The Sea is the Birthplace of Legends…

Book One – Ascension
In the first book in this trilogy, Nia, a young mermyd, is passed over for the opportunity to compete to become an avatar, one of the ruling mermyds of Atlantis.  Becoming an avatar has been Nia’s dream for her whole life.  She knows she is an excellent candidate, so why was she not chosen?  As Nia searches for the truth, she uncovers dark secrets hidden in Atlantis that could mean the end of her peaceful city as she knows it.

Book Two – Reunion
In the next book in the trilogy, readers meet Corwin, a young man whom stumbles across the shell containing the baby Farworlder lost to Nia at the end of Ascension.  However, the shell is quickly stolen by the corrupt King Vortigern.  Corwin must join forces with the young heroine Nia to rescue the Farworlder before its too late for all three of them.

Book Three – Transformation
In the final book in this series, Nia and Corwin must return to Atlantis to stop the evil Ma’el from raising Atlantis out of the ocean and attacking the human world.  But when they get there, Atlantis is no longer the place that Nia remembers.  Will they be able to find the support they need to stop Ma’el and save Atlantis?

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Dalkey, Kara.  Water:  Ascension.  New York:  Avon Books, 2002.  Print.

Dalkey, Kara.  Water:  Reunion.  New York:  Avon Books, 2002.  Print.

Dalkey, Kara.  Water:  Transformation.  New York:  Avon Books, 2002.  Print.