Title: Ascension (Water #1)
First published: 2002
Description: Nia, a young mermyd of the Bluefin clan, has had one wish all her life -- to be Avatar in her beloved home of Atlantis. To be one of the ten Avatars that rule the undersea city is an honour and a great responsibility. Now at 16, Nia has a chance to see her dream come true.

Kara Dalkey's Water is a fantasy trilogy that combines the legends of the Knights of the Round Table and the lost city of Atlantis.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction, Mermaids
LC classification: CPB Box no. 1968 vol. 21