A rip-roaring adventure story of magic, myth and mermaids, featuring Liz Kessler's popular character Emily Windsnap.
Neptune and Thor battle for power and their fight upsets the balance of the world. Lightning strikes, curses fly and towering waves swallow a Viking longship and its crew into a watery valley, taking with it the secret of the magical blue crystals.
A thousand years later, Emily, a girl who is half human, half mermaid, discovers a bangle with a mysterious and beautiful blue crystal. With the help of her human and mer friends, she discovers the truth about the jewel – and the danger the world faces. The team must race against time to persuade the powerful but notoriously selfish gods of sea and sky to make peace with each other, before disaster strikes.
This is a truly superb fantasy adventure for children with an honest but empowering message for us as individuals and for our planet.
Blending mermaids, magic, Vikings and norse mythology in a wonderful and gripping tapestry of narrative with genuine characters who pull you along from once chapter to the next.
There is a strong environmental theme, regarding not the sea specifically but the harm that is done to our planet and the consequences if we, as a people of the planet, allow it to be abused by those seeking wealth at any cost. Those who admire Greta Thunberg would appreciate this story.
As a fan of mythology and Vikings I felt that Liz represented them very well. Yes there are Horned helmets, but that's how a common visual clue for a character being a Viking. What really impressed me was that Liz showcases the Vikings as traders, crafts people, and also positioned a woman as the leader of one particular group. These are angles to Viking culture and society I feel should be promoted more. So I salute Liz for her clever creative choices in this regard.
I genuinely look forward to the day I can share this with my daughter when she is old enough to understand and enjoy and learn from this delightful mixing of Myths and magic. With a nice dollop of environmental science thrown in during the century of climate crisis.
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