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The Underworld
by Susan Casey • 2023
More of the moon is named than the deep seafloor. It controls our climate and hides an alien world.
4.22
5k+
The Underworld Summary
The Underworld 89%
More of the moon is named than the deep seafloor. It controls our climate and hides an alien world.
by Susan Casey 2023
4.22
5k+ ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 88%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson • 1951
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
4.17
5k+
The Sea Around Us Summary
The Sea Around Us 88%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
Rolling in the Deep
by Mira Grant • 2015
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
3.94
12k+
Rolling in the Deep Summary
Rolling in the Deep 88%
A mockumentary crew hunts for mermaids in the Mariana Trench. Beneath them, the real ones hunt.
by Mira Grant 2015
3.94
12k+ ratings
Tiddler
by Julia Donaldson • 2008
The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.
4.19
3k+
Tiddler Summary
Tiddler 88%
The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.
by Julia Donaldson 2008
4.19
3k+ ratings
A Lair of Bones
by Helen Scheuerer • 2021
A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.
3.96
3k+
A Lair of Bones Summary
A Lair of Bones 88%
A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.
by Helen Scheuerer 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
Bride of the Sea
by Emma Hamm • 2018
A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.
3.68
1k+
Bride of the Sea Summary
Bride of the Sea 88%
A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.
by Emma Hamm 2018
3.68
1k+ ratings
Captain of Fates
by Katherine Webber • 2025
A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.
3.56
1k+
Captain of Fates Summary
Captain of Fates 88%
A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.
by Katherine Webber 2025
3.56
1k+ ratings
Into the Hourglass
by Emily R. King • 2019
Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.
4.12
3k+
Into the Hourglass Summary
Into the Hourglass 88%
Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.
by Emily R. King 2019
4.12
3k+ ratings
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne • 1869
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
3.89
279k+
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 88%
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
by Jules Verne 1869
3.89
279k+ ratings
The Extreme Life of the Sea
by Stephen R. Palumbi • 2014
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
4.00
444
The Extreme Life of the Sea Summary
The Extreme Life of the Sea 88%
The ocean's strangest creatures survived every challenge for eons. Then we arrived.
by Stephen R. Palumbi 2014
4.00
444 ratings
The Lost Heir
by Tui T. Sutherland • 2013
A dragon finds her mother, but an assassin kills heirs and her love is a prison.
4.41
50k+
The Lost Heir Summary
The Lost Heir 88%
A dragon finds her mother, but an assassin kills heirs and her love is a prison.
by Tui T. Sutherland 2013
4.41
50k+ ratings
Ocean
by David Attenborough • 2025
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
4.42
3k+
Ocean Summary
Ocean 87%
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
by David Attenborough 2025
4.42
3k+ ratings
Echoes of the Tide
by Emma Hamm • 2024
In a deep-sea prison, a scarred mechanic must trust the merman who refuses to look away.
4.03
6k+
Echoes of the Tide Summary
Echoes of the Tide 87%
In a deep-sea prison, a scarred mechanic must trust the merman who refuses to look away.
by Emma Hamm 2024
4.03
6k+ ratings
Baignade interdite
by R.L. Stine • 1994
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
3.55
10k+
Baignade interdite Summary
Baignade interdite 87%
Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.
by R.L. Stine 1994
3.55
10k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 87%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Marine Biology
by Philip V. Mladenov • 2013
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
4.21
462
Marine Biology Summary
Marine Biology 87%
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
by Philip V. Mladenov 2013
4.21
462 ratings
The Ocean's Menagerie
by Drew Harvell • 2025
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
3.87
254
The Ocean's Menagerie Summary
The Ocean's Menagerie 87%
Ocean invertebrates spent eons perfecting adaptations that now inspire new drugs and materials.
by Drew Harvell 2025
3.87
254 ratings
Call of the Fathoms
by Emma Hamm • 2025
A guard captures an undine. Their escape into the abyss binds them to an empire's fall.
4.16
4k+
Call of the Fathoms Summary
Call of the Fathoms 87%
A guard captures an undine. Their escape into the abyss binds them to an empire's fall.
by Emma Hamm 2025
4.16
4k+ ratings
Into the Drowning Deep
by Mira Grant • 2017
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
3.93
47k+
Into the Drowning Deep Summary
Into the Drowning Deep 87%
A scientist hunts mermaids in the deepest trench on Earth. They killed her sister first.
by Mira Grant 2017
3.93
47k+ ratings
Shipwrecked!
by Martin W. Sandler • 2023
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
3.87
218
Shipwrecked! Summary
Shipwrecked! 87%
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
by Martin W. Sandler 2023
3.87
218 ratings
The Lovely Dark
by Juliette Cross • 2024
An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.
4.02
1k+
The Lovely Dark Summary
The Lovely Dark 87%
An explorer and a merman. A healer and a deceiver. Two forbidden romances deep in shadow.
by Juliette Cross 2024
4.02
1k+ ratings
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler • 1976
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
3.99
30k+
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic! 87%
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
by Clive Cussler 1976
3.99
30k+ ratings
Dark Life
by Kat Falls • 2010
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
3.90
15k+
Dark Life Summary
Dark Life 87%
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
by Kat Falls 2010
3.90
15k+ ratings
Song of the Abyss
by Emma Hamm • 2024
Sent to capture a general's deaf daughter, an undine outcast finds an ally, not a hostage.
4.13
12k+
Song of the Abyss Summary
Song of the Abyss 87%
Sent to capture a general's deaf daughter, an undine outcast finds an ally, not a hostage.
by Emma Hamm 2024
4.13
12k+ ratings
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
3.86
162k+
The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary
The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
Whispers of the Deep
by Emma Hamm • 2024
To escape a flooded city, an engineer must ally with the undine warrior who destroyed it.
