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Transformation
The trilogy finale “that combines elements of Atlantis, alien-earth population theory, and King Arthur legends . . . Engrossing, suspenseful, and fun” (Booklist).
Sixteen-year-old Corwin has been telepathically linked to mermyd Nia ever since she arrived on the shores of Wales. Their bond is also shared by Gobaith, the young Farworlder creature. Now, the time has come for Corwin to embrace his half-mermyd ancestry and follow his friends to a place beyond his Atlantis. The undersea city has been taken over by an evil mermyd king who has killed the reigning Farworlders and implanted the source of their alien powers into his own body. The wicked king’s ambition has grown beyond the confines of the sea, and dry-lander kingdoms are his next conquest.
Only Nia, Corwin, and Gobaith can stop him. Their only hope to save Atlantis—and the world—rests in finding a magical sword. But to find this weapon of peace, they’ll have to wage war . . .
Praise for the Water trilogy
“Dalkey’s intriguing marine world brims with descriptions of Atlantis and mermyd life.” —Publishers Weekly on Ascension
“An exotic undersea world is given vivid life . . . The exhilarating twists and turns carry readers gasping into a stunning cliffhanger that will leave them clamoring for the next installment.” —Kirkus Reviews on Ascension
“Enjoyable. Buy it to hook readers into Arthurian fantasy.” —School Library Journal on Transformation
Sixteen-year-old Corwin has been telepathically linked to mermyd Nia ever since she arrived on the shores of Wales. Their bond is also shared by Gobaith, the young Farworlder creature. Now, the time has come for Corwin to embrace his half-mermyd ancestry and follow his friends to a place beyond his Atlantis. The undersea city has been taken over by an evil mermyd king who has killed the reigning Farworlders and implanted the source of their alien powers into his own body. The wicked king’s ambition has grown beyond the confines of the sea, and dry-lander kingdoms are his next conquest.
Only Nia, Corwin, and Gobaith can stop him. Their only hope to save Atlantis—and the world—rests in finding a magical sword. But to find this weapon of peace, they’ll have to wage war . . .
Praise for the Water trilogy
“Dalkey’s intriguing marine world brims with descriptions of Atlantis and mermyd life.” —Publishers Weekly on Ascension
“An exotic undersea world is given vivid life . . . The exhilarating twists and turns carry readers gasping into a stunning cliffhanger that will leave them clamoring for the next installment.” —Kirkus Reviews on Ascension
“Enjoyable. Buy it to hook readers into Arthurian fantasy.” —School Library Journal on Transformation
243 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2023
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About the author
Kara Dalkey
44 books90 followersKara Mia Dalkey is an American author of young adult fiction and historical fantasy. She was born in Los Angeles and has lived in Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Colorado, and Seattle. Much of her fiction is set in the Heian period of Japan.
She was married to author John Barnes; they divorced in 2001. She is a member of the Pre-Joycean Fellowship and of the Scribblies. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing in Los Angeles.
She is also a musician and has gigged extensively on electric bass (which she plays left-handed) and harmony vocals, with such bands as Runestone, the Albany Free Traders, and Nate Bucklin and the Ensemble (in Minnesota) and Relic and Voodoo Blue (in Seattle.) At different times she has also played drums, banjo and acoustic guitar. She is a songwriter, but her total output is low, and consequently no CD or other album is presently in the works.
She was married to author John Barnes; they divorced in 2001. She is a member of the Pre-Joycean Fellowship and of the Scribblies. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing in Los Angeles.
She is also a musician and has gigged extensively on electric bass (which she plays left-handed) and harmony vocals, with such bands as Runestone, the Albany Free Traders, and Nate Bucklin and the Ensemble (in Minnesota) and Relic and Voodoo Blue (in Seattle.) At different times she has also played drums, banjo and acoustic guitar. She is a songwriter, but her total output is low, and consequently no CD or other album is presently in the works.
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