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Deep Blue

  • 1782 first published
  • 352 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
  • 12 editions

Jennifer Donnelly and Bea Miller's Deep Blue (1782) is a mermaid fiction and classic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of mermaids, magic, good and evil and sirènes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 62 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Deep Blue

Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation - and burden - that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the merfolk. On the eve of the Dokimí ceremony, which will determine if she is worthy of the crown, Sera is haunted by a strange dream that foretells the return of an ancient evil. But her nightmare is forgotten the next day as she diligently practices her songspell; eagerly anticipates a reunion with her best friend, Neela; and anxiously worries about Mahdi, the crown prince of Matali, and whether his feelings toward her and their future betrothal have changed. Most of all, she worries about not living up to her mother's hopes. The Dokimí proceeds, a dazzling display of majesty and might, until a shocking turn of events interrupts it: an assassin's arrow wounds Isabella. The realm falls into chaos, and Serafina's darkest premonitions are confirmed. Now she and Neela must embark on a quest to find the assassin's master and prevent a war between the mer nations. Their search will lead them to other mermaid heriones scattered across the six seas. Together they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood as they uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world's very existence.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Mermaids
  • Supernatural
  • Magic
  • Good and evil
  • Children's fiction
  • Sirènes
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Fiction 9+
  • Child and youth fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Deep Blue?

Deep Blue was written by Jennifer Donnelly and Bea Miller and first published in 1782.

What genre is Deep Blue?

It is usually shelved as Mermaids & Sea Creatures and Classic Fantasy.

How long is Deep Blue?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Deep Blue?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Flower Princess, Wet Magic and The Sea Fairies.

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