First published 2011
Sapphy stands on the crowded beach at St. Pirans, missing the quiet cove where she first discovered Ingo, the world beneath the waves. The sea calls to her here too, and soon she and her brother Conor slip underwater once more. They swim through ocean currents with Faro, their Mer companion, as Sapphy grows more comfortable in this aquatic realm. But the deeper she ventures into Ingo, the more precarious her existence becomes. She must balance her human life with her underwater one, a equilibrium that grows harder to maintain. Her father's mysterious drowning haunts her thoughts. He was a skilled sailor who should have survived any storm. Meanwhile, Ingo itself pulses with ancient energy, a force as relentless as the tides and far more perilous than Sapphy realizes.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: St. Pirans, Ingo
336 pages · Paperback · cbj