The Savage Blue (The Vicious Deep)
There are only six days and seven nights before the duel in Toliss, when one of four finalists will be crowned King of the Sea. The good news is that Tristan, only a merman for the past two weeks and one of the contenders, found a piece of the magic trident at the conclusion of The Vicious Deep (2012). But as he and his friends, sea creatures and “foot-fins” alike, seek the remaining two parts of the trident, dark forces are gaining ground (and, yes, that includes the evil silver mermaid). Once again Tristan’s cocky, dudelike voice feels authentic, and the cliff-hanger ending leaves readers anticipating the next “clash of sand and sea.” Grades 9-12. --Ann Kelley