WARNING!  THESE QUESTIONS CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES!

• Dyonis and others rigged the Trials to ensure the outcome was what they wanted because they believed it was in the best interest of Atlantis.  Is cheating ever justified?
• Ma’el was punished for wanting to resurface Atlantis because he felt the Sinking was cowardly and that the mermyds should have stayed and fought the land-dwellers.  With whom do you side?  Was the Sinking an act of wisdom?  Or an act of cowardice?
• For mermyds, prison – in which they are locked in a confined space where they cannot swim around and there is little water circulation – is the worst punishment imaginable.  What would be the worst punishment (sans execution) that you could imagine for yourself?
• At the end of Book One:  Ascension, Nia unknowingly lets Ma’el into the Hall leading to the slaughter of the High and Low Councils.  Do you blame Nia for her naivety?  Do you blame her naivety on others for purposefully keeping important information from her?  Who is responsible?
• Henwyneb claims human interactions with merrows, or merfolk, often are both a blessing and a curse.  In what ways is Corwin meeting Nia a blessing?  In what ways is it a curse?
• In Book Two:  Reunion on page 156, Corwin contemplates two juxtaposing sayings.  “Never look a gift horse in the mouth” and “never buy a sack of gold dust without sifting it for sand.”  What do these two sayings mean to you?  Which one do you agree with more?
• Early on Fenwyck refers to Nag as his familiar and throughout the book Nag seems to frequently be in the right place at the right time to help Corwin.  What do you think of Nag?  Why do you think the crow continues to help Corwin?
• Through their connection, Corwin, Nia, and Gobaith are telepathically joined.  Nia and Gobaith are comfortable with the mental connection, but Corwin often fights it and is uncomfortable sharing his thoughts.  Why do you think Nia and Gobaith are comfortable with the telepathic connection, while Corwin is not?
• Eikis Calli Werr was created to be a sword of peace, yet Nia and Corwin decide to use the sword to fight Ma’el.  Is using the sword for this purpose wrong? Why or why not?
• After Ma’el takes over Atlantis, Nia confronts her best friend Callimar, whom has chosen to follow Ma’el’s rule.  In Book Three:  Transformation on page 100 Callimar states, “Nia, why are you trying to swim against the rim current?  The fact is that Lord Ma’el has the power.  The best thing you can do is save yourself and your family, until times are better.”  What are your thoughts on Callimar’s approach to Ma’el?  Do you side with Nia, who has chosen to fight?  Or Callimar, who has chosen to lay low?