Waking Storms (Lost Voices Trilogy)

ISBN: 1455109150

Author: Sarah Porter

Condition: New

Product Description [Read by Julia Whelan] Full of miraculous reunions and heart-pounding rescues, this haunting second installment in the 'Lost Voices' trilogy finds Luce eager to attempt reconciliation with humans -- as long as war doesn't break out first. ''We have lingered in the chambers of the sea, by sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown, till human voices wake us, and we drown.'' After parting ways with her troubled mermaid tribe, Luce just wants to live peacefully on her own. But her tranquility doesn't last long: She receives news that the tribe is on the verge of collapse and desperately needs her leadership. The tribe's cruel queen wants Luce dead. Dorian, the boy Luce broke mermaid law to save, is determined to make her pay for her part in the murder of his family. And while the mermaids cling to the idea that humans never suspect their existence, there are suddenly ominous signs to the contrary. But when Luce and Dorian meet, they start to wonder if love can overpower the hatred they know they should feel for each other. Luce's new friendship with an ancient renegade mermaid gives her hope that her kind might someday change their murderous ways, but can Luce fulfill her rightful role as queen of the mermaids without sacrificing her forbidden romance with Dorian? Review ''Sarah Porter's mermaid world is dazzlingly imagined and richly, hauntingly told. Waking Storms is as enchanting -- and dark, and lush, and tragic, and gorgeous -- as the mermaids' song.'' --Carolyn Turgeon, author of Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic TalePraise for Lost Voices ''[A] haunting debut . . . Porter's writing is expressive and graceful . . . a captivatingly different story.'' --Booklist''A beautifully written and heartbreaking story about a lost soul struggling to forgive the people she loved who wronged her, and ultimately to forgive herself.'' --Jennifer Echols, author of Going Too Far About the Author SARAH PORTER is a writer, artist, and public school teacher. The 'Lost Voices' trilogy is her first foray into the world of novel writing. She and her husband live in Brooklyn.