C. M. Koch
The Maiden Saga
Every weekend, 16-year-old Ivy Medina sinks beneath the waves and explores the ocean of the beach she lives on. But on this already peculiar day, she conjures a most vivid dream where she discovers an underwater tunnel that leads her to the captivating world of Harukai.
Only, Harukai is anything but a dream, and upon returning home, everything she’s ever known is quite literally torn from her hands as her mother is taken captive. Now trapped in Harukai with the loss of her mother and her own identity pulling her under, she ends up living inside a tree, inherits a pile of old books, and finds a sword made of glass.
With a mysteriously friendly faun and a flirtatious yet slightly irritating merfolk by her side, Ivy scours old tomes and learns how to fight, all in the name of finding a way home and rescuing her mother. But her search has her questioning everything she knows, leading her to uncover her hidden identity and the truth about her past, her present, and her future.
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The Maiden Saga
After rediscovering her identity and learning the truth about the human realm, Ivy must travel across the sea in search of the Oracle, an ancient yet dangerous being who is allegedly able to see the past and the future and who may be able to help Ivy find her way back to her mother.
With Theon by her side, Ivy uncovers new secrets about the folk realm while trying to understand her newfound strength.
The Maiden Saga
Set hundreds of years before the events of The Girl Who Swam Between Worlds, a young witch discovers she holds a dangerous power. Through this power, she learns the truth about the future of herself, the folk, and the world.
Despite her refusal, she has no choice but to navigate her new path and sow the seeds of fate.