Mermin Volume 5

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KIRKUS -- Humans and sea people teeter on the
brink of war over diminishing resources. For years,
the human inhabitants of Atlantis have lived peacefully alongside Mer, their
green, gilled sea-people neighbors. They shared in the bounty of the precious
energeodes, which powered their cities. However, as energeode supplies dwindle,
tensions between the once-harmonious peoples become strained. With the
escalating stresses, both the Atlanteans and the people of Mer start to suspect
one another of even more wrongdoings. Mermin, the small, wide-eyed, and
eternally cheery heir to the Mer throne and friend of Pete, a human kid with
light-brown skin, finds himself in the middle of the conflict and must learn to
summon the power of the sea to save his friend and his kingdom. Weiser has
assembled a wholly enjoyable cast of characters and crafted a zippy tale
perfectly suited to graphic storytelling. His rounded, bubbly, and altogether
eye-catchingly cute marine inhabitants are awash in a pleasing blend of cool
oceanic hues. Although this is the fifth and final volume in the series, it's a
fine jumping-in point for new readers, as it encapsulates a complete-feeling
arc-explaining the Mer/Atlantean conflict from its beginnings and progressing
through its battles to its resolution-and offers enough back story about
characters to satisfy those unfamiliar with previous escapades.



A buoyant undersea adventure. (Graphic fantasy/adventure.
6-11) MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW -- Mermin Book 5: Making Waves
provides a full color graphic novel adventure/fantasy story about the battle
between Mer and Atlantis. Mermin stands by his father and people, but doesn't
want to fight. His friends are trying to help the cause without bloodshed. But
can anything prevent the great Mer forces from attack; much less a Mer child? A
fun story will especially involve graphic novel readers of all ages with a
fantasy that is hard to put down.