Atlantis

Barron, T.A.  Atlantis Rising.  New York:  Philomel Books, 2013.  Print.
Promi is a young thief who is drawn into the battle between the wicked priest Grukarr and Atlanta, a young girl attempting to defend the last natural magic in Ellegandia.  Having spent his whole life only fighting for himself, can Promi grow enough to fight for something bigger?  Similar to how the Water Trilogy imagines the steps leading up to King Arthur receiving Excalibur from the Lady in the Lake, this book envisions how the city of Atlantis came to be.  While the book does not take place in Atlantis, readers will enjoy the connection to the legendary city.

Colfer, Eoin.  The Atlantis Complex.  New York:  Hyperion Books for Children, 2010.  Print.
In the seventh book in the Artemis Fowl series, Artemis attempts to save Atlantis, the underwater fairy city, from being destroyed by global warming, while also fighting off the mental illness known as the Atlantis Complex – sufferers exhibit paranoia, multiple personalities, and obsessive compulsive behavior.  This book, and the series to which it belongs, offers many great connections to the Water Trilogy – action, fantasy, and world building elements.  But readers will find the inclusion of the legendary city of Atlantis most appealing.

Craw, Gloria.  Atlantis Rising.  Fort Collins, CO:  Entangled Publishing, LLC, 2015.  Print.
In this fresh take on the Atlantis myth, Alison is a young girl with the special ability to put her thoughts in other people’s minds, which she has fought all her life.  Unbeknownst to her, Alison is a dewing, a creature descended from Atlantis and now her power is needed to save the dewings and the rest of humanity.  Will Alison embrace her ability in time to help?  Craw’s new approach to the story of Atlantis will intrigue readers of Dalkey’s works.

Kate, Lauren.  Teardrop.  New York:  Delacorte Press, 2013.  Print.
Eureka is struggling with life, and everything included in that concept, after the car accident that killed her mother, but left Eureka alive.  Things only become worse when she learns the story she reads in an ancient book may be more than just words on a page…and she’s at the center of it all.  This book will appeal to readers of the Water Trilogy whom enjoyed the inclusion of Atlantean elements, but are looking for something slightly edgier.

Lerangis, Peter.  The Colossus Rises.  New York:  Harper, 2013.  Print.
Jack McKinley and his friends Cass, Marco, and Aly are descendants of the lost city of Atlantis and as a result were born with a genetic disease that will kill them unless they can access the power of the ancient city.  However, most of the city was ravaged long ago and the power it held was stolen and divided into seven parts.  Now Jack and his friends must race to find the leftover pieces of Atlantean power before it’s too late.  Fans who enjoyed Dalkey’s approach to Atlantis and her ideas of from where its power came, will take pleasure in reading Lerangis’s concept of the ancient city.