3.89
31k+
Whispers of the Deep Summary
Whispers of the Deep 87%
To escape a flooded city, an engineer must ally with the undine warrior who destroyed it.
by Emma Hamm 2024
3.89
31k+ ratings
Tower of Blood and Flame
by A.E. Rayne • 2023
Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.
4.71
771
Tower of Blood and Flame Summary
Tower of Blood and Flame 87%
Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.
by A.E. Rayne 2023
4.71
771 ratings
Kingdom of Sea and Stone
by Mara Rutherford • 2020
A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.
3.67
5k+
Kingdom of Sea and Stone Summary
Kingdom of Sea and Stone 87%
A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.
by Mara Rutherford 2020
3.67
5k+ ratings
Orphans of the Tide
by Struan Murray • 2020
She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.
4.21
2k+
Orphans of the Tide Summary
Orphans of the Tide 87%
She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.
by Struan Murray 2020
4.21
2k+ ratings
Perchance to Dream
by Lisa Mantchev • 2010
To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.
3.92
5k+
Perchance to Dream Summary
Perchance to Dream 87%
To rescue her pirate from a sea goddess, she writes worlds into being, caught between two loves.
by Lisa Mantchev 2010
3.92
5k+ ratings
Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Brandon Sanderson • 2023
An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.
4.31
301k+
Tress of the Emerald Sea Summary
Tress of the Emerald Sea 87%
An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.
by Brandon Sanderson 2023
4.31
301k+ ratings
The Siren
by Kiera Cass • 2009
A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.
3.69
99k+
The Siren Summary
The Siren 87%
A siren who kills with her song falls for a human she cannot speak to.
by Kiera Cass 2009
3.69
99k+ ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter • 2015
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 87%
Summoned to a trench station, a veterinarian discovers the abyss is sentient and feeds on memory.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ ratings
The Water Mirror
by Kai Meyer • 2001
Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.
3.88
6k+
The Water Mirror Summary
The Water Mirror 86%
Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.
by Kai Meyer 2001
3.88
6k+ ratings
Fable
by Adrienne Young • 2020
Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.
4.00
117k+
Fable Summary
Fable 86%
Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.
by Adrienne Young 2020
4.00
117k+ ratings
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne • 2004
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
4.14
60k+
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island 86%
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
by Jules Verne 2004
4.14
60k+ ratings
A Duet with the Siren Duke
by Elise Kova • 2023
She traded her soul for five years. Now the siren duke wants more than the bargain.
3.57
9k+
A Duet with the Siren Duke Summary
A Duet with the Siren Duke 86%
She traded her soul for five years. Now the siren duke wants more than the bargain.
by Elise Kova 2023
3.57
9k+ ratings
Winterkeep
by Kristin Cashore • 2021
Shipwrecked, a young queen wakes imprisoned in the attic of a family hiding a deadly conspiracy.
4
20k+
Winterkeep Summary
Winterkeep 86%
Shipwrecked, a young queen wakes imprisoned in the attic of a family hiding a deadly conspiracy.
by Kristin Cashore 2021
4
20k+ ratings
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
by Helen Scales • 2023
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
4.43
325
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life Summary
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life 86%
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023
4.43
325 ratings
Wake
by Amanda Hocking • 2012
A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.
3.7
26k+
Wake Summary
Wake 86%
A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.
by Amanda Hocking 2012
3.7
26k+ ratings
Emerge
by Maya Nicole • 2022
Three mermen rescue a drowning girl, then refuse to leave: she's a siren, and theirs.
4.06
1k+
Emerge Summary
Emerge 86%
Three mermen rescue a drowning girl, then refuse to leave: she's a siren, and theirs.
by Maya Nicole 2022
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Language of Ghosts
by Heather Fawcett • 2020
After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.
3.90
1k+
The Language of Ghosts Summary
The Language of Ghosts 86%
After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.
by Heather Fawcett 2020
3.90
1k+ ratings
A Promise of Peridot
by Kate Golden • 2024
A healer without magic and the king who loves her hunt a blade to rewrite prophecy.
3.98
37k+
A Promise of Peridot Summary
A Promise of Peridot 86%
A healer without magic and the king who loves her hunt a blade to rewrite prophecy.
by Kate Golden 2024
3.98
37k+ ratings
The Songs of Distant Earth
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1986
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
3.91
17k+
The Songs of Distant Earth Summary
The Songs of Distant Earth 86%
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1986
3.91
17k+ ratings
Namesake
by Adrienne Young • 2021
Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.
4.01
70k+
Namesake Summary
Namesake 86%
Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.
by Adrienne Young 2021
4.01
70k+ ratings
Other Minds
by Peter Godfrey-Smith • 2016
Intelligence evolved twice on Earth. The other mind has eight arms and no fixed shape.
3.88
28k+
Other Minds Summary
Other Minds 86%
Intelligence evolved twice on Earth. The other mind has eight arms and no fixed shape.
by Peter Godfrey-Smith 2016
3.88
28k+ ratings
Shark Life
by Peter Benchley • 2002
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
4.01
845
Shark Life Summary
Shark Life 86%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 ratings
The Drowned Woods
by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2022
A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.
3.86
13k+
The Drowned Woods Summary
The Drowned Woods 86%
A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.
by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2022
3.86
13k+ ratings
Crown of Coral and Pearl
by Mara Rutherford • 2019
Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.
3.87
14k+
Crown of Coral and Pearl Summary
Crown of Coral and Pearl 86%
Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.
by Mara Rutherford 2019
3.87
14k+ ratings
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