The sea is the birthplace of legends.
Nia, a young mermyd of the Bluefin clan, has had one wish all her life -- to be an Avatar in her beloved home of Atlantis. The ten Avatars rule the beautiful and peaceful undersea city alongside the ancient Farworlders, whose magic keeps their world alive. To be an Avatar is an honor and a great responsibility, and Nia dreams of taking her place among the noble ten.
Now, at sixteen, Nia has a chance to see her dream come true. Atlantis is choosing its next Avatar, and Nia knows she is supremely qualified.
But there is something Nia doesn't know -- if she gets her heart's desire, it could mean the end of her treasured world of Atlantis forever.

Ascension (Water Trilogy, Book 1)

Children's Books

Dalkey, Kara

Action & Adventure

Avon/Books

The sea is the birthplace of legends.
Corwin has spent all of his sixteen years scavenging the land for his next meal. But when he discovers a unique shell of exquisite beauty, he is convinced it will bring him the riches he's longed for.
His hopes are dashed when the shell is stolen from him by evil King Vortigern's men. But the shell has left its mark. Corwin's head is filled with visions of a beautiful and mysterious girl. Soon, he comes face-to-face with the girl of his visions -- Nia, a mermyd from the ocean's depths, the lost city of Atlantis!
Together, Nia and Corwin must search for the stolen shell, for it holds the key to the future of Atlantis and also to Nia's and Corwin's very survival.

Reunion (Water Trilogy, Book 2)

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins

Nia and Corwin have braved the dangers of the land and rescued their companion, but now they face the real challenge by returning to Atlantis to rally the mermyd people to rise up against the reign of the evil Ma'el. Original.

Transformation (Water Trilogy, Book 3)

Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko, daughter of a noble family in the imperial court of twelfth century Japan, enlists the help of a shape-shifter and other figures from Japanese mythology in her efforts to save her older sister's life

Little Sister

Teen & Young Adult

Puffin

Aided by magical creatures from Japanese myths, Mitsuko, a young girl in the imperial court of twelfth-century Japan, bravely ventures to the netherworld to search for her sister's wandering spirit.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Harcourt Childrens Books

Mitsuku sets off on a journey through Japan after quitting her Buddhist temple, but she is quickly overwhelmed by the many challenges she faces along the way and turns to Goranu, the shapeshifter, for help, guidance, and companionship.

The Heavenward Path

Historical Fiction

Thomas Chinnery is the young assistant to a Master Apothecary of England. He has been entrusted by his master with a perilous journey into the Portuguese-controlled waters of East Africa and India to establish a direct trade in medicinal herbs. But the captain of the ship on which Chinnery sails has piracy on his mind. The crew attacks a small, rich ship, capturing it and its passengers, only to be set upon by a Portuguese man-of-war. The English fight off the battleship but are sorely wounded. Aboard the captured ship are a man and woman fleeing the Portuguese colony city of Goa and its Inquisition. The man is an alchemist; the woman is accused of heresy. And in their possession is a mysterious powder they call the Rasa Mahadevi, the Blood of the Goddess. It kills the living, but it can restore the dead to life. Thus is Thomas Chinnery set on the path that will lead him through his darkest nightmares into the dungeons of the Inquisition and thence to the heart of ancient India.

Goa (Blood of the Goddess/Kara Dalkey, 1)

United States

Tor Books

In the second book of the trilogy, the Inquisition of Goa sends an expedition comprised of Father Gonso, apothecary Thomas Chinnery, Lady Aditi, and Andrew Lockhart in search of a mysterious powder, reputed to be the dried blood of a goddess, that can raise the dead

Bijapur (Blood of the Goddess, Vol. 2)

A young English apothecary's apprentice, sent to India and captured by the Inquisition, reclaims his freedom by pretending to know the source of a mysterious power called the Rasa Mahadevi, which can raise the dead

Bhagavati (Blood of the Goddess/Kara Dalkey, 3)

Throughout the twelfth century, two rival clans, the Minomoto and the Taira, struggled for supremacy in Imperial Japan. Each attempted a rebellion and, for a time, the Taira gained ascendancy. But their rule turned despotic and at last, during the Genpei War of 1179-1185, the Minomoto drove the Taira out of the capital and took control for themselves. At the final battle of Dan-no-ura, the Taira-born child-emperor and his family all jumped into the Inland Sea to avoid capture and drowned. With them was lost the Imperial Sword, never to be seen again. The Minomoto leader took control, moved the capital, and became the first Shogun of Japan. That much is history. But wherefore come the tales of superhuman strength, the incredible insight, the clandestine knowledge of the Genpei War's heroes? There has been much speculation throughout the generations. Some have called the Minomoto's rise to power destiny, others call it a deal between humans and spirits--since even in death, the eternal Japanese warrior's spirit cannot be laid to rest. How much is truth, how much legend? One can never tell, for there are older, stranger tales as well....

Genpei

Fantasy

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Ascension (Water Trilogy, Book 1)

Reunion (Water Trilogy, Book 2)

Transformation (Water Trilogy, Book 3)

Little Sister

Little Sister

The Heavenward Path

Goa (Blood of the Goddess/Kara Dalkey, 1)

Bijapur (Blood of the Goddess, Vol. 2)

Bhagavati (Blood of the Goddess/Kara Dalkey, 3)

Genpei