"At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever. But without the ability to songcast, how will Astrid be able to defeat the most powerful mage in history? Meanwhile, Serafina and her Black Fins train goblin troops for battle against her uncle Vallerio's death riders. Will Sera ever see her beloved home--and her beloved Mahdi--again, or will the Volneros take over the mer realms while Orfeo takes on the gods themselves? Nothing less than the fate of the underwater world is at stake in this breathtaking finale."
With this final book of the Waterfire Saga, we finally get the conclusion we were waiting for and it was very creative in my opinion. The pace of the story is good and you see how the characters have evolved from how they started. It has some twists and turns, and at one point readers may questions themselves about one of the characters. As always, the author highlights values like courage and loyalty, friendship and trust. It's an overall good read with a satisfying conclusion of the story.