the genre of mermaids, this book will also appeal to readers of action and those who appreciate usurped leaders taking back their kingdom.

They face down danger and death, only to endure a game-changing betrayal, as shocking as a rogue wave.

She escapes and travels to Kandina, where her talisman is in the possession of fearsome razormouth dragons.Īs they hunt for their talismans, both Serafina and Neela find reserves of courage and cunning they didn't know they possessed. But they find her story outlandish a sign that she needs to be confined to her chamber for rest and recovery. Neela travels to Matali to warn her parents of the grave threat facing their world. The pain of seeing him turned traitor is devastating. While researching its location, she is almost discovered by a death rider patrol led by someone familiar. Serafina believes her talisman was buried with an old shipwreck. To do so, they need to find magical talismans that belonged to the Six. The ancient evil that destroyed Atlantis is stirring again, and only the mermaids can defeat it. Serafina, Neela, Ling, Ava, Becca, and Astrid, six mermaids from realms scattered throughout the seas and freshwaters, were summoned by the leader of the river witches to learn an incredible truth: the mermaids are direct descendants of the Six Who Ruled-powerful mages who once governed the lost empire of Atlantis. From award-winning author, Jennifer Donnelly.

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