The Deep (novel)
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| The Deep | |
 Hardcover edition book cover, published by HarperCollins Children's Books |
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| Author | Helen Dunmore |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ingo tetralogy |
| Genre(s) | Children's Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Children's Books |
| Publication date | May 1, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0007204914 |
| Preceded by | The Tide Knot |
| Followed by | The Crossing of Ingo |
The Deep is a children's novel by English writer Helen Dunmore, published in 2007 and the third of the Ingo tetralogy (following Ingo and The Tide Knot and to be followed by The Crossing of Ingo).
A devastating flood has torn through the worlds of Air and Ingo, and now, deep in the ocean, a monster is stirring. Mer legend says that only those with dual blood - half Mer, half human - can overcome the Kraken.
Sapphire must return to the Deep, with the help of her friend the whale, and face this terrifying creature - and her brother Conor and Mer friend Faro will not let her go without them... Those with pure Mer blood cannot go to the Deep. So how does Faro?
[edit] Plot summary
Sapphire has moved back into the cottage by the cove, and is visiting Ingo all the time. When she is summoned to an assembly of the Mer she learns that the Kraken, a creature with the power to destroy their world, has awakened. Sapphire makes a deal with the Mer: if she and Conor help put the Kraken back to sleep their father will have the choice to leave Ingo. Ervys, a spokesperson for the Mer, is outraged by this deal but gives his approval so the Mer will be safe. Sapphire, Conor and Faro go into the Deep with the help of a whale to find the Kraken and put him to sleep. It is not revealed what the Kraken really is but it is clearly a shapeshifter. After a battle of minds, Sapphire manages to get the Kraken to sleep, and with Conor and Faro she goes back to the Mer to tell them the good news. Ervys is still furious especially when Faro asks Sapphire to make the crossing of Ingo with him.
The next book is The Crossing of Ingo.
